Timbuk2 donated a bunch of messenger bags to Students for International Change (SIC), a non-profit org based in Arusha, Tanzania that focuses on HIV/AIDS education and testing. Their staff commutes long distances by bike and foot to reach the communities they educate and test. Their work is critically important and Timbuk2 is really stoked to support them. Perhaps the day will come when we’ll see a What’s In Your Bag photo that features HIV testing supplies and teaching materials . . .
*Arusha, Tanzania is nowhere near Timbuktu, Mali – it’s 2,989 miles away – but it’s a hell of a lot closer than San Francisco.
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i love the build your own bag thing
i wish i could change the strap colors
more vivid colors
and the the black part that covers the edges of the bag
What a cool initiative! Thanks for all that you do, Team Timbuk2, to spread hope (and cool urban bags) abroad.
Totally awesome! Have you ever explored providing a forum to donate used Timbuk2 bags? As you change designs, I am sure that I am not the only person with a couple of Timbuk2 bags that are out of use but still useful.
GREAT idea. This is something very close to my heart. If you have any examples of forums that work well, send them over! I’d love to set something up like this. We’re into the whole “give one, get one” thing here.