World Bicycle Relief Nfp

“Organization's mission (continued) form 990, part iii, line 1 our mission is to create access to education, healthcare, and economic opportunities in developing regions of the world where distance is a challenge. We envision a world where distance is no longer a barrier to independence and livelihood. World bicycle relief (wbr) mobilizes people through "the power of bicycles." our mission is to improve access to health services, education, and economic opportunities in developing regions of the world where distance is a challenge. We build and distribute a rugged, specially-designed, locally-assembled bicycle to health workers, students, households, and entrepreneurs. Since 2006, we have distributed over 447,000 bicycles to individuals in 19 countries. Our programs and social enterprise have contributed to community health workers expanding patient visits by 45%, students improving school pass rates by 36%, and dairy farmers increasing incomes by 23%. We know a bicycle can't stand alone, so we support our end-users by establishing market-based bicycle value chains, community-led programming, and continuous monitoring, evaluation, and learning. End-users have access to community-based field mechanics for maintenance services and spare parts, while our programs are buttressed by wbr-supported community supervisory committees that assist with program oversight, management, and monitoring. Education: 23,346 bicycles were provided to students, teachers and school volunteers to increase access to education and reduce travel time with a goal to improve educational outcomes. Healthcare: 14,406 bicycles were provided to healthcare workers to reduce travel time, reach more patients and spend more time caring for each patient - resulting in higher quality care and healthier communities. Economic development: 17,144 bicycles were sold to entrepreneurs, who used the bikes to increase their capacity, earn more income and improve the quality of life for their families. Over the last 13 years (through 2018), wbr has deployed more than 447,000 bicycles in 20 countries, changing 2,235,000 lives. (based on average family size in our program countries, one bicycle is changing the lives of five people.) how we do it with the experience and expertise gained over the last 13 years designing and delivering buffalo bicycles, wbr has developed an efficient, innovative and scalable model to successfully address the great need for reliable, affordable transportation in rural areas of developing countries. We are results-driven, monitoring and evaluating our programs to ensure we meet the end-user's needs. We combine philanthropic distributions with social enterprise sales to achieve greater impact. We are collaborative, working with partners who help us design and implement better programs. Our supply chain is built to be sustainable, scalable and nimble, while our buffalo bicycles are designed and manufactured to be strong, durable and affordable. And our local assembly and field mechanic training creates transportation infrastructure in the countries where we work. Through this model, we are helping individuals overcome transportation barriers to education, healthcare and economic development, and build better lives. Education wbr's bicycles for educational empowerment program (beep), which launched in zambia in 2009, helps improve access to basic education by providing buffalo bicycles to students, teachers and school volunteers in rural areas of developing countries. Bicycle recipients are selected based on distance traveled and vulnerability criteria established by community members who oversee the program. Students sign a study-to-own contract, agreeing to attend classes regularly. When they're not riding the buffalo bicycle to school, it's available to carry goods to market, visit the healthcare clinic and access water. This empowers the household with a tool for development, leading to increased economic opportunity in communities. To date, wbr h”

“EVEN THE MOST ROBUST BICYCLE NEEDS REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND OCCASIONAL SPARE PARTS TO KEEP IT ROLLING OVER RUGGED TERRAIN. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT BICYCLE OWNERS HAVE ACCESS TO LOCAL, QUALIFIED REPAIR SERVICE THEY CAN COUNT ON. TO THIS END, WBR OPERATES A FIELD MECHANIC TRAINING PROGRAM. TRAINING CONSISTS OF A THREE- TO FIVE-DAY SESSION FOCUSING ON BUSINESS SKILLS AND THE PROPER ASSEMBLY, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE BIKE. FIELD MECHANICS ENTER INTO A SERVICE-TO-OWN CONTRACT WHEREBY THEY PLEDGE TO PROVIDE REPAIR SUPPORT TO THE BICYCLES FOR EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM (BEEP) OR OTHER INITIATIVES FOR AN AGREED PERIOD OF TIME. EACH SUCCESSFULLY TRAINED MECHANIC RECEIVES A BICYCLE, A SET OF HIGH QUALITY BICYCLE TOOLS, A UNIFORM AND MARKETING MATERIALS. TO DATE, 2,201 BICYCLE MECHANICS HAVE BENEFITED FROM TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT, WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO THE ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE OF THEIR VILLAGES. Program Services (Continued) Philanthropic Bicycle Distribution FORM 990 PART III, 4A Through 2018, WBR has distributed 208,480 bicycles through philanthropic distributions into the following programs: Bicycles for Educational Empowerment Program (BEEP) WBRs Bicycles for Educational Empowerment Program (BEEP) helps improve access to basic education by providing Buffalo Bicycles to students, teachers and community volunteers in rural areas of developing countries. Over the past 10 years, WBR has successfully implemented BEEP with more than 187,000 bicycles in 13 countries. In 2018, 19,294 students in 5 countries received Buffalo Bicycles through this program. Central to BEEP is the improvement of educational outcomes for girls, with 70% of BEEP bicycles allocated to female recipients. In line with our mission to advance outcomes through impact measurement, we work in close partnership with Ministries of Education, schools and communities to continually adjust program implementation, bicycle monitoring and community capacity. Examples of program evolution include improved community training, preventative bicycle maintenance programs, termly coordination meetings of Bicycle Supervisory Committees (BSCs) and improved field mechanic education and integration. Through ongoing program innovation, students can take full advantage of their education. In 2016, a needs assessment indicating a high level of absenteeism helped identify the Namwala district of Zambia as a candidate for BEEP. The resulting program, which distributed 2,408 Buffalo Bicycles across 15 schools in Namwala, took place from 2016-2018. To study the program in schools over time, we sampled attendance and performance data from beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries across 10 schools. After two years of program implementation, the schools that we studied reported the following improvements: -Reduced Travel Time: Students reduced their travel time from 80 to 55 minutes, a 31% decrease. -Increased Punctuality: Students with bicycles arrived late to school on six occasions, compared with 12 days, a 50% reduction. -Improved Sense of Safety: There was an 81% increase in students reporting they feel safer traveling to school. -Multiplier Effect: 75% of the beneficiaries said that they always carry someone on their bicycle when riding to school. Churches Health Alliance Zambia (CHAZ) For millions living in rural areas of developing countries, an army of volunteer caregivers provide a vital lifeline to quality healthcare and support. Providing a last-mile transportation solution for healthcare is a key focus for World Bicycle Relief. With a quality Buffalo Bicycle, caregivers can see more patients, spend more time at their homes, deliver more goods and even provide transportation to the clinic. Besides being a critical work tool, a Buffalo Bicycle is a valuable incentive for caregivers to continue to volunteer, producing a greater continuity of care and healthier communities. Churches Health Alliance Zambia (CHAZ) is an interdenominational umbrella organization for coordinating health servic”

