We are looking for a Marketing/Communication Officer to strengthen our team. The officer will be working from the Netherlands and Dutch will be the main language. To read the (Dutch) vacancy go to our Dutch website.
CONTINUE READINGCycling out of Poverty values south-south exchange between her partner organisations in Africa. In 2007 and 2008 Cycling out of Poverty organised partner meetings to share and harness knowledge and experiences. In 2009, the African organisations decided to form a network: called the African Bicycle Network (ABN). In October 2010, the African Bicycle Network co-organised a expert…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGOn August 11, 2011 Erik Heijn started a bicycle tour of 1200 km along the borders of the Netherlands, on his recumbent bicycle. It is the second time Erik is making a bicycle tour to raise funds for Cycling out of Poverty’s bicycle projects. He had a good start, crossing many Dutch provinces: South Holland,…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGIn 2010, the first round of students on 2 schools in Iganga District (Uganda) received a bicycle on credit via our partner organisation FABIO. By now, all students have paid off their bicycle. This means that FABIO is getting ready for a new group of students who will receive a new round of bicycles, which…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGSince 2006, women in Burkina Faso are able to aquire a bicycle-on-credit via our partner organisation AVO. Hundreds of women have benefited from this programme. The bicycle enables them to generate more income for their family. Most women are small entrepreneurs and are selling their products on the market: from ground nuts, to local beer…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGThe Cycle2school programme in Kisozi (Uganda) started last year with bicycles-on-credit for students of a secondary school in the area. Our partner organisation Hope Alive Uganda (HAU) is facing difficulties in communication with the students, due to a change in teachers at the school. In the upcoming weeks HAU is exploring opportunities to improve the…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGA group of young students have completed a good long bicycle tour for Cycling out of Poverty. In four weeks time they cycled from the Netherlands to Istanbul, covering more than 2,500 km. With this tour, they managed to raise almost 4,000 euros for a cycle-to-school project in Uganda. The cyclists appreciated the helpful and hospitable…lees verder
CONTINUE READING90 health care workers have finished a 6-day training in community health strategies of the Kenyan government. They are now qualified health care providers. With their bicycles they are providing door-to-door service to people in need. The training ended with a ceremony in which the health care workers were awarded with a certificate. The next…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGAs part of the bike2clean programme in Uganda, a start has been made with the production of tricycles. The tricycles will be used for garbage collection, and are produced in the workshop of our partner organisation BSPW. Arjen Reinders, the volunteer who earlier this year started the tricycle production in Kenya, coached and trained the…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGHalf of the winning ABDC team, travelled to Kenya to locally manufacture the prototype of the bicycle trailer. The team won the African Bicycle Design Contest which was held via www.wiki-bike.com. Brazilian Juliano Papalardo (who submitted the original idea for the trailer) and 2 students of the Delft University of Technology Rianne Houba and Jan…lees verder
CONTINUE READINGDoneer nu makkelijk en snel aan de fietsprojecten van Cycling out of Poverty
