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Click here to download the logo of CooP-Africa, Cycling out of Poverty. Click here to download the brochure of CooP-Africa. For more infomation contact us via info@coop-africa.org Follow CooP-Africa:
The ‘Friends of CooP-Africa’ consists of people who support CooP-Africa and who want to be kept informed about the CooP-Africa activities. The friends receive the digital news letter of CooP-Africa. Furthermore, the friends get invitations for CooP-Africa events. Do you want to be a friend of CooP-Africa? Register at the top of this page (right)…lees verder
The Supervisory Board is the body that supervises the Executive Board. The general management is in the hands of the Executive Board. The Executive Boards is accountable for its actions to the Supervisory Board. Members of the Supervisory Board:• Gerard van der Sterre, chair person• Inge Rosendaal, secretary • Clemens Nijhuis, treasurer • Christel Hoogland The Executive Board consists…lees verder
Frank van Rijn is the ambassador of CooP-Africa, Cycling out of Poverty. Frank is a global cyclist and writer. He spends a large part of his live on his bicycle. What once started as a hobby became a way of life. He writes about his adventures in the farthest corners of the world in his books…lees verder
CooP-Africa started after the founders Marieke de Wild and Luuk Eickmans lived in Uganda in 2004. During their stay, they conducted research on the impact of bicycles on the livelihood of poor African women and their families. The results were impressive and upon return in the Netherlands they couldn’t forget about it. Under the name “Cycling out of…lees verder
{youtube}mLxSXzf4LNw|300|225{/youtube} We believe that a bicycle can make a difference in this world for reasons of health, poverty alleviation, environment, etc. Therefore, we are implementing several bicycle interventions which contribute to the Millennium Development Goals. The objective of CooP-Africa is to improve access (availability and accessibility) to a bicycle as a means for poverty…lees verder
Accessibility of medical facilities is a matter of life and death. Many Africans live far away from the nearest health centres. In medical emergencies they need to walk long distances. A bicycle can save lives. A bicycle enables medical staff to visit more patients each day. A bicycle ambulance makes it possible for patients to…lees verder
In this programme outreach community workers of the NGO Safe Water and AIDS project (SWAP) are equipped with a modified bicycle for their outreach work. During their outreach they provide isolated communities with preventive products like musquito nets, water purification tablets and ceramic water filters. With a modified bicycle they have the capacity and opportunity to visit more households in…lees verder
CooP-Africa supports her African partner organisations to share knowledge and experiences among themselves. Since most partner organisations are working on similar activities, they can learn a lot from each other. In 2007 CooP-Africa, Cycling out of Poverty, started to organise annual meetings for her partner organisations. This resulted in 2009 in the launch of the…lees verder