“Form 990, part vi, line 1a the board of directors shall have power to appoint committees for the purpose of conducting certain aspects of the corporate business not otherwise delegated. Committees may not act on behalf of the corporation unless such authority is specifically delegated to the committee, and if such corporate authority is so delegated, it shall be valid only as to a single issue and not in general terms. The board of directors may from time to time appoint advisory boards or special councils for specific purposes that do not require corporate action. The composition of such advisory groups may include persons with professional skills or special experience necessary to advise and inform the board of directors. Such advisory groups shall not have the authority to commit the corporation to any legal contracts or agreements whether or not related to the business of the corporation. The board of directors shall not lend apparent authority to such advisory groups and all related corporate resolutions shall expressly limit the groups' authority in this respect.”

“Form 990, part vi, line 2 board members stanley day and chairman frederick k.w. Day have a family relationship. Michael herr, brian benzer, stanley day, and frederick k.w. Day have a business relationship.”

“Form 990, part vi, line 11b the cfo and treasurer reviewed a draft of the form 990 that was prepared by a third party tax preparer, grant thornton, based upon information wbr provided the preparer. Subsequent to their review, management and the full voting board received a copy of the draft return electronically. The board provided any questions or comments to the ceo and treasurer and the form 990 was revised, as necessary. The full voting board of directors received a copy of the form 990 prior to filing with the irs.”

“Form 990, part vi, line 12c the responsibility for disclosing any known or reasonably foreseen actual or potential conflicts of interest shall be upon the interested party whose interests are or may appear to be in conflict. All interested parties are required to file a disclosure statement with wbr prior to such individual commencing his or her service with wbr and thereafter shall file with wbr an updated disclosure statement as may be required from time to time by the board of directors or its committee designee, and in no event less often than annually. The minutes shall reflect that the conflict of interest was disclosed and the interested person was not present during any discussion of the matter and did not vote on the matter in person or by proxy. When any such conflict of interest is relevant to a matter requiring action by the board of directors or any committee of the board, the interested person shall disclose such conflict to the board of directors or such committee; and shall not vote on the matter. Further, the interested person having a conflict shall retire from the room in which the board or the committee is meeting and shall not participate in any deliberation or decision regarding the matter under consideration. When there is a doubt as to whether a conflict of interest exists, the matter shall be resolved by a vote of the board of directors or the committee, as the case may be, excluding the interested person concerning whom the doubt has arisen. The board of directors, from time to time, shall report on its implementation of these guidelines and the status of any policy developments regarding compensation and conflicts of interest. Further, the board of directors shall report after having been alerted to specific instances when these guidelines have not been followed or any other issue regarding compensation or conflict of interest is determined to exist.”

“Form 990, part vi, line 15a wbr establishes a rebuttable presumption that the compensation paid to the ceo and other executives is reasonable. Wbr establishes a position by comparing the compensation of its ceo and other executives against 10 similar size nonprofits in wbr's peer group and third-party market data provided by grant thornton. The data used for the comparison is taken from the 990, annual report and audited financial statements from the 10 nonprofits and third-party data bases accessed by grant thornton. The final analysis is presented to the board of directors of wbr and salaries are approved yearly at the february board meeting.”

“Form 990, part vi, line 15b compensation is established for the ceo and treasurer by the board after a thorough salary/market review by a third party. This salary/market review process was completed in 2018 by grant thornton. Each year the board evaluates the ceo and treasurers performance through an assessment process. The board uses this data to determine compensation. The senior staff has a comprehensive performance evaluation and compensation review done at the end of each calendar year. Salary is benchmarked regularly vis-a-vis other similar organizations using form 990 data. Documentation of the compensation review is contemporaneously documented in the human resources files.”

“Form 990, part vi, line 19 the following documents are posted on the organization's website and available upon request: articles of incorporation, bylaws, conflict of interest policy, and audited financial statements.”