Freedom Pedals initiative by Anvaya Foundation started three years back when we met a girl in Kaiwara temple. She was playing with an old rusted cycle which didn't have bell, brake and not even a seat. After some thought, we started collecting old cycles across Bengaluru and distributed them to government school students in village limits, after repairing them and giving them a facelift. First year we started with four cycles. Last year, we could donate 38 cycles. This year, in total we donated 220 cycles so far, including 120+ cycles donated last week in Seegehalli Government School. Our convenors…
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