Students come voluntarily to the shop and choose a bike. At the end, they leave with a bike they built themselves and the skills to [maintain] it. Carl Kurz
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![[The purpose] is to get small businesses up and running by providing the raw materials. It's building an enterprise from the ground up. - Carl Kurz Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1RoZSBwdXJwb3NlXSBpcyB0byBnZXQgc21hbGwgYnVzaW5lc3NlcyB1cCBhbmQgcnVubmluZyBieSBwcm92aWRpbmcgdGhlIHJhdyBtYXRlcmlhbHMuIEl0J3MgYnVpbGRpbmcgYW4gZW50ZXJwcmlzZSBmcm9tIHRoZSBncm91bmQgdXAuIA==&author=ICBDYXJsIEt1cnogICAg&num=5 "[The purpose] is to get small businesses up and running by providing the raw materials. It's building an enterprise from the ground up. - Carl Kurz Quotes")
![[The point is to get] the business up and running, so they have the option of staying local or continuing to buy and ship parts from the U.S.. The projects in Ghana recently paid to receive three containers of parts from the Bikes Not Bombs in the U.S. - Carl Kurz Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1RoZSBwb2ludCBpcyB0byBnZXRdIHRoZSBidXNpbmVzcyB1cCBhbmQgcnVubmluZywgc28gdGhleSBoYXZlIHRoZSBvcHRpb24gb2Ygc3RheWluZyBsb2NhbCBvciBjb250aW51aW5nIHRvIGJ1eSBhbmQgc2hpcCBwYXJ0cyBmcm9tIHRoZSBVLlMuLiBUaGUgcHJvamVjdHMgaW4gR2hhbmEgcmVjZW50bHkgcGFpZCB0byByZWNlaXZlIHRocmVlIGNvbnRhaW5lcnMgb2YgcGFydHMgZnJvbSB0aGUgQmlrZXMgTm90IEJvbWJzIGluIHRoZSBVLlMuIA==&author=ICBDYXJsIEt1cnogICAg&num=9 "[The point is to get] the business up and running, so they have the option of staying local or continuing to buy and ship parts from the U.S.. The projects in Ghana recently paid to receive three containers of parts from the Bikes Not Bombs in the U.S. - Carl Kurz Quotes")
![Successes are successes and failures are failures; we've definitely had our share of both, but we're [reaching] more donors and volunteers all the time. - Carl Kurz Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=U3VjY2Vzc2VzIGFyZSBzdWNjZXNzZXMgYW5kIGZhaWx1cmVzIGFyZSBmYWlsdXJlczsgd2UndmUgZGVmaW5pdGVseSBoYWQgb3VyIHNoYXJlIG9mIGJvdGgsIGJ1dCB3ZSdyZSBbcmVhY2hpbmddIG1vcmUgZG9ub3JzIGFuZCB2b2x1bnRlZXJzIGFsbCB0aGUgdGltZS4g&author=ICBDYXJsIEt1cnogICAg&num=2 "Successes are successes and failures are failures; we've definitely had our share of both, but we're [reaching] more donors and volunteers all the time. - Carl Kurz Quotes")
![Students come voluntarily to the shop and choose a bike. At the end, they leave with a bike they built themselves and the skills to [maintain] it. - Carl Kurz Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=U3R1ZGVudHMgY29tZSB2b2x1bnRhcmlseSB0byB0aGUgc2hvcCBhbmQgY2hvb3NlIGEgYmlrZS4gQXQgdGhlIGVuZCwgdGhleSBsZWF2ZSB3aXRoIGEgYmlrZSB0aGV5IGJ1aWx0IHRoZW1zZWx2ZXMgYW5kIHRoZSBza2lsbHMgdG8gW21haW50YWluXSBpdC4g&author=ICBDYXJsIEt1cnogICAg&num=11 "Students come voluntarily to the shop and choose a bike. At the end, they leave with a bike they built themselves and the skills to [maintain] it. - Carl Kurz Quotes")
![It's important to note that we're not considered a charity, but if a project is selected as a recipient of a grant, we send the containers [of bike parts] for free. - Carl Kurz Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=SXQncyBpbXBvcnRhbnQgdG8gbm90ZSB0aGF0IHdlJ3JlIG5vdCBjb25zaWRlcmVkIGEgY2hhcml0eSwgYnV0IGlmIGEgcHJvamVjdCBpcyBzZWxlY3RlZCBhcyBhIHJlY2lwaWVudCBvZiBhIGdyYW50LCB3ZSBzZW5kIHRoZSBjb250YWluZXJzIFtvZiBiaWtlIHBhcnRzXSBmb3IgZnJlZS4g&author=ICBDYXJsIEt1cnogICAg&num=9 "It's important to note that we're not considered a charity, but if a project is selected as a recipient of a grant, we send the containers [of bike parts] for free. - Carl Kurz Quotes")
![What's unique to Bikes Not Bombs is that it combines local and international [efforts]. It's about solidarity, bringing two worlds together. - Carl Kurz Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=V2hhdCdzIHVuaXF1ZSB0byBCaWtlcyBOb3QgQm9tYnMgaXMgdGhhdCBpdCBjb21iaW5lcyBsb2NhbCBhbmQgaW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbCBbZWZmb3J0c10uIEl0J3MgYWJvdXQgc29saWRhcml0eSwgYnJpbmdpbmcgdHdvIHdvcmxkcyB0b2dldGhlci4g&author=ICBDYXJsIEt1cnogICAg&num=3 "What's unique to Bikes Not Bombs is that it combines local and international [efforts]. It's about solidarity, bringing two worlds together. - Carl Kurz Quotes")
![Since all the bikes are donated [to BNB in the U.S.], we only charge the head of the business for the shipping costs and a 10 percent administration fee. - Carl Kurz Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=U2luY2UgYWxsIHRoZSBiaWtlcyBhcmUgZG9uYXRlZCBbdG8gQk5CIGluIHRoZSBVLlMuXSwgd2Ugb25seSBjaGFyZ2UgdGhlIGhlYWQgb2YgdGhlIGJ1c2luZXNzIGZvciB0aGUgc2hpcHBpbmcgY29zdHMgYW5kIGEgMTAgcGVyY2VudCBhZG1pbmlzdHJhdGlvbiBmZWUuIA==&author=ICBDYXJsIEt1cnogICAg&num=12 "Since all the bikes are donated [to BNB in the U.S.], we only charge the head of the business for the shipping costs and a 10 percent administration fee. - Carl Kurz Quotes")