In 2011 CooP-Africa made it possible to attend the Velocity conference in Seville, Spain, with a delegation of ABN members. Velocity is the global conference at which innovation and knowledge in the field of bicycles and bicycle policy is being shared. Three ABN members were given the opportunity to present their work and ideas. In cooperation with…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGInclusion of cycling in transport and urban development planning is essential to the creation of sustainable and liveable communities. In Kisumu, Kenya, from 24 September to 5 October 2012 a refresher course on planning for cycling in African cities was organised for ABN members. The refresher course explored the core concepts of cycling-inclusive urban planning…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGCycling out of Poverty values south-south exchange between her partner organisations in Africa. They can inspire each other, learn from each other and exchange experiences. All of them are working on bicycle projects supported by Cycling out of Poverty, and they often face similar challenges. In recent years, Cycling out of Poverty organised an annual…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGFrom 8-11 July a meeting was organised by I-CE and Cycling out of poverty in Kenya with the African partnerorganisations. The meeting was a follow up of the meeting in Burkina Faso in 2007 and the one in Uganda in 2008. During the meeting in Uganda a lot of technical aspects of bicycle micro finance…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGThe first meeting of African bicycle micro finance organisations took place from 12 to 14 April 2007 in Koudougou (Burkina Faso). The meeting was organised by Cycling out of Poverty, and funded by Interface for Cycling Expertise. Participants were mainly partners of Cycling out of Poverty: AVO (Burkina Faso), FABIO (Uganda), AAMTC (Ghana) and NHASD…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGFrom 29 June to 6 Juli 2008 a second meeting on bicycle micro finance was held in Jinja (Uganda). This meeting was a follow up of the meeting in Burkina Faso in 2007. During the meeting organisations participated from Burkina Faso (AVO), Ghana (AAMCT), Uganda (FABIO), Egypt (NHASD) and Kenya (Uvumbuzi). Cycling out of poverty…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGCooP-Africa supports her African partner organisations to share knowledge and experiences among themselves. Since most partner organisations are working on similar activities, they can learn a lot from each other. In 2007 CooP-Africa, Cycling out of Poverty, started to organise annual meetings for her partner organisations. This resulted in 2009 in the launch of the…lees verder
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