16 more health workers in Kenya are now cycling in stead of walking. They visit patients in a specific area and provide counceling, first aid, signal (new) symptoms and illnesses, and refer to specialists where needed. By equiping the health workers with bicycles, they can travel faster and futher and reach out to more patients….lees verder
CONTINUE READINGIn Coop-Africa’s Bike4Care programme in Kenya again 32 community health workers are now saving lives with bicycles. They have received their Bike4Care bicycles during a CooP-Africa event. By equiping the health workers with bicycles, they can travel faster and futher and reach out to more patients. The health workers are trained in basic maintenance and…lees verder
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. Cycling has many advantages, for instance in the areas of health and environment. Fietsen Scoort gives companies the opportunity to sponsor cycled kilometers of employees. The sponsor proceeds…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGKenya has a system of volunteer health workers, who visit patients in a specific area. These visits are mostly done on foot. By equiping the health workers with bicycles, they can travel faster and futher and reach out to more patients. 24 health workers have received a Bike4Care bicycle from CooP-Africa. They are also trained…lees verder
CONTINUE READING50 farmers have received a bicycle in a new revolving fund of CooP-Kenya. In this programme small entrepreneurs and farmers can pay-off the bicycle in small terms (mostly through the use of mobile money). These bicycles enable farmers to carry more products to the market, visit markets more often and visit markets which on foot…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGDoneer nu makkelijk en snel aan de fietsprojecten van Cycling out of Poverty
