▁ ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁- ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Bi ke ▁Town ▁Africa ▁has ▁delivered ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁new , ▁custom - made ▁b icy cles ▁to ▁health ▁care ▁workers ▁in ▁sub - S ah aran ▁Africa . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁operated ▁largely ▁as ▁a ▁partners hip ▁between ▁B icy cling ▁Magazine , ▁Rod ale ▁Institute , ▁Br istol ▁My ers ▁S qu ib b , ▁U T i , ▁and ▁K ona ▁B icy cle ▁Company . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Bi ke ▁Town ▁Africa ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁a ▁stand - alone ▁ 5 0 1 ( c ) 3 ▁organization ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( final ▁I RS ▁status ▁pending ). ▁ ▁Each ▁year , ▁B TA ▁don ates ▁b icy cles ▁( and ▁tools ) ▁to ▁health care ▁workers ▁in ▁Africa , ▁particularly ▁those ▁involved ▁in ▁H IV / A ID S ▁related ▁work . ▁B TA ▁volunte ers ▁travel ▁to ▁Africa ▁to ▁assemble ▁and ▁give ▁away ▁the ▁b icy cles ▁to ▁the ▁receiving ▁organization ▁( typ ically ▁an ▁established , ▁qualified ▁H IV ▁clin ic , ▁hospital ▁or ▁N GO ). ▁ ▁B TA ▁then ▁documents ▁the ▁impact ▁these ▁b icy cles ▁have ▁on ▁the ▁personal ▁and ▁professional ▁lives ▁of ▁the ▁recip ients . ▁Besides ▁health ▁care ▁workers ▁Bi ke T own ▁Africa ▁has ▁also ▁don ated ▁b icy cles ▁to ▁or ph ans ▁and ▁far mers ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁worked ▁in ▁other ▁countries ▁outside ▁of ▁Africa