Nicolas Cerulus, a 17 year old student from the British School will raise money for CooP-Africa by taking part in the 24 hour cycling race on the legendary Le Mans race track in France. Nicolas is in his first year and as part of his diploma he is organizing this fundraising project. The race takes…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGEvery year, Gert Verhofstede, makes a long cycling tour of 6 weeks. “Won’t you sell your bike? We will put together with the whole village!” was one of the proposals he heard during one of his bicycle tours. By traveling by bicycle, he realized that a bicycle really could mean a way out of poverty….lees verder
CONTINUE READING168 health care workers in Apac, Uganda, are now able to visit more patients, since they have been equipped with bicycles. In Uganda there are a large number of volunteer health care workers, who each serve the households in a specific region with house calls and outreach on health issues. They used to do everything…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGKarin Groot currently strengthens the Kenyan organisation Bikeventures in the further development of bicycle tours, rentals and cycling events. Karin has a background in marketing, and that is exactly what her contribution will be: marketing the activities of Bikeventures. Her work includes developing a tourist road map of the city, the development of the tours…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGOn July 20th, 2012 a ceremony was held in Kumi Uganda, whereby the Bike4Care programme was officially launched. The launch was attended by over 600 people. All Village Health Teams and Community Based Trainers were present. Present were the Local Council V, III and I Chairpersons, District Health Officers of both Districts, the District Health…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGTwo groups of each 15 farmers have been trained in bicycle maintenance and basic repair by our local partner organisation Orude. The groups are located in Bugiri district in Uganda. The farmers are going to use a bicycle to access better markets. They are currently selling their products on nearby markets. The main trading centre…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGIn 2007 CooP-Africa started a bicycle project in Burkina Faso. Our partner organization AVO gives bicycles on credit. The bicycles are mainly used by women to make money, for example by selling peanuts, donuts and local-grown products at markets and in surrounding villages. The women pay the bicycle in installments. The payments allow AVO to…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGCooP-Africa’s partner organisation in Uganda ORUDE has made 70 bicycles available to 6 Saccos in Eastern Uganda. Via the Saccos (Saving and Credit Cooperations) the bicycles are to be given to rural entrepreneurs on a creditscheme programme in 2012. In July 2012 these bicycles were distributed to the different Saccos in Jinja and Bugiri: Buyengo,…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGVote for the advertisement of CooP Africa, Cycling out of Poverty, so we can win advertisement space in the Dutch newspaper NRC, and you may win an i-Pad! Click here or copy the link: http://www.nrccharityawards.nl/inzendingen/coop-africa-cycling-out-of-poverty and vote now. Thank you!
CONTINUE READING‘Fietsen Scoort’ is a national campaign which encourages cycling to work in a challenging way. The promotion of commuting by bike is main goal of the campaign. Fietsen Scoort gives companies the opportunity to sponsor cycled kilometers of employees. The sponsor proceeds are divided between projects in developing countries, including those of CooP-Africa. Click here…lees verder
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