Basic Utility Vehicle -BUV Ministry

Institute for Affordable Transportation, Inc.5868 E 71st ST, Suite E-199

Indianapolis, IN 46220

www.drivebuv.org

To improve the lives of the world’s poor

by providing simple, low-cost vehicles

to facilitate community transformation.

BUV Mission

Our Vision

Basic Vehicles. Changed Lives.

The Problem & BUV - a Solution

Pictures Speak Louder Than Words

BUV is a Solution!

Our Focus

Provide off-road vehicles to missionaries and ministries

Provide BUVs to the general population for commercial use

Help launch “Kingdom Businesses” Partner with Christian

entrepreneurs Provide the BUV design

& process Identify investors

BUV Specifications

Multi-functional 1,200 pound payload High torque vehicle Top speed 20 mph Easy to assemble Low maintenance Low cost 50+ mpg / 10 hp diesel 12’ L x 5’ W with 6.5’ cargo bed $5,000 US built / $3,750 build in-country (75%)

A Vehicle to Help the Poor

God’s love in action… Attends to physical needs Provides freedom and hope Facilitates gainful employment

He who is kind to the poor

lends to the Lord,

and He will reward him

for what he has done.

Proverbs 19: 17

Some BUV Applications

The Basic Utility Vehicle (BUV) is a vehicle of change…taking …children to school …healthcare to people …crops to and from markets …food and water to villages …the sick to and from hospitals and clinics …products to construction sites …and much more.

As of Today Expanded Impact

19 Countries 40 Ministry Customers 4 Partner Agreements (for factories)

200 Assembly Training Videos Title Sponsor – Yanmar Engine Corp. 19 Design Improvements 1st BUV Built in Africa

Countries Targeted Africa : Angola; D.R. Congo; Ethiopia;

Gabon; Ghana; Kenya; Liberia; Malawi; Mozambique; Nigeria; S. Africa; Senegal; Zambia; Zimbabwe;

Others: Costa Rica; Haiti; Honduras; Mexico

Business Plans For: Haiti; Kenya; Liberia with several more requests

Africa – Map

Organizations We Are Serving

Serving With (Partial List): African Christian Hospitals Bethsean Mission Catholic Charities Casas por Cristo Christian & Missionary Alliance Christian Center of Praise Christian Mission of C. Honduras Congo Helping Hands Eden’s Children Village Evangelical Lutheran Church of

Liberia Evangelical West Africa Ministries FAME Flora Azul Ghana Christian Mission

Partial List Con’t.: Honduras Outreach Hôpital Sacré Coeur Latin American Mission Lifeline Christian Mission Living Water Christian Church Malawi Project Medical Mobilizers Missions Intl. of America Mission Honduran Rivers of the World Samaritan’s Purse Send Hope SIM World Vision …and more

BUVs in Ghana

David KetchumMission Resource International

Exec. Director

Story of Issah in Ghana

26 year old Muslim selected by Pastor Samuel Mensah to be a BUV driver A single man who cares for his aging father and younger brother’s family Cannot afford to marry his girlfriend nor operate his small farm Now has regular routes to haul sand, gravel and water with the BUV In first 40 days, his BUV had a total profit of about $500 with Kingdom Benefits He hired two boys to shovel the sand into his BUV Saved his earnings to hire farm helpers and has plans to get married Issah now has faith in Christ Jesus and desires to join & support the Church Pastor’s Mensah’s church receives a monthly gift from Issah’s earnings Our Goal: to help hundreds if not thousands of men and women like Issah

Quotes

“I call this BUV a treasure and that is what it is.”

Pastor Salonique Adolphe

Living Water Christian Church

Gonaives, Haiti(after the hurricanes)

“Our BUV gets stuck much less than our 4x4 Land Rover … if it does get stuck, it is much easier to rescue”

W. Collins,

Congo Helping Hands

New Freight Solutions

Double Stacked 8 Units per Container

Crated Nested Halves Re-use Crate for Bed Individual Shipments

Build-a-Bed Project

Build-a-Bed (cargo bed) 7 Teams in 2008 Father/Son teams Men’s groups

Bible Study Groups Corporate Groups BUV Tailgate Parties

New for 2009 Off-site (at churches, camps)

Kingdom Business Led by Christian leader Operate on biblical principles “Triple Bottom Line”

Economic, Social, Spiritual

Sustainable by profit Facilitate God’s transformation

of people & nations Bottom Line ROI =

Transformational Impact and Sustainable Businesses

Business As Mission: a calling to establish "kingdom businesses" to advance the kingdom of God and to provide for the needs of ourselves and others.

