Here are your active contributions at work. Wherever possible, the most current shipment total per program is listed with the date of shipment. Some overseas programs require more time for unloading and distribution. Clicking on the Blue Text Links will take you directly to the pictorial information pages for each of our programs, if available. In contrast with its tourist image, Barbados is suffering from increased traffic congestion, pollution, and chronic unemployment particulary among disadvantaged urban youth.
Bicycles save money, save time, and the environment.
Montecristi has established it's own Bike Shop. Benficiaries of this program are now able to access employment, markets, health services, and education services. Via the vocational education facilities of the Salesian Missions, a Catholic Order specialized in working with disadvantaged youth, and with a major grant from New England BioLabs, PfP is assisting small-scale farmers, laborers, and Native Americans belonging to the Shuar Federation in improving their agricultural productivity and income. The Shuar Federation is the principal representative institution of this Amazon tribe. Large heavy-duty tricycles are used to haul trash and recyclables, bicycles are utilized in the schools for mechanical training, and local programs provide bicycling recreation to rural youth.