Businessman donates 10,000 bikes to underprivileged students

13 Jun 2019

Businessman donates 10,000 bikes to underprivileged students

Businessman donates 10,000 bikes to underprivileged studentsMike Than Tun Win, a businessman in Myanmar plans to donate 10,000 bikes (bicycles) to underprivileged children.

Entrepreneur* Than started a non-profit organization called LessWalk to buy bikes from bike-sharing companies at very low prices.
 	He then makes the bikes suitable for students to use.
 	Mike Than is working with government organisations to identify which children will benefit most from his scheme.

Myanmar currently has more than 9 million students. In the rural areas (villages) of Myanmar, there are no school buses and families cannot afford to buy bicycles for their school going children.

These children, between the ages of 13 to 16, walk more than a mile to school and back every day.

Mike Than is hopeful that he can inspire "global friends" to follow his lead and set up similar donation programs.

World Bicycle Day was also recently celebrated on 3rd June.

*Entrepreneur: a person who attempts to make a profit by starting a company.

Image Credits:  Wikimedia Commons

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