What we do
We are working to make sure health workers in Africa have access to reliable transportation.
Find out about how Riders’ services can assist your organisation with its transportation needs in Africa.
Where we work
Riders for Health work in sub-Saharan Africa, managing and maintaining vehicles for health-focused partners.
Get involved
There are a number of ways you can support our work. Be it fundraising, volunteering or just spreading the word - get involved!
Join us on an unforgettable fundraising ride across Zambia on the same motorcycles we use to provide a vital lifeline to rural communities.
About us
Riders for Health is working to make sure the ‘last mile’ is the most important mile in health care delivery.
Established in the late 1980s, Riders was the first charity ever founded out of a sport: motorbike racing.
The Gambia has been recognised for its success in bringing universal access to maternal health care closer for its citizens by becoming Africa’s first country to have enough motorcycles and …
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Riders for Health is offering people a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get on board a MotoGP™ bike piloted by legendary Grand Prix racer Randy Mamola at Silverstone, the home of British …
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21 May, 2013
Riders for Health - the official charity of MotoGP - and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, have announced an exclusive opportunity for 50 lucky people to spend a day meeting the … read more
09 May, 2013
Bridgestone Motorsport hosted a reception on Saturday 4th May at Bridgestone Hospitality at the Jerez MotoGP™ to celebrate a new partnership with Riders for Health to support their lifesaving … read more
07 May, 2013
Riders for Health’s work has been highlighted in a report ‘The art and science of delivery’ as an example of how social enterprise can transform development. The report, published … read more
Our blog is a space for debate and discussion around development issues. Riders for Health staff share our expertise on strengthening health systems and the critical link that this plays in saving lives in Africa.
This post was originally published on Impatient Optimists, the blog of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
This is the second in a series of blogs that profile winners of the Resolve Award, given by the Aspen Institute Global Leadership Council for Reproductive Health. The Resolve Award celebrates innovative efforts to expand access to family planning and reproductive health services. … read more
Therese Drammeh
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This week is Global Road Safety Week and this year’s theme is ‘Make Walking Safe.’
As Riders for Health’s training manager, I know how important it is to raise awareness about road safety, and it is something that we do in each of our programmes in Africa.
According to the World Health Organisation more than 270,000 pedestrians are killed on roads each year. In … read more
Gary Taylor
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Today is World Malaria Day and this year’s theme is ‘Invest in the future. Defeat malaria.’ This got me thinking, how do we invest in the future?
Like everyone who is born in Zimbabwe I was given a child health card. This birth card is not only used to record personal information such as first name and surname – in my case ‘Big Baby Mathe’ – but it … read more
Sibonile Mathe
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