Keeping REACH families moving!

In our community, a snapped chain or a flat tyre is often more than just a minor inconvenience; it’s a roadblock to a better future. When families can’t afford even basic maintenance, kids stop attending school and parents lose their way of working. Through the REACH Repair Shop, we turn those stationary bikes back into engines of opportunity. Our program offers a multifaceted solution: free repairs for our community and life-changing skills for our youth. Together, they keep the whole neighbourhood moving forward.

The heart of our operation is keeping families connected. Every year, our team completes free bicycle repairs for the community, ensuring that education remains continuous and children don’t miss school due to a broken chain or a flat tyre. By maintaining these primary modes of transport, we also help guardians reach work reliably, which keeps household incomes stable and ensures families can safely reach medical appointments or local markets.

Beyond simple repairs, our REACH Repair Shop practises radical recycling and sustainability within Siem Reap. We salvage “junk” bicycles that have been discarded or left to rust and perform end-to-end refurbishments. Our team carries out full mechanical overhauls, including part replacement. We recycle everything we physically can, teaching our students that nothing goes to waste.

The program serves as a real-world classroom for our Bridging students and REACH Role Models. Under the guidance of our Repair Shop team, students move from basic maintenance to complex drivetrain builds, working in a dedicated space equipped with a TV and workstations for weekly theory and practice sessions. After completing the course and mastering these skills, they fix bikes for our students and families.

Our impact extends beyond the workshop too. Thanks to our incredible partnership with the Ponheary Ly Foundation and collaborations with Cambodia Rural Students Trust, we take our tools on the road to host mobile repair clinics at local primary schools like Chreav, Khna, and Chea Smon.