Putting used bikes and sewing machines to good use
Bicycle Grand Total since 1991: 173,068
Sewing Machine Grand Total since 1999: 7,218
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.
Charity Navigator P4P page
To schedule a spring 2026 collection, contact Alan Schultz, alan@p4p.org or (908) 399-8217.
Absolute Bikes Tirana #4
April 18, 2026: loaded 420 bikes and 20 sewing machines bound for Absolute Bikes Tirana, Albania.
Spring 2026 Collections
Our first spring 2026 collection, April 11th: 31 bikes 7 sewing machines thanks to the Bernardsville United Methodist Church. Here’s the schedule.
Rwanda #3 Arrived
RWCA container #3 arrived in Rwanda. We just got this thank-you note from our partner there, the Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association.
FIDESMA #27
Another first: a late-December shipment. On December 26th, 2025, we loaded 419 bikes and 15 sewing machines headed to FIDESMA in Guatemala, our longest-running partnership. Happy New Year!
New Partner in Tanzania
December 11, 2025: We shipped 72 sewing machines to our new partner in Tanzania, the Community plus Organization (COPO). December 2025 Welcome #2!! facebook post
New Partner in Liberia
December 10, 2025: We shipped 72 sewing machines to our new partner in Liberia, the Koimene Impact Foundation. Welcome! facebook post
Rwanda #3 Shipped
October 29, 2025: We loaded 429 bikes and 101 sewing machines for our third shipment to our partner in Rwanda, the Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association. In 2021 we announced the new partnership. They reported on their progress in this post from the Fall 2021 Newsletter.
Belize #6
September 27, 2025: We loaded 465 bikes and 60 sewing machines, our 6th shipment to our partner in Belize, God Cares Outreach. The fall 2025 collection season continues!
Peace Corps Vermont
September 20, 2025: Another amazing collection by the Green Mountain Returned Peace Corps Volunteers: 224 bikes and 84 sewing machines. That makes more than 5000 bikes and 1200 sewing machines they’ve collected since 1999. Here’s a 2023 post on their 25-year history with P4P. And here is a one-minute news segment from Channel 5 NBC Vermont.