Bike4Care is currently in the process of rolling out to Kisumu West District (Kenya). The Community Strategy Focal Person and the Medical Officer of Health think the programme would be a great boost to the maternal and child health care. Also, Community Health Workers on bicycles will have a great impact HIV and AIDS mitigation…lees verder
The application for the Bike4School project in Uganda are coming in at a steady pace. At Nachigo Secondary School they put up a banner about the programme to inform students about the programme. The first bicycles on this school will soon be given out. Go to the project page for more information about this Bike4School…lees verder
Under the Bike4Care programme, a group of health workers in Nyalunya Kenya started using CooP-Africa bicycles in November 2012. Now, in June 2013 they are still using the bicycles, and are keeping them in good working condition. A majority reports that the project has had a great impact on their work and can now visit…lees verder
CooP-Africa has now published a photo book showing students from Kenya and Uganda who go to school on their bicycles. The book shows pieces of handwritten essays in English by students from Kenya and Uganda, and photos of the relevant student that reflects the situation. The book can be purchased by sending € 19.95 to…lees verder
Cycling out of Poverty (CooP-Africa) has now published a photo book showing students from Kenya and Uganda who go to school on their bicycles. The book shows pieces of handwritten essays in English by students from Kenya and Uganda, and photos of the relevant student that reflects the situation. Luuk Eickmans, director of CooP Africa,…lees verder
{youtube}mxa6X0n2kCU|300|225{/youtube} Dr Javid Abdelmoneim traveled to Kenya’s Nyanza region to make a documentairy about the bicycles CooP-Africa distributed to community health care workers. He joins healthcare worker Kennedy for his first day of home visits on two wheels. Support CooP-Africa to give out more bicycles to Community Health Workers like Kennedy to improve health care…lees verder
For people who want to reminisce on the throne change and like to cycle through beautiful nature, Reis-idee has organised an “orange” bike ride. You will cycle with your own company and in your own pace, with a detailed description and map at hand. The ride starts in Hilversum and passes Drakensteyn castle, where Willem-Alexander…lees verder
On 3 May CooP-Africa organised the second Friends of CooP-Africa Event. The turnout was high, with 60 people attending the event each seat was occupied. Frank van Rijn, world cyclist and ambassador of CooP-Africa gave a lecture on his bicycle tour along the projects of CooP-Africa in Kenya and Uganda. Luuk Eickmans, director, told about…lees verder
CooP-Africa is the charity of Happinez 3-2013. Ten percent of the webshop proceeds will be donated to the Bike4Care programme of CooP-Africa. Read more and/or buy your (Mother’s Day) gift in the webshop.
In the week before Easter primary school ‘Het Octaaf’ in Nijmegen organised a fund raising event to raise money for the Bike4School programme of CooP-Africa. The groups 1-2, 3 and 4 cycled, the children of the groups 5 to 8 played bingo and the groups 6b en6c run laps around the school to raise money….lees verder