In schools in Uganda the Bike4School programme not only includes students, but also teachers. Teachers who walk long distances to school can also benefit from the programme. Especially schools in rural areas show a high number of teachers applying for bicycles. Having well-rested teachers in class also benefits students. Last week a group of teachers […]
CONTINUE READINGThis year, the 40th edition of the four-day-bicycle tour was held in Ede (the Netherlands). The daily routes of 40 or 25 km run along the Grebbelinie, the “dropping fields”, the Rhine and of course by the Veluwe woods and heaths. Numerous prominent landmarks and attractions are viewed every day, participants get a good image […]
CONTINUE READINGBikester.nl supports Bike4School projects of CooP-Africa. Bikester is an online shop for bicycles and bicycle accessories. As part of their corporate social responsibility policy they support the bicycle interventions of CooP-Africa. Support the bicycle interventions of CooP-Africa and become a partner. Go to the project page for more information about this Bike4School programme in Uganda.
CONTINUE READINGUnder the Bike4Care programme, health care workers of various dispensaries in Kenya are now using bicycles to ease their work. Community Health Workers in Chiga Dispensary have now been using their bicycles for 10 months. They use it to visit households to trace defaulters, deliver chlorine tablets, mosquito nets, among other public health interventions. CooP-Africa […]
CONTINUE READINGFor the past 2 weeks, teachers in Kenya have been on strike. They are in disagreement with the government who revoked a law that was previously passed and which would see an increase in teacher’s salaries. There are currently no activities at public schools with the absence of teachers. Therefore, also the Bike4School programme in […]
CONTINUE READINGCountry Side secondary school is one of the schools that started a Bike4School programme with CooP-Africa two years ago. Currently the applications are open for new students (and teachers). Go to the project page for more information about this Bike4School programme in Uganda. Click here to donate a bike to a student in Uganda.
CONTINUE READINGSteve Mbiko is one of the students in the Bike4School programme that wrote an essay about what his bicycle means to him. He describes how he is now not coming late for classes any more, and that he uses the bicycle to go to the sport fields. Steve has been handed a copy of the […]
CONTINUE READINGAt St. Paul Secondary School in Uganda, students and teachers are signing up for the Bike4School programme. Currently, mostly teachers have applied. The school is far from town and teachers are covering long distances to reach school, mostly on foot. Go to the project page for more information about this Bike4School programme in Uganda. Click […]
CONTINUE READINGThe CooP-Africa annual report of 2012 is now available. Currently only the Dutch version is available, an English summary will be ready soon. Retrieve the annual report on the document page.
CONTINUE READINGBike4Care 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 […]
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