We often get emails from people in the early phases of planning a bicycle distribution project in a developing country. If you're one of them you've probably chosen or are finalizing your choice of a project location. Whether or not you are planning to use Worldbike technologies in your project, you need to know how to craft your project in way that's consistent with the conditions in the location where you will be working.

The list below shows the top four location-specific factors you must understand when considering a project location.