Bicycle repair and fitting training in Nakapiripirit, Uganda. Youths are being trained to assemble and repair bicycles in a very rural and isolated region. A bicycle really makes a difference in this area but it is essential the bicycles keep on running. So that’s where they come in. For more information on this project, go…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGAnother bicycle trailer from the bicycle workshop in Kisumu Kenya. Support the expansion of the workshop so we can produce more of these efficient, affordable and innovative means of transport. Support the development of the bicycle workshop in Kenya, under the Bike4Work projects.
CONTINUE READINGPedicabs lined up to go on transport to Kisumu and Jinja. In 2014 the first Pedi-Teksis will be riding in Kisumu, Kenya and Jinja, Uganda. For more information about this project read about the design phase of the pedicab as part of the African Bicycle Design, and the implementation phase of the pedicab, as part…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGStudents of Liemers College in Zevenaar (the Netherlands) have volunteered in Kisumu, Kenya. They were trained on assembling bicycles and this is the result. Happy students, assembled bicycles and most importantly happy students in Kenya who are going to ride these bicycles in the Bike4School programme. The students of Liemers College in Zevenaar also supported…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGNew developments in Kisumu Kenya. The Cycling Blue Workshop is getting an upgrade to give space to our staff of CooP-Kenya and to improve and increase on our bicycle production. The perimeter wall is about to be completed. By May 2014 we hope to have completed the work. Your support is very much appreciated. Support…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGRotary Club Bennekom raised 10,000 euros during the four-day-bicycle tour in Ede (the Netherlands). This donation to CooP-Africa is a step forward in realising en expansion and upgrading of the Cycling Blue Workshop in Kisumu Kenya to a multifuncional centre for bicycle production.For more information about this project, go to the bicycle workshop in Kenya,…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGThis year, the Student Union of the Delft University of Technology celebrates her five year anniversary. As part of the anniversary events, the students organised an event on the Market in Delft. More than 250 bicycles were collected there, refurbished and sold. In addition, they organised wine tasting and a canal tour. From all these…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGThis year, the 40th edition of the four-day-bicycle tour was held in Ede (the Netherlands). The daily routes of 40 or 25 km run along the Grebbelinie, the “dropping fields”, the Rhine and of course by the Veluwe woods and heaths. Numerous prominent landmarks and attractions are viewed every day, participants get a good image…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGFor people who want to reminisce on the throne change and like to cycle through beautiful nature, Reis-idee has organised an “orange” bike ride. You will cycle with your own company and in your own pace, with a detailed description and map at hand. The ride starts in Hilversum and passes Drakensteyn castle, where Willem-Alexander…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGOn 3 May CooP-Africa organised the second Friends of CooP-Africa Event. The turnout was high, with 60 people attending the event each seat was occupied. Frank van Rijn, world cyclist and ambassador of CooP-Africa gave a lecture on his bicycle tour along the projects of CooP-Africa in Kenya and Uganda. Luuk Eickmans, director, told about…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGDoneer nu makkelijk en snel aan de fietsprojecten van Cycling out of Poverty
