Bicycle taxis, street vendors, merchants, farmers, trash collectors, etc. For Africans who know very well how to earn money with a bicycle, but who lack means and/or skills, CooP-Africa offers: (modified) bicycles and trailers support in the development of bicycle-businesses job opportunities in the bicycle industry (e.g. bicycle workshops) training for bicycle mechanics In the Bike4Work projects, the bicycle is the means to self-empowerment. For many entrepreneurs, this access to a bicycle means that they can save on transport costs and/or increase their income so that they can improve their well-being.
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With this bicycle I can go much faster. It has enabled me to add new clients to my list of customers. Benjamin Masike, milk vendor in Kenya
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Activities
44 small entrepreneurs equipped with a bicycle + trained in basic bicycle maintenance and repairs
29 mechanics equipped with bicycles 334 small entrepreneurs trained in business planning
49 mechanics equipped with stock of spare parts
167 mechanics equipped with tool boxes
Results
137 mechanics trained in bicycle repair
30%
travel time to work/clients
574 entrepreneurs capacitated Time spent on communiting after vs. before intervention more time 7%
same time 10%
Visits to business destinations after vs. before intervention less often 5%
more often 44% same 51% less time 83%
83% saves travel time
44% visits more destinations
Walking more than 10km to school ensures a lack of energy when sitting in the class or standing in front of it, so students can’t give their full attention to learning. CooP-Africa offers: bicycles on credit for students and teachers school activities to promote the use of bicycles and improve access to education Bike4School projects create favourable conditions for school performance, and can improve access to education.
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It helped to save the life of my sister who was bitten by a snake and was rushed to hospital by bicycle. Without a bicycle she could be dead. Okia Charles, student in Uganda
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Activities
86 students (+ teachers) equipped with a bicycle 86 students (+ teachers) trained in basic bicycle maintenance and repair
Results
86 students (+ teachers) capacitated
35%
Attendance 14%
travel time to school
Tardiness 9%
Good accessibility to medical services is essential. For both patients who need to access a health facility and medical staff visiting patients at home for home care, education and supervision, CooP-Africa offers: - modified bicycles - bicycle ambulances By using a bicycle, more patients can be visited and remote patients can be reached faster. Bicycle ambulances make it possible to bring sick people and pregnant women to the health centre in a fast, cheap and comfortable manner.
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I am happy because I can visit more than 10 households in a day using the bicycle. I now spend about 4 hours every day visiting the households that are under my care.
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Christine A. Osidha, health worker in Kenya
Activities
569 health workers equipped with a bicycle
569 health workers trained in basic bicycle maintenance and repair
Results
569 health workers capacitated
35%
10%
travel time to patients
more house visits
1.183 cases when Bike4Care saved lives
Research & development is necessary to enhance the Bike4Work, Bike4School and Bike4Care projects: - African Bicycle Design projects. Activities geared towards the “hardware” such as developing bicycle models - Business Concept Design projects. Activities geared towards the “software” such as developing business models, feasibilities studies - Workshop development The output of the research & development activities are always aimed at better capacitating the target groups of the Bike4Work, Bike4School en Bike4Care programmes: entrepreneurs, students and health workers.
CooP-bike
Preparing design and feasibility study
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Hand driven tricycle
Pedicab
Production manual and business plan ready
Feasibility study ready, business plan ready
Bike2Rism
Bike2Clean
Pilot business plan test with users is underway
Business plan ready
Green Hub Kenya
Green Hub Uganda
Business plan ready and building started
Feasibility study started