Tony Gee & Knights Brown: Breaking Rural Isolation, One Bridge at a Time 2023

“Before the bridge, it would take me one hour to get to the market and when it rained, I would have to turn back, because the river was too dangerous to cross. Now it only takes me 3 minutes whether it's raining or not.”- Dativa, Rwanda Imagine getting daily necessities, reaching out to neighboring communities, going to school and work means risking your life. During rainy seasons, the Mugonero River will stay flooded for a long period, making it dangerous for residents to cross it. This reality results in generations staying stuck in a poverty cycle due to lack of opportunities for education and economic development activities. Most of us are very fortunate because we might never have to experience in our lifetime what is a norm to these communities. This can be solved by one affordable and sustainable solution...a trailbridge. This year, Tony Gee and Knights Brown are partnering with B2P with an aim is to build a 77m suspended bridge near the Mugonero River to provide a safe, year- round access for the communities so they won’t have to be in isolation. We believe safe access is a human right; join us in ending poverty due to rural isolation.