The third and final group of bicycle mechanics in the Bike4Care project was trained early June. The need for professional mechanics in Kumi becomes apparent from an example of local practice regarding the use of spokes. In this area, local mechanics are used to assemble the rear wheel exactly the same way a front wheel […]
CONTINUE READINGApac is the second district in Uganda where youngsters have been trained to be bicycle mechanics. They worked with a bicycle mechanic handbook developed for the occasion. The trainings were held in the villages Nambiyeso and Chegere, were resp. 6 and 5 mechanics successfully completed the course. The mechanics are now able and equipped to […]
CONTINUE READINGA group of bicycle mechanics has been trained in Nakapiripirit district, north western Uganda. In the second week of May, two groups of enthusiastic people went through an intensive three-day training course in two separate villages. In each of the villages Lorengedwat and Moruita five people were trained. They learned most of the aspects involved […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Pedicab is a new and sustainable expansion of public transport in African cities. It is a durable and cheaper alternative to motorised transport, like motor cycles and tuktuks. Due to its modern and sleek appearance the new pedicab is a good alternative to the simple traditional pedicab. This will appeal to the middle class […]
CONTINUE READINGThe 1st of July Ko Verpoorte will cycle the Maratone dles Dolomites in Italy. The amount that he collects through donations and contributions from sponsors, will go to the Bike4Work project of CooP-Africa in Rwanda. In 2012 the Maratone dles Dolomites, which attracts about nine thousand participants, will start for the 26th time. Ko Verpoorte: […]
CONTINUE READINGIn 2010 Roel Peerenboom started supporting Bike4School projects of CooP-Africa through his Profile Bicycle shop in Wageningen. People who buy a bicycle in his shop get the opportunity to contribute to a bicycle for students in Africa. Roel Peerenboom explains with enthusiasm his initiative and corporate responsibility. What did you make to start supporting CooP-Africa? […]
CONTINUE READINGCooP-Africa has provided 60 bicycles to farmers in a new project location ‘Gakomeye’ in Rwanda . The men and women who have received a bicycle have been making their own plan of how to pay off the bike. On the 5th of January this year the beneficiaries have attended a training on microfinance in Rwanda. […]
CONTINUE READINGFietsen zijn veruit de belangrijkste vervoermiddelen in Oeganda. Slechts 2% van de gezinnen heeft een motor of auto, terwijl 34% van de gezinnen een fiets heeft. Fietsen zijn vooral populair omdat ze betaalbaar zijn (een auto is onbetaalbaar), en veelzijdig in gebruik zijn (je bepaalt zelf het tijdstip, wat je meeneemt en wie hem gebruikt). […]
CONTINUE READINGCycling out of Poverty supports entrepreneurs working with waste collection and / or recycling, based on the vision that African small businesses can improve their income if they are supported in making the most of one’s opportunities. Special tricycles are made available on the local market, to enable the easy movement of large loads. But […]
CONTINUE READINGThe production of tricycles in Burkina Faso has started. The workshop in Koudougou produces the tricycle specifically for small entrepreneurs. The bicycles can be used for example by garbage collectors in the Bike2Clean project, or water vendors in the Bike4Water project. The production of the tricycle is a income generating activity of the workshop. For […]
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