Bicycles for students in Uganda

On May 25, 2014

Also at Country Side Secondary School in Uganda, bicycles have been given out under the Bike4School programme in the previous month. Since this is the second year of this programme to run in this school, we see an increase in the applications. Students are indeed using the bicycles to go to school and increase their […]

Short video on Bike4Care

On May 18, 2014

{youtube}jokqOER0vo8|300|225{/youtube} You can now get a close up look at one of the volunteer health workers in our Bike4Care projects. Click on the video to view the short video and to see more about Bike4Care. The video was made by Safaricom in Kenya. For more information about the Bike4Care programme, click here.

Night of the tips

On May 12, 2014

Saturday 17th of May the Night of the tips is held in the Netherlands to support CooP-Africa. Visit our Dutch page (by clicking on the Dutch flag) for more information.

Happy Mothers Day

On May 11, 2014

11 May is Mothers Day in the Netherlands. Give this Mothers Day a bicycle to an African mother! Go to the support page to support Bike4Work.

Mobility in Africa in your school

On May 7, 2014

{youtube}C3ikKRkJqa4|300|225{/youtube} Schools in the Netherlands can work on the topic of mobility and development in their classes. For more information go to the Dutch page by clicking on the Dutch flag at the top right corner.

53 more health workers on bicycles

On May 5, 2014

53 more health workers in Kenya are now serving the community on bicycles. They have received their Bike4Care bicycles during a CooP-Africa event. Kenya has a system of volunteer health workers, who visit patients in a specific area. These visits are mostly done on foot. By equiping the health workers with bicycles, they can travel […]

Bike4School saves shoes

On May 1, 2014

Kiyemba Godfrey is a student in the Bike4School programme. He wrote an essay about the Bike4School bicycle saving his shoes from wearing on the way footing to school daily, and that now he uses the bicycle he takes years without buying any new shoes. Kiyemba Godrey’s essay was selected for the Bike4School photobook, of which […]

12 more bicycles for students

On April 29, 2014

At St. Paul Secondary School in Uganda, 12 more students have received bicycles under the Bike4School programme. Students who walk long distances to school can use a bicycle to ease their burden and spend more time and energy on school work. For more information about the Bike4School projects, go to the Bike4School project page. To […]

Bicycle mechanics trained

On April 25, 2014

A good way to earn an income on bicycles is as bicycle mechanic. In Iganga District in Uganda 8 mechanics were trained to be bicycle mechanics. Most of them were already working as mechanic, but without proper training. Therefore, they were not able to fix more complex problems. Due to this training they can now […]

Students on bikes perform well

On April 21, 2014

Students in the Bike4School programme get access to a bicycle to go to school. Many students walk long distances to school and back home, reducing their time and energy they can spend on school work. Last years Bike4School students have all improved their performance and attendance at school, and therefore they have now been awarded […]

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