On July 20th, 2012 a ceremony was held in Kumi Uganda, whereby the Bike4Care programme was officially launched. The launch was attended by over 600 people. All Village Health Teams and Community Based Trainers were present. Present were the Local Council V, III and I Chairpersons, District Health Officers of both Districts, the District Health […]
CONTINUE READINGIn 2007 CooP-Africa started a bicycle project in Burkina Faso. Our partner organization AVO gives bicycles on credit. The bicycles are mainly used by women to make money, for example by selling peanuts, donuts and local-grown products at markets and in surrounding villages. The women pay the bicycle in installments. The payments allow AVO to […]
CONTINUE READINGTwo groups of each 15 farmers have been trained in bicycle maintenance and basic repair by our local partner organisation Orude. The groups are located in Bugiri district in Uganda. The farmers are going to use a bicycle to access better markets. They are currently selling their products on nearby markets. The main trading centre […]
CONTINUE READINGCooP-Africa’s partner organisation in Uganda ORUDE has made 70 bicycles available to 6 Saccos in Eastern Uganda. Via the Saccos (Saving and Credit Cooperations) the bicycles are to be given to rural entrepreneurs on a creditscheme programme in 2012. In July 2012 these bicycles were distributed to the different Saccos in Jinja and Bugiri: Buyengo, […]
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CONTINUE READING‘Fietsen Scoort’ is a national campaign which encourages cycling to work in a challenging way. The promotion of commuting by bike is main goal of the campaign. Fietsen Scoort gives companies the opportunity to sponsor cycled kilometers of employees. The sponsor proceeds are divided between projects in developing countries, including those of CooP-Africa. Click here […]
CONTINUE READINGOn World Environment Day, June 5th, it was Bike2Clean day in Kisumu, Kenya. A group of people hit the streets to clean the neighbourhood Nyalenda, an informal settlement in Kisumu, of street litter. The enthusiastic volunteers took the opportunity to showcase the need for environmental awareness in Kenya. “We want to show how easy it […]
CONTINUE READINGIn the last 2 months, 334 bicycles have been assembled for health workers in Northern Uganda. The bicycles were locally assembled under supervision of the professional BSPW-staff. By doing so work was generated locally and the people doing the assembling were learning on the job. The bicycles for the health workers are branded with a […]
CONTINUE READINGOn the 9th of June Bikeventures, partner of CooP-Africa, organised the 2nd boda boda beauty contest in Kisumu, Kenya. Kisumu is known for the large number of boda boda bicycle riders. CooP-Africa supports boda boda riders and creates opportunities for them to expand their business. Boda boda riding is a vulnerable profession. The media often […]
CONTINUE READINGUnder the Bike4Work programme, entrepreneurs can get access to a bicycle on credit via 9 Saving and Credit Cooperations (Saccos) in Eastern Uganda. For this programme CooP-Africa is partnering with ORUDE. ORUDE has established Saccos in 9 villages in Eastern Uganda, where entrepreneurs can save and get business loans. From now on, rural entrepreneurs can […]
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