Following the developments of a multi-functional centre in Kisumu (Kenya), The Green Hub, from 2015 CooP-Africa will start working on the development of The Green Hub in Jinja, Uganda. The Green Hub Jinja will produce between 500 to 1000 bicycles annualy in serial production. As well as custom-made bicycles and bicycle trailers like bicycle ambulances, […]
CONTINUE READINGIn 2007 CooP-Africa started a bicycle project in Burkina Faso. Our partner organization AVO gives bicycles on credit. The bicycles are mainly used by women to make money, for example by selling peanuts, donuts and local-grown products at markets and in surrounding villages. The women pay the bicycle in installments. The payments allow AVO to […]
CONTINUE READINGTwo groups of each 15 farmers have been trained in bicycle maintenance and basic repair by our local partner organisation Orude. The groups are located in Bugiri district in Uganda. The farmers are going to use a bicycle to access better markets. They are currently selling their products on nearby markets. The main trading centre […]
CONTINUE READINGThe organisation BSPW started in 1990 as a small skill-training workshop at the Shores of Lake Victoria. In the last decennia it has grown to a large workshop which not only sells, repairs and modifies bicycles but also engages in wood and metal work. The workshop is currently expanding with a second building. CooP-Africa is supporting […]
CONTINUE READINGIn one of the informal settlements of Kisumu, Kenya CooP-Africa is developing a multi-functional centre: The Green Hub. The Green Hub will produce between 500 to 1000 bicycles annualy in serial production. As well as custom-made bicycles and bicycle trailers like bicycle ambulances, tricycles and serveral bicycle trailers. Furthermore the Green Hub will offer shared […]
CONTINUE READINGThis Bike4Work project aims at improving economic outcomes of farmers in Nyanza Province Kenya by improving access to bicycles to solve their transport challenges. A majority of peasant farmers in Western Kenya do not have reliable means of transport to enable them to access markets for inputs and to sell off their produce. Poor roads […]
CONTINUE READINGCooP-Africa’s partner organisation in Uganda ORUDE has made 70 bicycles available to 6 Saccos in Eastern Uganda. Via the Saccos (Saving and Credit Cooperations) the bicycles are to be given to rural entrepreneurs on a creditscheme programme in 2012. In July 2012 these bicycles were distributed to the different Saccos in Jinja and Bugiri: Buyengo, […]
CONTINUE READINGIn three different regions in Uganda bicycle mechanics are trained to repair bicycles and support health care workers. The bicycle mechanics learn most of the aspects involved in maintenance and repairs of bicycles. The mechanics will be capacitated to fix bicycles. This will provide them with an income and benefits the more than 300 health […]
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CONTINUE READING‘Fietsen Scoort’ is a national campaign which encourages cycling to work in a challenging way. The promotion of commuting by bike is main goal of the campaign. Fietsen Scoort gives companies the opportunity to sponsor cycled kilometers of employees. The sponsor proceeds are divided between projects in developing countries, including those of CooP-Africa. Click here […]
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