Pedals for Progress is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. Since 1991 we've been putting used bikes to good use all over the world. #NJ. Pedals4Progress effectively recycles serviceable bicycles and sewing machines to be used as economic development tools in developing countries The mission of Pedals for Progress is to: 1. enhance the productivity of low-income workers overseas where reliable, environmentally sound transportation is scarce, by supplying reconditioned bicycles; 2. promote self-sustaining bicycle repair facilities [overseas], employing local people; 3. provide leadershiparts, and accessories; 4. reduce the volume of bicycles, parts, and accessories flowing to U.S. landfills; 5. foster environmentally sound transportation policies that encourage widespread use of bicycles worldwide; and 6. foster in the North American public an understanding of, and a channel for, responding to the transportation needs of the poor in developing countries.