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Riders for Health ZimbabweBy Astrid Jenkinson - Fundraising Officer, September 29, 2008 09:31 PM
In Zimbabwe, GlobalGiving donors have been supporting the training of Environmental Health Technicians (EHTs) in riding and the basic maintenance of motorcycles. Riders would like to thank all the donors on GlobalGiving for allowing us to complete this training and give EHTs the transport they need to reach their communities, day in, day out. Attachments: Riders Zimbabwe Update - May 2008By Rachel Harrington - Fundraising and Communications Manager, April 28, 2008 04:14 PM
"I hope the bike will go a long way in serving people in hard to reach areas". Stephen Matiza, Zimbabwe. Riders Zimbabwe Update Jan 2008By Rachel Harrington - Fundraising and Communications Manager, January 15, 2008 05:40 PM
With the support of GlobalGiving donors, Riders for Health has been working to reduce the isolation of communities in rural Zimbabwe by increasing the mobility of health workers and other basic service providers. Attachments: Meet the team - Alfred GongaBy Rachel Harrington - Fundraising and Communications Manager, August 14, 2007 05:41 PM
Riders for Health’s teams in Africa are made up entirely of nationals of the countries in which we work. In Zimbabwe, GlobalGiving donors are helping to support the training of community nurses in vital motorcycle-riding and maintenance skills. Here, we find out more about the man responsible for getting the health workers onto two wheels – Alfred Gonga, principal of the Riders’ Academy of Vehicle Management. Riders for Health Zimbabwe update report – 2006By Rachel Harrington - Fundraising and Communications Manager, December 15, 2006 11:00 AM
In 2006, the Riders Zimbabwe programme reached a milestone of ten years in operation. The impact of Riders’ services on the mobility of the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare has been incredible. Approximately 90% more health workers are now using vehicles to reach their communities, while the annual motorcycle fleet maintenance cost per thousand people reached by those health workers has dropped by 62%. News ReleaseBy Andrea and Barry Coleman - Riders for Health, March 20, 2006 02:29 PM
March 14, 2006—The Skoll Foundation today announced it is awarding $13 million to recipients of the 2006 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship and $3 million to Ashoka for a partnership to help build the field of social entrepreneurship. Riders for Health received $765,000. Below you can read the press release from Riders for Health. |
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