In the last couple of months the winning design of the African Bicycle Design Contest has been produced by the bicycle workshop in Kisumu, Kenya. Two different variants have been made. At this moment 40 users take part in a user survey in order to get a view on experiences with the trailers. Among others…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGA ranger of National Park ‘De Hoge Veluwe’ in the Netherlands will make a documentary about the “white bicycles” in Africa. He recently visited Kenya to explore this idea and to picture the cyclists. In partnership with KLM, CooP-Africa reuses the white bicycles of the National Park ‘De Hoge Veluwe’ in Kenya. This is a…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGYesterday evening CooP-Africa organised, together with students of the Stedelijk Gymnasium Nijmegen, a very successful Friends of Coop Africa Event. After looking back to 5 years of CooP Africa, Cycling out of Poverty, we focused on the new logo and communication materials. The students had made a CooP-Africa movie and online game. The participants could…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGWith support from the Bernard van Leer foundation, 400 health care workers in 3 rural provinces of Uganda are going to be equipped with bicycles. This phase was planned for May, June and July, but on request of the districts this phase was pushed forward to deliver the bicycles to all districts in April. Thanks…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGAt this moment, a Bike4Care project in Uganda is in preparation, whereby around 400 Village Health Team (VHT) workers will be equipped with bicycles. The VHTs are working in rural areas, where distances to reach patients are long. The bicycles will enable them to move faster and to go further afield, and thus visiting more…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGStarting from April 2012, Clemens Nijhuis is the new treasurer of CooP-Africa. He replaces Ineke Leenders, who we would like to thank very much for her contribution as the treasurer of CooP-Africa the last couple of years. Clemens has a diploma in business administration. After his studies he worked for several employers and gained experience in…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGThursday, the 10th of May 2012 everywhere in the Netherlands people will cycle to work during the Cycle to Work Day. This day calls in a good and fun way attention to business cycling. Who of your colleagues will cycle to work with you? Subscribe quickly at www.fietsnaarjewerkdag.nl, with your registration you support CooP-Africa. The…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGBeneficiaries of the bicycle-on-credit programmes in Kenya can now use ‘M-Pesa’ to pay off the bicycle. M-Pesa is a mobile-phone based money transfer service. The initial concept of M-Pesa is to create a service which allows microfinance borrowers to conveniently receive and repay loans using the mobile phone network. M-Pesa is widely used and accessible…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGFietsvriendin.nl is thé event planner for women who feel like making a nice bike ride. Fietsvriendin.nl supports CooP Africa, because of all paid bike rides at least 10% goes to CooP-Africa. Cycling is combined with comfort, such as picnics, high tea, a massage or a sauna-date. Saturday, April 21 is the opening ride. At 12…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGThe 10th of May 2012 CooP-Africa will organise its first Friends of CooP-Africa event. The evening will start at 19.30 h. Venue is the Stedelijk Gymnasium Nijmegen, Kronenburgersingel 269, near Central Station and the centre of Nijmegen. Students of the Stedelijk Gymnasium will support organising the event and will contribute to the programme. More information regarding…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGDoneer nu makkelijk en snel aan de fietsprojecten van Cycling out of Poverty
