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Riders Zimbabwe Update - May 2008

Rachel Harrington — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:11:29 GMT

"I hope the bike will go a long way in serving people in hard to reach areas". Stephen Matiza, Zimbabwe.

In Zimbabwe, GlobalGiving donors have been supporting the training of Environmental Health Technicians (EHTs) like Stephen in safe riding and motorcycle maintenance. This report provides feedback on the impact this will have on rural communities across the country.

Download the full report below to find out more...
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Riders Zimbabwe update, May 2008.pdf

Riders Zimbabwe Update Jan 2008

Rachel Harrington — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:28:49 GMT

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.

Read the full report to find out more about what you are helping us to achieve in Zimbabwe.

At the end of 2007, we also relaunched our website to bring you more up to date news from our field programmes. Visit www.riders.org to find out more!

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Check out our new-look website!

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Riders Zimbabwe Update, January 2008

Meet the team - Alfred Gonga

Rachel Harrington — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:12:01 GMT

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.
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Interview with Alfred Gonga

Riders for Health Zimbabwe update report 2006

Rachel Harrington — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:25:10 GMT

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%.

Read the report below to learn more and see photos from the work of Riders for Health in Zimbabwe!
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Riders for Health Zimbabwe update report 2006

News Release

Andrea and Barry Coleman — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:29:14 GMT

March 14, 2006The 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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Riders for Health press release

Update

Riders for Health — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 04:00:00 GMT