17 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 get…lees verder
Ebiachu Emmanuel Osborn is one of the students in the Bike4School programme. As part of this programme, he wrote an essay about his bicycle. He wrote:”My bicycle has acted as a learning aid e.g. in physics as a subject, it has helped me learn of force, mortion, friction and other such ways. That helps me…lees verder
Frank van Rijn is the most well-known global cyclist and writer in the Netherlands. In his 13th publication “Even naar de evenaar” he writes about his bicycle tour through several African countries to visit the projects of CooP-Africa. “Even naar de evenaar” takes you a facinating tour to colorful African markets and picturesque villages in…lees verder
Frank van Rijn is a well-known global cyclist and writer in the Netherlands. In his 13th publication “Even naar de evenaar” he writes about his bicycle tour through several African countries to visit the projects of CooP-Africa. “Even naar de evenaar” takes you a facinating tour to colorful African markets and picturesque villages in Kenya…lees verder
Since several weeks, a steel bicycle is being designed in Uganda. Eline Meesters student of Industrial Design at Delft University of Technology (the Netherlands) works on this challenge as her final project. Main issues in her bicycle design: the bicycle must be robust, not too big and not too expensive. The first steps are successful,…lees verder
Participants in the “Fietsen Scoort” campaign, cycled around the world 250 times, and that raised € 45,000. This money goes to bicycle projects of CooP-Africa. Our thanks goes out to “Fietsen scoort” and especially to all those who left the car in the parking lot and took the bicycle to work in 2013. “Fietsen Scoort”…lees verder
CooP-Africa streeft ernaar om onze baten zo efficiënt mogelijk in te zetten voor de fietsinterventies ten behoeven van ondernemers, scholieren en gezondheidswerkers in Afrika. Uiteraard worden er kosten gemaakt voor overhead zoals voor fondsenwerving. U kunt hierbij denken aan communicatiekosten en salariskosten. Hierover willen we transparant zijn naar u toe.
CooP-Africa builds networks and synergies, raises funds, and provides guidance to the implementing organisations in Africa. CooP-Africa sees its role not only as a financial donor, but also as an innovator and incubator for bicycle enterprises and bicycle interventions.
Since December 2013 CooP-Africa has a new volunteer: Maaike Ruiterkamp. Maaike introduces herself: Jambo! I’m Maaike Ruiterkamp, a new and enthusiastic volunteer for CooP-Africa. I recently graduated as a health scientist, but in addition I also have a passion for Africa and development cooperation. In April 2012 I made my first trip to Kenya and…lees verder
Doneer nu makkelijk en snel aan de fietsprojecten van Cycling out of Poverty
