Last year Erik Heijn had to break his sponsor cycling tour after four days cycling due to obstacles on the cycle path. His bike was total loss and Erik was forced to stop cycling. His sponsors did transfer the sponsor amounts and donated 400 euros for CooP-Africa. To keep his promise Erik will try to […]
CONTINUE READINGDuring the ‘Fiets- en Wandelbeurs’ the 11 and 12 February 2012 at the RAI in Amsterdam many people visited the booth of CooP-Africa, Cycling out of Poverty. Frank van Rijn, world cyclist and ambassador of CooP-Africa mentioned CooP-Africa several times during his lectures, and afterwards flyers were distributed. In the booth of Coop-Africa a real […]
CONTINUE READINGSaturday 11 and Sunday 12 February 2012 CooP-Africa participates in the ‘Fiets- en Wandelbeurs’ (Cycling and Rambling fair) in the Amsterdam RAI exhibition centre. Our stand number is 11-D-78. During the fair, we sell lots, with which you can win a Black Mamba bicycle. The proceeds of the lottery goes to the Bike4Care projects. During […]
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 READINGThe ‘Centraal Bureau Fondsenwerving’ (CBF) is an independent foundation in the Netherlands that oversees the collection of money of charitable organisations. Charitable organisations can obtain a CBF certification or certificate if they meet the requirements of the CBF, concerning trustworthy fundraising and spending. In late January 2012, CooP-Africa received the CBF certificate for small charities. […]
CONTINUE READINGIn October 2011 the first classes of the ‘Stedelijk Gymnasium Nijmegen’ (SGN) raised 1,475 euro for the Bike4School project of Coop-Africa in Uganda. (Click here for more info about the project.) This was the 12th time the SGN organized a charity run in the beautiful ‘Kronenburgerpark’ in Nijmegen. The students ran for 30 minutes rounds […]
CONTINUE READINGCycling out of Poverty will soon change its name to CooP-Africa. CooP-Africa refers to the old name ‘Cycling out of Poverty’ and to the projects in Africa. With the corresponding new logo CooP-Africa will show progress, color and energy! The website will remain accessible via www.cyclingoutofpoverty.com, but now also via www.coop-africa.org
CONTINUE READINGIn Kisumu Kenia 100 health care workers cycle on a Bike4Care bicycle. Althought cycling is a common phenomenon in this region, last saturday Cycling Out of Poverty organised cycling lessons for health care workers. The Training began with theory about the road rules, signs and symbols and position on the road. Because only a few […]
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 READING{youtube}ZkqBgl3QwAU|300|225{/youtube} On World Aids Day a national marathon preceded by a procession was organised in Kenya to raise awareness for HIV/AIDS. This year’s event was held in Kisumu, Kenya. The procession was headed by over 100 health care workers with bicycles from Cycling out of Poverty. They were showing the importance of mobility of health […]
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