Breaking Poverty Cycle 2 Wheels at a Time

Writer and filmmaker Dan Austin is one of New York's all-time bicycle delivery guys, except his deliveries are worldwide. Here, a child in Cambodia rides a bike donated by Austin's charity 88Bikes. (88Bikes)

March 13, 2010
By Jeff Glor
CBS News

Founder of Bicycle Charity 88Bikes Driven to Provide Children of Third World a Vehicle to Regain Lost Bits of Childhood

(CBS) How do you break the cycle of childhood poverty and deprivation in the third world?

There's no easy answer to that question, but some kids might say a bicycle is a good place to start, and writer and filmmaker Dan Austin is one of New York's all-time bicycle delivery guys, reports CBS News Correspondent Jeff Glor.

"There's a lot of kids out there that could use a bike," Austin said.

After a 2007 cycling vacation in Cambodia with his brother, Austin decided they should give their bikes away, to a local orphanage.

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