Our Impact
Read more about our work together with partners in Switzerland and in Africa.
Velafrica Impact Report 2023
The past year was a significant one for Velafrica: not only did we celebrate our 30th birthday, but we also achieved important milestones in our various areas of impact.
Velafrica Impact Report 2021
We look back at our work in Switzerland and Africa in 2021. Using pictures, figures, words, maps and graphics, we show what we have achieved together with our partners.
Videos
TV reports and own productions. You can find more material about Velafrica on youtube.
«Bike to School for Girls» in Tanzania
In the film from 2020 by Chimwemwe Mkandawire, a photographer and filmmaker from Tanzania, project partners, students and teachers involved in the “Bike to School for Girls” programme talk about their experiences.
At visit in the Arusha Bicycle Center in Tanzania
The bike centre with training programme for young people was opened in summer 2015. A report by Roni Ulmann from 2017.
More than two wheels – recycled bikes from Switzerland create perspectives in Africa.
In the film from 2014 filmmaker Roni Ulmann follows the tracks of swiss bicycles in Africa.
Scientific Papers
Influence of a bicycle on the perceived well-being of female students. A case study from rural Tanzania
Master thesis of Deborah Bieri, University of Basel, published in november 2020.
Access to transport for the base of the pyramid. Measuring the Impact of Bicycles in Burkina Faso
Master thesis of Johann Peier, University of St. Gallen, published in may 2015.
Access to transport for the base of the pyramid. Measuring the impact of bicycles in Tanzania
Master thesis of Nikolai Räber, University of St. Gallen, published in may 2014.
