Transport Asset Management gallery
10 March 2009
On Thursday, February 19th, Riders’ CEO and executive director, Andrea and Barry Coleman, joined our team in the Gambia to celebrate the launch of our groundbreaking new program in the country.
Riders’ Transport Asset Management program is the first of its kind in Africa and will see Riders provide the Gambian Department of State for Health and Social Welfare with a brand new fleet of over 240 vehicles. Each health center will now have an ambulance for referrals, a trekking vehicle for outreach clinics and several motorcycles for public health care workers. For the first time health workers will be able to reach every man, woman and child with the health care they need, no matter how remote their village.
Below are some pictures from the launch itself.
The ceremony began with traditional singing and entertainment from local cultural groups.
The ceremony was attended by the Vice President of the Gambia. After the speeches she inspected the new vehicles.
The fleet will consist of over 240 motorcycles, ambulances and trekking vehicles. Enough to reach every village in the Gambia, no matter how remote.
The vehicles are now in the communities, delivering health care to every man, woman and child in the Gambia.
To find out more about the new Transport Asset Management program, click here.
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