Putting used bikes and sewing machines to good use
Bicycle Grand Total since 1991: 170,033
Sewing Machine Grand Total since 1999: 6,808
Our mission: To empower sustainable economic development by recycling bicycles and sewing machines from the U.S. and shipping them to motivated people in the developing world.
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To schedule a 2025 collection, contact Alan Schultz, alan@p4p.org or (908) 399-8217.
Spring 2025 Collection Schedule
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Our Latest Newsletter: Fall 2024
Fall 2024 Solicitation
Sierra Leone Sewing Program 2025
Our Village Care Initiatives partner in Sierra LeoneĀ just launched a new training program in sewing and community health. Here’s the story.
170,000th bike arrived in Albania
January 2025: New Jersey to Tirana, courtesy of our partner Absolute Bikes Tirana
Container Arrived in Belize
Delivery successful! In January 2025, our good friends at @godcaresoutreach received their latest container: 440 bikes and 30 sewing machines, destined for those in need throughout South Side Belize City.
Container Arrived in Guatemala
December 2024: FIDESMA, our amazing partners in Chimaltenango, have unloaded our latest shipment of 460 bicycles and 25 sewing machines! Shipped earlier this fall, the bikes have arrived just in time for the holidays. Not without drama: “The port in Guatemala always gives us all sorts of problems.” Here are the reports.
170,000th (!!!) bike shipped to Albania
November 23, 2024: Today we loaded 436 bikes and 30 sewing machines bound for Absolute Bikes Tirana, our partner in Albania. That makes 170,033 bikes shipped since 1991. Congratulations to P4P and the thousands of donors and volunteers who have made this happen!
Container shipped to Belize
November 16, 2024: We loaded our 5th container for our partner in Belize: 440 bikes and 30 sewing machines. Check out these reports from Belize.
Container shipped to Guatemala
September 28, 2024: We loaded our 25th container for our partner in Guatemala, FIDESMA, our longest-standing partner: 460 bikes and 25 sewing machines. The shipment was delayed for a few days because of the Longshoremen’s strike, but the container is now on its way. Here is Alan’s facebook reel of the loading.