Bike4School saves shoes

On mei 1, 2014

Kiyemba Godfrey is a student in the Bike4School programme. He wrote an essay about the Bike4School bicycle saving his shoes from wearing on the way footing to school daily, and that now he uses the bicycle he takes years without buying any new shoes. Kiyemba Godrey’s essay was selected for the Bike4School photobook, of which…lees verder

12 more bicycles for students

On april 29, 2014

At St. Paul Secondary School in Uganda, 12 more students have received bicycles under the Bike4School programme. Students who walk long distances to school can use a bicycle to ease their burden and spend more time and energy on school work. For more information about the Bike4School projects, go to the Bike4School project page. To…lees verder

Bicycle mechanics trained

On april 25, 2014

A good way to earn an income on bicycles is as bicycle mechanic. In Iganga District in Uganda 8 mechanics were trained to be bicycle mechanics. Most of them were already working as mechanic, but without proper training. Therefore, they were not able to fix more complex problems. Due to this training they can now…lees verder

Students on bikes perform well

On april 21, 2014

Students in the Bike4School programme get access to a bicycle to go to school. Many students walk long distances to school and back home, reducing their time and energy they can spend on school work. Last years Bike4School students have all improved their performance and attendance at school, and therefore they have now been awarded…lees verder

Happy Easter

On april 20, 2014

Give this Easter a Bike4Work entrepreneur a bicycle! Go to the support page to support Bike4Work.

Bike4Care in Al Jazeera’s The Cure

On april 18, 2014

{youtube}pMTSuevHdko|300|225{/youtube} Last year, Al Jazeera visited our Bike4Care project in Kenya. The video shown on the right was broadcased in Al Jazeera’s The Cure. Click on the video to view the programme and to see more about Bike4Care. For more information about the Bike4Care programme, click here.

Again 12 health workers on bicycles

On april 15, 2014

Another 12 health workers in Kenya have received Bike4Care bicycles. Kenya has a system of volunteer health workers, who visit patients in a specific area. These visits are mostly done on foot. By equiping the health workers with bicycles, they can travel faster and futher and reach out to more patients. For this project we…lees verder

Load your phone while cycling

On april 8, 2014

LoadOnTheRoad SC. has a great product to make cycling more effective and interesting: the RoadLoader. This is a charger that allows a smartphone, music player or navigation system to be charged while cycling. By purchasing a RoadLoader you support the Bike4Care projects of CooP-Africa. Of every euro profit, 30 cents goes to bicycles for health…lees verder

Volunteer fundraising / event management

On april 2, 2014

CooP-Africa is looking for ta volunteer fundraising / event management. For the Dutch job description, go to the Dutch site by clicking on the Dutch flag.

150 bicycles for health workers Uganda

On maart 20, 2014

150 health workers in Uganda have received Bike4Care bicycles. Volunteer health workers in Uganda visit their patients mostly on foot. By equiping the health workers with bicycles, they can travel faster and futher and reach out to more patients. At the launch of the programme speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga was present. NTV and Bukede…lees verder

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