Some Objectives

Position for growth Increase capacity for large orders Refine Technology Transfer New Website & Marketing

100th BUV sold soon Add Reverse Transmission Encourage & track BUV-based businesses

Owner-operators (transport entrepreneurs)

Stories (life change) & Impact Studies

New Options for BUV Load Handler (Scroll-type)

Safer & Low Cost Lockable Storage

Removable People will sit on it! Load Indicator Prevent overload Provide driver a reason to say “no”

New “assembly only” front end design with no welding making it easier to launch a micro-factory

Agricultural Options for BUV Agricultural Developments –

The PLOTMASTER™ All-in-One farming equipment pulled by a BUV Alternative: a simple plow added to back of BUV Agricultural possibilities in developing countries 2010 BUV Design Competition Theme

Three Options for BUV Projects

The options we offer those who inquire:

Option 1: SEND-a-BUV

Option 2: BUV Delivery Service (BDS) with the Business Mission Institute (BMI)

Option 3: BUV Micro-Factory (In-Country)

SEND-a-BUVMAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Project is For: Your family, small group, church, or business

What you do: SEND-a-BUV to a ministry or missionary

Cost: For about $5,500*, you provide valuable and affordable

transportation to change the lives of God’s people in impoverished areas overseas

Help To: Create jobs…support families…fight poverty.

Note: This lays the foundation for the BUV Delivery Service (BDS) Program and/or future BUV Micro-Factories along with other sustainable “Business As Missions projects. *(Cost of a BUV plus freight, admin. & repair kit).

TOGETHER – WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE ONE LIFE AT A TIME

BUV Delivery Service (BDS) The BDS mission is to create a revenue generator (fees

for deliveries) that also diminishes the possibility of abuse and misuse of the vehicles. Presently some of the BUVs on the ground in various countries suffer and sustain performance challenges due to misuse or abuse (overweight).

The BDS as a work-to-own program is one way for individuals to purchase an expensive mode of transportation, plus gain some valuable business and spiritual training. Then they can own and operate their own BUV related business after 3 years. If done as planned, we will have achieved our goal of reducing poverty and “improving the lives of the world’s poor”.

BDS Facts and Figures $99,500 / BDS to be paid in full w/o interest in month 36 6 BUVS plus 6 BUV Kits (New front ends kits) $50 / day for 22 days per month X 11 BUVs Three year operation generating Gross Sales of $417K Net Income: about 14% after 3 years Ending Cash Balance: $18,000 Ministry Donation: $33,000 (8%) IAT Licensing Fee: $20,000 (5%) # Jobs: 13 full time employees ROI: Transformational Impact + Sustainability Changed Lives: THOUSANDS

Business Mission Institute (BMI)

The BMI mission is to teach “business as missions” courses, provide mentoring and counsel, encourage drivers to establish Kingdom Businesses that provide for the needs of themselves and others, teach Biblically based business principles for both community and personal benefits, etc. The emphasis is that the delivery business is their ministry.

BUV Micro-Factory

IAT/BUV Partners are independently owned businesses that produce and/or sell BUVs in developing countries for profit. IAT and Partners develop and promote a collaborative relationship to advance the use of BUVs.  IAT provides contacts, technical design, supply sourcing and business support to produce, assemble and distribute BUVs.  Most of our Partners are presently focused on needs & opportunities in Africa.  

Most BUV micro-factories will use 2000 - 5000 square feet of space.  Typical production volumes range from 1 unit per week to 1 vehicle per day.  Small by western standards, this is a sizable business for many impoverished areas of the world.

Ask for our Terms of Agreement for more details.

Moving Forward – Our Needs PRAYERS for God’s Provisions to move forward

FUNDING OPTONS: $50,000 Capacity Funds for business plans, etc. for 6 months $99,500 for BUV Delivery Service (BDS) - Haiti $99,500 for BUV Delivery Service (BDS) – Liberia $15,000 to develop Business Mission Institute (BMI) $150,000 for BUV Micro-Factory – Kenya

Generous Giving Glorifies God

– II Corinthians 8

Basic Vehicles. Changed Lives.

Institute for Affordable Transportation5868 E 71st ST, Suite E-199

Indianapolis, IN 46220www.drivebuv.org

Personal Update - BUV Founder

Will Austin will add his personal update at this time if he is on this conference call or in this presentation.

Will Austin

IAT Executive Director