We've just received word that the clemson advancement foundation for building and design will be a sponsor of this trip to assist me in researching the role of bicycles in developing countries. My research is being coordinated through my graduate degree program for city and regional planning at clemson. Many many thanks to them for their support!

I have already been able to interview more than a dozen bike recipients, local chiefs, and local aid organization staff. Their responses are providing valuable insight into how globalbikes are used, how their local programs operate, and how bikes are contributing to transportation, to quality of life and improving the environment.

I am excited to sort through these conversations when I return to the states and more fully understand how two wheels are making a world of difference...