Vastie Jean-Baptiste can now go to school on her own rather than having to depend on her father. "I am a student that is... I study a lot because I have an objective, I want to become something in life, but my father doesn't have a lot of money. I want to become a diplomat. I want to work in an office and share ideas with others."

Djalore, 12 years old, pursued school because of his bike. Not only does he now arrive on time in class, but also "since I get home sooner, I have time to learn a lot before going to bed, before I was not able to. At 10 PM, sleep got the best of me!

After receiving help himself from an NGO as a child, Mignanou Ayi decided to give back to his community by getting involved in Echo de la Jeunesse as a project leader. "The projects are similar but never the same. I cannot tell you right now that this project moved me more than another, because we are like fathers, and you cannot like a child more than the other."

Tem-Komlan wishes to see all her friends get their own bikes! Its because of her shorten commutes to school and back that now, after she's done with her chores, she has time for herself before going to bed. "I want others to also get a bike to make all their lives easier."

Faris Salman will use his bike primarily to commute to work rather than taking a taxi. "When I don't have the bike, I often take a taxi everyday. Transportation before getting to the house, I use almost half of my money." He plans to use the saved money to enhance his living conditions.

Gbaga Kofi Ayéna is proud to put his university degree to use by helping the community as the general secretary of the NGO Echo de la Jeunesse. "We are specialized in the fields of education, health and environment. We have had to build schools, potable water infrastructures, pulic bathrooms and created hand cleaning programs in schools."

Her bike allows Vodji Abla to help her sick mother by allowing her to run errands in town.

Aimé Klu-Moleme doesn't have to quit for school at 5h30AM now that she has her bike, which allows her to contribute more to her family life.

Kpogli, peasant and farmer, uses her bike to multiple purposes. It allows her to make corn floor, an important part of her diet, along with allowing her kid to get to school. "I thank all the partners and everyone that helped me make my dreams come true"

Eklou Atsou: "My bike helped me go back to shcool and work, that is good. I will go to school to become somebody tomorrow."

Prince Latif really benefits from his bike. He uses it to travel from his village to town, to work and to help his children get to school. "As i get bicycle now, I think I do more exercise, more than the driving."

It is always better at 14 to not have to wake up hours before school to do all kinds of domestic chores before undertaking a long walk, as explained by Mensah Essi Tunia Marina.

Pierre Gratton has been a volunteer, member of the Board of Directors and one of the founder of the Quebec committee! Giving back is really important to him, especially when living in a first wold country like Canada. His passion for bikes doesn't stop at Cyclo, he also promotes cycling in addition to being one of the first to recycle children bicycles! "It makes me so sad to see all the waste that we produce, it's unbelievable. Don't throw away. Never throw away! Everything is reusable."

Yerima likes his bike, it allows him to follow through his studies, make his day-to-day travels easier "but its also for the sport!"

Emmanuel Kaptai is the head of the ONG Echo de la Jeunesse, an organization working to help women and children of rural communities of the Togo. The bikes they receive are used to let workers get to the fields faster and to encourage students to not dropout by making schools more accessible. "It's a miracle for her to receive a bike. And when you realize that it's a miracle for someone to receive a bike you understand, you understand what is their quality of life."