Distance to services like education and markets are long in rural Asante Akim District in Ghana. Public transport in these areas is either not existing or irregular, inefficient and expensive. In rural villages in the Asante Akim District in Ghana, bicycles are given out to small entrepreneurs and students so that they can save on…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGIn collaboration with its local partner organisation, CooP-Africa gives 60 bicycles on credit to household families in rural Gakomeye. Families receive the bicycle from the first deposit so they can use the bicycle to generate more income, pay off their bikes and improve their living standards. Families who buy a bicycle on credit are being…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGIn the villages around Koudougou our partner organisation AVO gives out bicycles-on-credit. The bicycles are mostly used by the women to start up a small enterprise, such as selling ground nuts and local donuts or small farm trading between villages and other markets. • Target group: women and small entrepreneurs • Period: since 2007 • Supported…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGIn Western Kenya, the bicycle is a popular means of transport. It is relatively cheap and gives you the freedom to move around when and where you want. The majority of Kenyans are working in the informal sector, and due to the flexibility of the bicycle, bicycles provides income generating opportunities to this group. In Nyanza Province (Kisumu,…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGOur partner organisation AVO is running bicycle credit programmes in and around Koudougou. To provide the beneficiaries with durable and custom-made bicycles a bicycle workshop has been set up. In the workshop youth are trained on bicycle mechanics and metal works. Also, modified bicycles are developed and produced, such as bicycle carts, bicycles with extended…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGCooP-Africa, Cycling out of Poverty, is setting up self-sustainable solid waste management systems with bicycles: the Bike2Clean concept. Private waste collection and recycling enterprises in Uganda, Burkina Faso and Kenya collect solid waste at household level with carrier tricycles and separate the different types of waste (or separate at household level, depending on sensitisation). After separation…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGMany women in the rural areas in Uganda have the potential to make a successful small business. A bicycle can make difference in terms of accessibility to markets and their land, fetching water, etc. Our local partner organisations are running a programme in which they work with those farmers, especially women. They discuss and define…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGBicycles in Burkina Faso are as popular as in the Netherlands, Denmark or Germany. That is why the local government of Koudougou in Burkina Faso invited AVO and CooP-Africa to brainstorm about how the bicycle could be beneficial to contribute the reaching some of the goals of the municipal development plan of Koudougou. Specific areas bicycles can…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGAlthough cycling in Nairobi is often seen as not safe, and people therefore have no other choice than walking or joining the congested roads with motorised transport, a growing number of people is being identified as potential cyclist. More and more institutions do come together to promote cycling like UNEP, UN-Habitat and many civil society…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGTo improve the economic situation of poor but economical active families, Cycling out of Poverty implements the BIKE4WORK concept in Nairobi. This concept will be focussing on making (custom-made) bicycles available and affordable for small entrepreneurs and casual workers. Results of these programmes are economical growth (by saving on transport costs, increased income, job diversification,…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGDoneer nu makkelijk en snel aan de fietsprojecten van Cycling out of Poverty
