Access to education has everything to do with the way students travel from home to school. Many African children walk to school, because of which they reach school tired, making it hard to concentrate during class. Also, the time-consuming walk to school is making it difficult for the children to combine the domestic tasks with […]
CONTINUE READINGThis programme in Ruiru is aiming to improve the socio-economic and academic position of students by providing safe and environmentally friendly access to school. Due to distances students often have to fall back on public transport which costs them € 0.50 to € 1.00 per day. In this programme they can pay back a bicycle […]
CONTINUE READINGBank details of “Stichting Cycling out of Poverty” are: SNS Bank account number: 90.61.46.356, IBAN: NL68 SNSB 0906146356, Swift code: SNSBNL2A
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CONTINUE READINGWould you like to organise a fundraising event for CooP-Africa or a project of CooP-Africa? Are you planning on a sponsor bicycle holiday abroad? Or a sponsor run at your school? We can guarantee that 100% of donations from private individuals are spent on bicycle projects in Africa. Send an email to info@coop-africa.org, tell us what you have […]
CONTINUE READINGGlobal Cyclist: www.globalcyclist.com Bicycles for Humanity: www.bicycles-for-humanity.org International Forum for Rural Transport and Development: www.ifrtd.org Fietsdiensten: www.fietsdiensten.nl Bicycle Potential: www.bicyclepotential.org Fietspagina: www.fietspagina.nl Afrigadget: www.afrigadget.com/category/transportation Art of Africa: www.artofafrica.nl Bikemunk: www.bikemunk.com
CONTINUE READINGDo you want to get to know the historical city of Utrecht in two an a half hours? Cruise the city with the world famous Dom Tower by bike, guided by enthusiastic locals. Discover all about this vibrant, centuries old city with friends, family or collegues. ColorbikeTourw will show you the places, you would probably […]
CONTINUE READINGCooP-Africa started after the founders Marieke de Wild and Luuk Eickmans lived in Uganda in 2004. During their stay, they conducted research on the impact of bicycles on the livelihood of poor African women and their families. The results were impressive and upon return in the Netherlands they couldn’t forget about it. Under the name “Cycling out of […]
CONTINUE READINGThe main objective of this project is to bridge the distance gaps for needy secondary school students and teachers in selected schools in Iganga District, for social transformation and development. They pay off the bicycle in installments and use the bicycle to cycle to go to school. • Target group: secondary school students • Period: […]
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