In The News

2009

Listen - "Bicycles for Humanity Ottawa - In town and about" (requires realaudio) - CBC

Watch - Tools for a New Life - Barbara Gerner

"Community Garden: Bicycles for Humanity" - Ottawa Xpress

"Give the Gift of Bikes" - The Hour

"Bikes can change lives of rural Africans" - Barrhaven/Nepean Insider

"Fixing the Future" - Blog, Mark Nonkes, BEN Namibia

"Tell them we love them" - Blog, Mark Nonkes, BEN Namibia

Press Release - Bicycles for Humanity - Bike Drive

2008

"Follow-up: Bicycles for Africa, B4H visits Namibia" - CBC Radio

"Small newspaper clipping leads to more than 700 bikes empowering hundreds of lives" - Ottawa Citizen

"Sparing some pedal power" - Ottawa Citizen

Press Release - "Bicycles for Humanity - September Bike Drive"

Listen - "BEN Namibia - Michael Linke speaks on the impact of the bikes in Namibia" - ABC Melbourne

Watch - The life of a B4H Bicycle through the eyes of a 5 year old

"Have Wheels, Will Travel" - PlusNews

"The Humble Bike Provides Hope" - The Namibian

"Charity that doesn't spin its wheels"  - Globe and Mail

2007

Watch - "Everyday Hero" - Global National TV

Read "Dreaming of making a difference half a world away" - Global National TV

"Changing lives - one bike at a time!" - Centretown 

Press Release - "The first Bicycle Empowerment Centre ships from Ottawa"

"Bicycles, a long-lasting gift" - Metro Ottawa

"Bikes can help open route to a better life" - 24 Hours, Ottawa

"Hope in the form of two wheels" - Barrhaven This Week

"Giving Hope in the form of two wheels" - Nepean This Week

Press Release - "Bicycles for Humanity announces bike collection day, September 29th"

Listen to "CBC Ottawa Morning interview with Hallie Cotnam" - CBC Radio

Listen - "Bicycles for Humanity" - CKCU interview with Giacomo Panico

Community Garden Column - Ottawa Xpress

"Rock for the right to bike" - Ottawa Citizen

"Pedal Power from Donated Bicycles" - PEN Peace and Environment News

Press Release - "Humanity Rocks"

Community Garden column - Ottawa Xpress