People living with disabilities in Africa face huge challenges accessing education and employment. Even getting about at home and in the locality can be fraught with difficulties. Inadequate infrastructure in and around many schools, offices and houses can force people to become socially excluded from their communities. Bicycles are a common mode of transport across […]
CONTINUE READINGTime flies! It is almost Christmas time. A time for giving; a time to consider those less fortunate than ourselves. A great time also to organise a sponsor run or any other charity fundraising event. Are you a teacher, a student or parent to a student? We call upon you to consider raising funds for Bike4School, […]
CONTINUE READINGThe bicycle plays an important actor in improving food security and can play a crucial role in stopping hunger and poverty. Small-scale farmers produce the majority of food in developing countries. A major problem for these farmers is however, limited or no access to markets and therefor the inability to sell their crops. The main […]
CONTINUE READINGStudents from Stedelijk Gymnasium Nijmegen are support the Bike4School programme for years now. During their annual sponsor run the first year students run laps in a famous park in Nijmegen, Kronenburg park. Family, friends and other people they know sponsor every lap they run and the proceeds are being donated to Bike4School and other good […]
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CONTINUE READINGOne week before the professionals are riding the 2nd track of the Tour de France in Utrecht, the Netherlands, the route is used for the official non-competitive ride during the Toerversie Utrecht. CooP-Africa is present with a following care and a special virtual Africa experience! Come visit Toerversie Utrecht this Sunday, get on your bicycle […]
CONTINUE READINGStart your sponsor bicycle tour now. Raise money for bicycle for Africa. For every 125 euro you raise 500 people will get better access to health care. In the Bike4Care programme CooP-Africa provides a bicycle to community health workers. With a bicycle they can reach out to twice as many households in day compared to […]
CONTINUE READINGIn principle, CooP-Africa is not shipping second hand bicycles to Africa. We buy as much as possible bicycles on the local market. Nevertheless, many people ask us if they can donate their 2nd hand bicycles to us for people in Africa. We are inviting everyone to sell your second hand bicycle in your own country, […]
CONTINUE READINGWithout the support of companies CooP-Africa cannot help entrepreneurs, students and health workers in Africa with bicycles. Become partner of CooP-Africa with your company, organisation or club! Supporting Africans who use a bicycle to improve access to income, education and health care links with the philosophy of many different organisations in other parts of the […]
CONTINUE READINGAre you organising a party for your birthday or anniversary? And would you like to support a charity in stead of getting gifts for yourself? Tell all your friends and relatives about your plan and ask them to donate your gift to CooP-Africa. A nice way of supporting cyclists in Africa. A number of people […]
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