Original Beans, a chocolate company that blends production of premium chocolate along with restoration of some of the world’s most ecologically threatened regions, has announced a partnership with the non-profit foundation, Wheels4Life. Established by extreme biking legend and former World Mountain Biking Champion Hans Rey, Wheels4Life supplies bicycles to help people in developing countries break away from the poverty cycle.

Original Beans and Wheels4Life have delivered the first 20 mountain bikes to the Northern Virunga region in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Says Original Beans co-founder Rodney Nikkels: “We don’t need expensive consultants to develop peace and prosperity in Kivu. We need a few million bags for seedlings and 20 thousand bikes.” Bikes offer the only feasible means of transportation in the region’s hilly, muddy terrain, and will be used by conservation trainers and cacao bean farmers alike. Go to www.originalbeans.com for more information.

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