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Our vision<\/h2>\n

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Affordable green mobility in Africa \u2013 for all!
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AfricroozE GmbH\u2019s vision is to establish e-bike mobility, <\/span>affordable for the majority of Africans, while at the same time creating jobs, saving CO2, building local expertise and helping to achieve several of the United Nations\u2019 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/span> The work takes place from our home base in Hamburg in cooperation with our local partners in Africa.<\/span>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ disabled_on=”on|on|off” admin_label=”Market Openning Schedule” _builder_version=”4.22.1″ min_height=”501px” custom_padding=”18px|0px|41px|0px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” header_5_font=”|700|||||||” header_5_text_color=”#d1232a” header_5_font_size=”20px” height=”315px” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Fighting poverty and hunger<\/h5>\n

In the commercial sector, the e-bike creates jobs and income, for example by enabling the sale of home-produced goods on the nearest market, or using it as a bicycle taxi. In doing so, the e-bike promotes economic growth and user independence. <\/p>\n

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Gender equality and women’s empowerment<\/h5>\n

The positive effects can be multiplied by sharing an e-bike among several private households, women’s groups or farmers. Women in particular benefit from this, as they carry out a large part of the transport tasks for their families. <\/p>\n

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Sustainable mobility and climate protection<\/h5>\n

Powered by solar technology, the e-bike is a zero-emission vehicle and therefore a source of sustainable mobility on the African continent with its growing economy and population.<\/p>\n

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Health and access to clean water<\/h5>\n

As an ambulance, the e-bike helps save lives – especially of expectant mothers and their children, as 2 out of 3 births in Africa occur without medical assistance. It also means that even remote villages can more easily manage the sometimes long distances needed to access clean water. <\/p>\n

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Fighting poverty and hunger<\/h5>\n

In the commercial sector, the e-bike creates jobs and income, for example by enabling the sale of home-produced goods on the nearest market, or using it as a bicycle taxi. In doing so, the e-bike promotes economic growth and user independence. <\/p>\n

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Sustainable mobility and climate protection<\/h5>\n

Powered by solar technology, the e-bike is a zero-emission vehicle and therefore a source of sustainable mobility on the African continent with its growing economy and population.<\/p>\n

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Gender equality and women’s empowerment<\/h5>\n

The positive effects can be multiplied by sharing an e-bike among several private households, women’s groups or farmers. Women in particular benefit from this, as they carry out a large part of the transport tasks for their families. <\/p>\n

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Health and access to clean water<\/h5>\n

As an ambulance, the e-bike helps save lives – especially of expectant mothers and their children, as 2 out of 3 births in Africa occur without medical assistance. It also means that even remote villages can more easily manage the sometimes long distances needed to access clean water.
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Our vision<\/h2>\n

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Our vision is to establish affordable and sustainable e-bike mobility for the majority on the African continent. This will improve living conditions, create jobs and income, reduce poverty, and enable the development of expertise. It will also protect the climate as the e-bike has no CO2 emissions. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Our AfricroozE bikes will normally be financed by the users with the granting of microcredit facilities. In order to reach the poorer parts of the population, we will work with our non-profit partner EURIST : the donations collected through EURIST enable us to provide an e-bike to even the poorest communities and people. <\/span><\/p>\n


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Our Core Team<\/h2>\n

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THE ADVISORY BOARD<\/h2>\n

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The Story so Far<\/h2>\n

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