The money will be spent to purchase bamboo shoots/seedlings of two species that will be used as raw material for bike frames. It takes 3 years before we are able to harvest these bamboos. Three communities of indigenous peoples called the Aetas will be responsible for the planting, caring and eventual harvesting of these bamboos. The bamboos they will harvest will be sold to end-users that will use them to manufacture bamboo bikes for the local market and export market.
Bamboo is a sturdy material for bike frames. The Aetas will also be trained to eventually assemble these bike frames to rigid specifications. So besides the income they will derive from selling harvested bamboos, these communities will eventually have a cottage industry that will augment their income which currently stands at around an average of US$50.00 per month.
Besides the transfer of technology made during the assembling of these bamboo bike frames, these new skills learned can be used to manufacture furniture like desktops, cabinets and other household essentials.
Bamboo growing and harvesting is good for the environment since harvesting it does not actually kill the plant. It has a great capacity to trap CO2, about 40 tons per acre. And it is an ideal plant to grow in the area surrounding the Aeta communities. It requires minimal supervision once the bamboos start to take root. | 
