03/11/2025
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ท๐ผ๐
๐โ๐๐ก ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐๐. ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐ฃ๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ 7,000 ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐โ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐กโ๐, ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ โ ๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
MASERU โ For many in Lesotho, bicycles are more than just a mode of transport โ they are a symbol of freedom, joy, and opportunity. Few people have done more to bring that joy to life than Dave Gorman, an American who has donated over 7 000 bicycles to Lesotho in just over a decade.
Gorman first arrived in Lesotho in 1989 as a Peace Corps volunteer stationed in Seforong, Quthing. He spent three transformative years in the Mountain Kingdom, where he not only formed lifelong friendships but also developed a deep affection for the country that would later inspire a lasting legacy.
Two decades after his service, in 2012, Gorman founded Bikes for Lesotho, an initiative aimed at providing bicycles to children โ especially orphans โ across the country. For him, it is a deeply personal mission.
โMy grandmother was raised in an orphanage, and my mother was also orphaned before being adopted as a baby,โ Gorman told thepost from Chicago. โThat connection has always driven me to make life a little brighter for orphaned children in Lesotho.โ
Since launching the project, Gorman has shipped 14 containers of used bicycles to Lesotho. The process is far from simple.
He volunteers as the President of Working Bikes, a non-profit organisation in Chicago that collects and repairs bicycles before shipping them to partner charities in Africa and Central America.
โI also work closely with Bikes for the World, a non-profit in Virginia that handles the shipping logistics,โ he said. โAnd, of course, I rely on my Basotho partners to take care of the import paperwork and distribution once the bikes arrive. Itโs complex work, but many hands make it possible.โ
When Gorman returned to Lesotho for a two-week visit in 2017, he personally delivered bicycles to several local schools catering to orphaned students โ an experience he describes as unforgettable.
โThe excitement of the students was incredible. Watching those kids ride without stopping, laughing the entire time โ it reminded me why I started this in the first place,โ he said.
For Gorman, bicycles are not just tools of mobility but instruments of empowerment.
โThe joy of riding a bike should be available to everyone, especially children,โ he said. โFrom that joy comes confidence, health, savings, and even mechanical skills. But it all begins with that first feeling of freedom on two wheels.โ
He continues to receive photos, videos and stories from Lesotho โ each one a reminder of how far the initiative has come. He says he is proud to see cycling culture growing in the country, supported by local clubs, schools and the Lesotho Cycling Federation.
Ultimately, Gorman hopes to move beyond charity and toward sustainable cycling development โ helping create a thriving ecosystem of bike shops, clubs and races that can sustain themselves long after the donations stop.
โI want to help build a system that lasts โ where children can ride, learn and dream,โ he said.
โTo me, the meaning of life is to be of service to others. Iโm grateful that Iโve found a way to do that in what I now call my second home โ Lesotho.โ
Tlalane Phahla
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