Inge Rosendaal has been working for many years as staff member of the Personnel and Organisation department of a gymnasium. In 2013, she enjoyed a sabbatical and stayed in Jinja (Uganda) for three months. Here she worked as a volunteer and coached a group of women who wanted to engage in income generating activities. She saw that owning a bicycle can really increase opportunities for people living in poverty. Some women Inge worked with, were able to increase their market due to the bicycle. She developed plans with the women to organise bicycle tours for tourists and volunteers to informal settlements where the women live. The tourists are then guided by the women through the area. Furthermore, Inge saw in Uganda that a bicycle also increases chances for students of completing their education. And good education is a necessary basis for further development. When Inge visited the project “Hospice Jinja” with a few Irish doctors, she noticed that a bicycle also has a significant impact in health care. It was in Jinja where Inge came in contact with CooP-Africa. When Luuk asked her to become secretary to the board of Africa-CooP, she accepted without hesitation. She is well disposed towards the activities of CooP-Africa, and it is also a nice way to stay in contact with Africa and the women she worked with.
