CooP-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 READINGA bicycle workshop and training centre is set up in one of the biggest informal settlements of Kisumu, Kenya’s third largest city. By providing trainings, designing and producing (modified) bicycles, and creating employment it is aimed to reduce poverty. In the workshop bicycles are repaired and sold. Also, modified bicycles are developed and produced, such…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGMany Africans don’t have enough money to buy a bicycle in one go, but do have a vision on how they can use a bicycle to improve their livelihood. These people (and especially women are encouraged to participate) can apply for a bicycle on credit via one of our partner organisations. For farmers, traders, bicycle…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGInnovam supports CooP-Africa in developing training material and organising fund raising activities. www.innovam.nl CooP-Africa is one of the partners of Cycletours. Cycletours organises bicycle holidays for everyone. www.cycletours.nl Arrange your holiday through ‘Reis-idee’ and CooP-Africa benefits too. www.reis-idee.nl Bonnier Advocaten contributes to the Bike4Work project in Uganda. www.bonnieradvocaten.nl Profile Roel Peerenboom…lees verder
CONTINUE READING4 students of the Delft University for Technology have designed a bicycle for African street vendors. In November 2009 they have researched the needs and demands of the bicycle users in Kisumu Kenya. A co-creation team was established of (mobile) street vendors, neighbourhood association, market vendors, VBBS, metalworkers, bicycle mechanics, representative of disabled people, etc,…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGCooP-Africa, Cycling out of Poverty, is a charity that supports small entrepreneurs, students and health workers in Africa by giving access to bicycles. A bicycle plays a major role in enabling African people to improve their access to income generation, education and health care. With local partner organisations in Burkina Faso, Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda, CooP-Africa makes innovative…lees verder
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