On August 11, 2011 Erik Heijn started a bicycle tour of 1200 km along the borders of the Netherlands, on his recumbent bicycle. It is the second time Erik is making a bicycle tour to raise funds for Cycling out of Poverty’s bicycle projects. He had a good start, crossing many Dutch provinces: South Holland, […]
CONTINUE READINGIn 2010, the first round of students on 2 schools in Iganga District (Uganda) received a bicycle on credit via our partner organisation FABIO. By now, all students have paid off their bicycle. This means that FABIO is getting ready for a new group of students who will receive a new round of bicycles, which […]
CONTINUE READINGSince 2006, women in Burkina Faso are able to aquire a bicycle-on-credit via our partner organisation AVO. Hundreds of women have benefited from this programme. The bicycle enables them to generate more income for their family. Most women are small entrepreneurs and are selling their products on the market: from ground nuts, to local beer […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Cycle2school programme in Kisozi (Uganda) started last year with bicycles-on-credit for students of a secondary school in the area. Our partner organisation Hope Alive Uganda (HAU) is facing difficulties in communication with the students, due to a change in teachers at the school. In the upcoming weeks HAU is exploring opportunities to improve the […]
CONTINUE READING“Through CooP-Africa I got the opportunity to buy this tricycle for waste collection. Now I can collect double as mucht waste as before. Thanks to that also my income doubled!” Click here for more information about the Bike2Clean project in which Dickons takes part.
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