The Bamboo Bike
In Ghana farmers consider bamboo a nuisance they would normally clear from their land. Not Kwabena Danso he thought bamboo was worth more than that, so he went to work. Danso decided to start Boomers international, a company that
makes bamboo bike frames. Once made, the frames are shipped to Germany, the Netherlands, Australia and elsewhere. There is not a lot of demand for the products within Ghana and he has sold a few frames in the country.
Man working on a frame
The bamboo is prepared by local men who are involved in sanding, gluing and binding his bamboo frames. The company churns out about 50 of the frames per month, using locally produced bamboo for the frames and cassava flour mixed with epoxy as one of the glues.
Besides being a successful social enterprise, Danso says Booomers also serves as a source of livelihood for young men
Workers with finished frames
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A selection of some bikes made of bamboo
City Bike
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Road Bike
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Mountain Bike
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Danso says he hopes to get more of his frames on the streets, not just the roads of foreign countries, but on those in Ghana as well.
source:voa
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