LONDON / REFUGEE BIKE SHOP

A bicycle shop in London is giving refugees newfound freedom by handing out refurbished bicycles. And it’s become the thriving centre for a community, too. UNHCR

Description

SOUNDBITE (English) Jem Stein, the Bike Project Founder:
“We want to get bigger, we want to scale it and provide the solution to other refugees in other cities around the country.”

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Production Date: 31 May 2017
• Creator: UNHCR
• Alternate Title: unifeed170531g
• Subject Topical: REFUGEES; SPORTS; TRANSPORT
• Geographic Subject: COTE D'IVOIRE; SYRIA; UNITED KINGDOM
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES - UNHCR
• MAMS Id: 1897917
• Parent Id: 1897917