Under a rainy sky, 69 health care workers in Kisumu County (Kenya), received a bicycle from CooP-Africa. The health care workers were awarded a bicycle after completing a training on basic bicycle maintenance and repair. The bicycle enables the health care workers to visit more patients and to cover a wider area. A tv-crew from…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGIn Siaya County in the western part of Kenya, 51 health care workers are now using bicycles. With the help of the Bike4Care programme, health care workers in Africa use bicycles to visit patients at home. The health workers treat patients and provide information. Moreover they provide remote areas with drugs, mosquito nets, water purification tablets, and water filters. Health workers on…lees verder
CONTINUE READING{youtube}xDFsi4cYvv4|300|225{/youtube} In the Western part of Kenya you see many bicycle taxis called “boda boda”. These boda boda riders use regular bicycles, with a cushion on the carrier to passengers to sit on. These boda boda seats are now also available in the Netherlands. The seats are sold by Return to Sender. Return to Sender…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGCooP-Africa has achieved the first prize in the category ‘best newcomer’ of the Transparency Award 2012. It was the first time that CooP-Africa, with the annual report of 2011, tendered for the Transparency Award. With the observations in the report, that the Transparency Award has given to CooP-Africa, CooP-Africa will be able to make the…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGUnder the Bike4Work programme, entrepreneurs can get access to a bicycle on credit via 9 Saving and Credit Cooperations (Saccos) in Eastern Uganda. An interested member of a Sacco pays an initial deposit of 50% of the cost of the bicycle, a bicycle is handed over to them and the balance is paid in instalments…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGInclusion of cycling in transport and urban development planning is essential to the creation of sustainable and liveable communities. In Kisumu, Kenya, PGM staff organised a Nuffic-sponsored refresher course on planning for cycling in African cities, in close collaboration with Maseno University (MSU), CooP-Africa and the Netherlands Alumni Association of Kenya (NAAK). The course was…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGCooP-Africa is supporting Bikeventures in setting up bicycle tourism in Kisumu Kenya. Bikeventures wants to give its customers a city map as they make a bicycle tour in and around Kisumu, Kenya. CooP-Africa is looking for creative designers who are willing to make this city map. For more information about the task: http://www.1procentclub.nl/doen/task-details?id=362 Interested? Contact us by…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGThe CooP-Africa annual report of 2011 is now available. Currently only the Dutch version is available, an English summary will be ready soon. To receive the annual report, click here.
CONTINUE READINGPolice in the Northern parts of Uganda are taking the bicycles of the Voluntary Health Teams of the roads. The Bike4Care bicycles are equipped with a carrier on the front. The traffic police stopped the bicycles since they were confused about the front carrier. They were afraid they would be used to carry passengers like a bicycle…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGIt is now possible to donate to CooP-Africa, Cycling out of Poverty, through SMS. SMS ‘DONATIE 2492’ to 1008 and you will receive a personal code and link at which you can decide yourself how much and how often you would like to donate to CooP-Africa. This service has been made available by GeefGratis Foundation,…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGDoneer nu makkelijk en snel aan de fietsprojecten van Cycling out of Poverty
