In this episode, I had the great pleasure of speaking with John Liesenfeld, aka JP, the founder of the non-profit One Love Brigade, whose mission is to bring joy, mobility, and opportunity to the children and disabled of Jamaica through access to bicycles and wheelchairs. Typically they donate bicycles, wheelchairs, and walkers at random, but on this trip, they chose to donate 500 bags of locally sourced food and chicken to those having a hard time due to the pandemic.

JP discussed why he founded One Love Brigade, how it expanded to serve areas outside of Westmoreland, as well as his interactions with gang leaders while carrying out donations. As of the time of recording this podcast, they had donated 984 bicycles, with 300 more on the way.

We talked about a lot, and I hope you enjoy our conversation because JP is an incredible person doing amazing things for our island's most vulnerable.

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00:00 Intro

01:26 Who is John Liesenfeld?

02:41 Why did he choose Jamaica?

04:04 What inspired you to start One Love Brigade?

05:59 Deciding what to donate to Jamaica?

07:29 Prep to make food donations to Jamaica

10:43 Expanding island wide in Jamaica

11:46 One Love Brigade Team

12:49 2019 Bike Giveaway in Jamaica

15:25 The impact of giving away bikes

18:06 Giving away bikes at the Negril Police Station

19:45 Working with Gangs in Jamaica

23:50 Giving away food in Jamaica

28:03 2022 plans for One Love Brigade

29:40 One Love Brigade Contact Information