Velafrica e.V.
Velafrica collects used bicycles, has them repaired at social service organizations, and ships them to partner workshops in Africa, where they make it easier for people to get to school, work, and the market. By 2025, we will have shipped 27,773 bicycles to Africa.
About Velafrica e.V.
Target group(s)
- People in Africa who gain mobility through bicycles: schoolchildren with long commutes to school, vendors, families
- Young people in Africa who are training to become bicycle mechanics
- People in Germany participating in work integration programs who refurbish bicycles at social enterprises
- Young people in Africa who are training to become bicycle mechanics
- People in Germany participating in work integration programs who refurbish bicycles at social enterprises
Founding year
Velafrica Schweiz: 1993 / Velafrica Deutschland: 2023
Funding
Velafrica is funded by donations, foundations, and funding partners, as well as through partnerships with companies. In Germany, we receive support from the Postcode Lottery and several foundations, among others.
Objectives
- To provide as many people in Africa as possible with access to a bicycle—and thereby to education, work, markets, and health care
- Reuse old bicycles instead of disposing of them
- Create jobs and training opportunities for people in social enterprises
- Strengthen local bicycle repair shops and training programs in Africa
- Build a network of collection points and volunteers in Germany
- Reuse old bicycles instead of disposing of them
- Create jobs and training opportunities for people in social enterprises
- Strengthen local bicycle repair shops and training programs in Africa
- Build a network of collection points and volunteers in Germany
Your support helps
that used bicycles are given a second life in Africa and help schoolchildren, apprentices, and families get to school, work, and the market.