Help Nepal by donating to Portal Bikes

Posted: May 15, 2015/Under: Guest Post, News/By: Kate McCahill

Looking to send a little love Nepal’s way? Donate to Portal Bikes, a grassroots non-profit that is making a difference on the ground, in Nepal, right now.

Portal Bikes’ Mission:

WE BUILD AMAZING BICYCLES THAT CARRY CARGO, POWER MACHINES, AND TRANSFORM LIVES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

OUR WORK

Portal designs and manufactures a menu of bicycle products unlike anything you have ever seen before. Our products fit together like building blocks providing people a simple platform to create a variety of opportunities. With the right opportunities, people can do incredible things.

OUR IMPACT

Right now, people in Nepal are using our bicycles to deliver packages, move goods to sell, wash clothes, feed children, and transport themselves to work. Portal’s bicycle platform allows individuals to choose the bicycle and tools that best meet their needs.

About Kate

Starting in December 2010, I travelled from Guatemala to Patagonia, making the trip mostly overland, by bus. I'm grateful for my funding provided by Wellesley College's Mary Elvira Stevens Traveling Fellowship, and am indebted to Doug Glover, who assigned me Paul Theroux's book, THE OLD PATAGONIAN EXPRESS, and thus inspired this project. I traced Theroux's footprints through Central and South America, learning Spanish, teaching English, and writing my book, PATAGONIAN ROAD.

Here's what I learned along the way: Don't listen to those who try to talk you out of your dreams. Focus on figuring out how to get to where you want to go, and then making it happen. All is possible, as they tell you in India. Drop me a line if you've got ideas, suggestions, or questions. Happy reading!