The bicycle projects of Cycling out of Poverty have enabled many Africans to earn a living. By having access to affordable bicycles they can use the bicycle as tool to generate income. However, many beneficiaries indicate that the type of bicycles available in Africa isn’t fit for their activities. They are simply not strong enough. […]
CONTINUE READING4 students of the Delft University for Technology have designed a bicycle for African street vendors. In November 2009 they have researched the needs and demands of the bicycle users in Kisumu Kenya. A co-creation team was established of (mobile) street vendors, neighbourhood association, market vendors, VBBS, metalworkers, bicycle mechanics, representative of disabled people, etc, […]
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 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 READINGAccess 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 READINGFour students of the Delft University of Technology (Paul van Deelen, Tamar Meijer, Stephan van Meir, Guido Molenaar) have designed a bicycle ambulance for Kenya. They have kept a blog at: http://bike4care.wordpress.com/. The bicycle ambulance is used in Bike4Care projects. • Supported by: DOEN Foundation [issuu width=420 height=149 backgroundColor=%23222222 documentId=110318164723-ae5d5bf162ab4c6aa0c2b050b446a3c2 name=bike4care_manual_coop username=cyclingoutofpoverty tag=africa unit=px id=d3cbfabe-c44c-c116-e31f-70d1b15e31de v=2] […]
CONTINUE READINGCooP-Africa, Cycling out of Poverty, is a charity that supports small entrepreneurs, students and health workers in Africa by giving access to bicycles. A bicycle plays a major role in enabling African people to improve their access to income generation, education and health care. With local partner organisations in Burkina Faso, Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda, CooP-Africa makes innovative […]
CONTINUE READINGOn February 23, 175 young people with a non-Western background celebrated at a unique youth event in the Trojan Horse in The Hague (the Netherlands). The evening was an eclectic mix of music, culture, debate and donations. Between the worldly cuisine and music of the bands “L4” and “Flinke Namen”, the audience donated to the […]
CONTINUE READING100 Men and women from Ahero are receiving a bicycle through the bicycle-credit programme of Cycling out of Poverty and its partner organisation in Kenya. This group of men and women will get access to a bicycle which will help to make their business more efficient and profitable. Before they actual receive the bicycle they […]
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