Myanmar children getting to school on recycled bike-sharing stock from Singapore and Malaysia

Going to school has become much easier for children from low-income families in Myanmar thanks to a donation of recycled bikes from Singapore and Malaysia. They are provided by the Lesswalk programme, which was started by Mandalay-based entrepreneur Mike Than Thun Win. The founder was inspired to act after he saw disused bicycles pile up when bike-sharing companies halted operations overseas, and saw the recycling programme as a way to improve access to education and help children escape…