This Bike4Care project in Uganda is a joint project of CooP-Uganda, Bernard van Leer Foundation and PSFU. Aim of the Bike4Care intervention in Uganda is to improve accessibility to proper health care and health counselling for isolated communities in Apac, Kumi and Nakapiripirit Province by providing appropriate bicycles. Health workers will be equipped with fortified…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGLast month a kick off was launched of the Bike4Care intervention in Uganda. In May 2012, 410 Village Health Team members are equipped with fortified bicycles. This will happen in two selected sub counties in the three districts of Apac, Kumi and Nakapiripirit. By providing appropriate bicycles the Bike4Care intervention will improve accessibility to proper health care….lees verder
CONTINUE READINGIn 2010 Roel Peerenboom started supporting Bike4School projects of CooP-Africa through his Profile Bicycle shop in Wageningen. People who buy a bicycle in his shop get the opportunity to contribute to a bicycle for students in Africa. Roel Peerenboom explains with enthusiasm his initiative and corporate responsibility. What did you make to start supporting CooP-Africa?…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGIn this Bike4Care project, community health workers in Africa are being equipped with modified bicycles for health checks, emergency visits and counselling and isolated communities are being equipped with bicycles plus bicycle ambulance trailers for better access to health centers. The intervention will improve the capacity of health workers and the opportunity to visit more…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGIn this Bike4Care project, volunteer health workers in Iganga (Uganda) are being equipped with bicycles for health checks, emergency visits and counselling. The Bike4Care intervention improves the capacity of health workers and the opportunity to visit more patients by increasing the capture area and speed. Bike4Care also provides a fast and efficient first aid emergency…lees verder
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…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGFietsen zijn veruit de belangrijkste vervoermiddelen in Oeganda. Slechts 2% van de gezinnen heeft een motor of auto, terwijl 34% van de gezinnen een fiets heeft. Fietsen zijn vooral populair omdat ze betaalbaar zijn (een auto is onbetaalbaar), en veelzijdig in gebruik zijn (je bepaalt zelf het tijdstip, wat je meeneemt en wie hem gebruikt)….lees verder
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…lees verder
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…lees verder
CONTINUE READING90 health care workers have finished a 6-day training in community health strategies of the Kenyan government. They are now qualified health care providers. With their bicycles they are providing door-to-door service to people in need. The training ended with a ceremony in which the health care workers were awarded with a certificate. The next…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGDoneer nu makkelijk en snel aan de fietsprojecten van Cycling out of Poverty
