In Coop-Africa’s Bike4Care programme in Kenya again 18 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 READINGThe Green Hub in Kisumu, Kenia is expected to get finished in November. To start-up the bicycle frame production and to train our local staff CooP-Africa is looking for a volunteer with experience in bicycle production. We hope to welcome a volunteer in Kisumu for 3 months (from November/December). The volunteer is offered lodging and…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGWe need your vote to win the public award of the NRC Charity Award. Now vote for our advertorial we have sent in. With your vote we stand chance to win a spread in NRC Handelblad and/or nrc.next (leading newspaper in the Netherlands) worth € 75.000! Give your vote.
CONTINUE READINGEnd June 2014 CooP-Africa started working on the base for The Green Hub. The perimeter wall by that time was already completed with support from Liemers College Zevenaar. The Green Hub will be a centre in Kisumu, Kenya with many bicycle related activities with as central activity a bicycle factory where we will manufacture Kenyan…lees verder
CONTINUE READING31 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 READINGThis year CooP-Africa is again competing for the Transparency Prize. In 2012 we were the best newcomer and now we aim for a better score every year. The Transparency Award is sponsored by Nationale Postcode Loterij.
CONTINUE READINGAnother 15 health workers in Kenya have received Bike4Care bicycles. Kenya 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. For this project we…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. 17 health workers have received a Bike4Care bicycle from CooP-Africa. They are also trained…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGClick on the picture to open the summary of the Annual Report 2013. To receive a copy of the full Annual Report 2013 of CooP-Africa (Dutch), please fill your name and email address below. {rsform 20}
CONTINUE READINGAgain, bicycles have been given out to students in the Bike4School programme in Uganda. Bicycles are a popular means of transport among students, but affordability is an issue. Under the Bike4School programme students can acquire a bicycle on a reduced rate, and “pay” part of it by performing well in school. For more information about…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGDoneer nu makkelijk en snel aan de fietsprojecten van Cycling out of Poverty
