Bikes for the Philippines, Inc US

Founder and President of Bikes for the Philippines Foundation Inc. in the Philippines, Joel Uichico, became aware of the hardship school children endured to get to school in the rural areas of the Philippines where public or private transportation was unavailable or unaffordable. This hardship is the leading contributing factor to the high dropout rate in schools.

In 2010 Joel contacted his cousin, Jo Grant in the US to help collect bikes for the town of Baclayon in the Philippines. Jo encouraged Joel to look at Baclayon as a pilot program and take it across the country. She established a partnership with Bikes for the World.

The flagship, Bikes for Education, was put into motion in Baclayon, Bohol. Bikes for Education, is a community-based, volunteer program helping youth succeed in school, home, and community through the bicycle.

Sept 2014 Bikes for the Philippines Inc. a Massachusetts based organization established 501c3 status in the US and continues to collect recycled bicycles to ship to deserving organizations in the Philippines.