Development Archive
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 ...
10 March 2009
On Thursday, February 19th, Riders launched a new program that that will result in access to health care for every man, woman and child in the country....
10 March 2009
Riders is part of a new appeal by the charitable website GlobalGiving to raise money for increased health care access in developing countries....
08 October 2008
Riders for Health was very sorry to hear of the tragic death of sidecar racer Steve Norbury. ...
22 September 2008
We caught up with Riders' new USA development director, Lisa Bakker, when she recently visited the UK support centre. ...
29 August 2008
Italian motorcycle manufacturer, Ducati, have donated $38,000 [£19,000] to Riders for Health, to help make sure health workers in Africa have access to the reliable transport they...
18 July 2008
Alfred is the principal of Riders' International Academy of Vehicle Management in Harare, Zimbabwe.
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09 July 2008
Why not give a your father a donation in his name as the perfect gift for Father's Day?...
22 May 2008
Our new fundraising pack has lots of ideas and advice to help you get your fundraising started. ...
22 April 2008
Power has now been restored to the Riders' office
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01 April 2008
Shinya Nakano made a generous donation to our work during pre-season testing in Jerez....
27 February 2008
Riders is the official charity of MotoGP and our supporters are being given the chance to get exclusive access to every MotoGP paddock, thanks to MotoGP owners, Dorna. ...
22 February 2008
Training for Riders new country programme in Lesotho is well under way....
21 February 2008
The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) have donated £13,800 to Riders for Health’s work....
13 February 2008
Find out more about the home of Riders’ newest country programme… ...
01 February 2008
Riders for Health launched its new country programme in Lesotho which will help to combat HIV/AIDS and TB on Saturday 19th January. ...
31 January 2008
Executive Director, Barry Coleman, and CEO, Andrea Coleman, are set to speak at the International Aid + Trade event in Geneva to raise awareness of transport for development. ...
28 January 2008
The Times Christmas Appeal, which ran throughout December finished, on Saturday as the newspaper printed the final article in the appeal....
07 January 2008
Wednesday 19th is the final day for orders on our online shop. This also applies for gift donations and telephone orders. ...
19 December 2007
A full list of Christmas Appeal articles featuring Riders....
03 December 2007
The Times newspaper has chosen Riders for Health as the international charity for its 2007 Christmas appeal. ...
01 December 2007
Riders are able to unveil their redesigned website....
22 November 2007
In September www.riders.org reported that we have appointed Denis Chiminya as our technical director in charge of the Technical Excellence Programme, 'Skills for Life'. In October Deni...
07 November 2007
People will have the chance to see Riders work in Kenya this week when we feature on The Long Way Down on BBC2 Sunday 11th November....
07 November 2007
Riders featured on The Long Way Down on BBC2 Sunday 11th November....
07 November 2007
You can now listen to Riders for Health’s joint-CEO, Andrea Coleman, as she talks about the reasons behind beginning Riders for Health, our work, and the health problems that are still...
01 November 2007
The achievements of Andrea and Barry Coleman, co-founders and joint chief executives of Riders for Health, have been highlighted in a recent article in the Independent newspaper....
01 November 2007
Riders for Health's teams in Africa are made up entirely of nationals of the countries in which we work. It is thanks to their hard work and dedication that Riders is able to help heal...
14 September 2007
Riders have appointed Denis Chimenya as the new Technical Excellence Director for all of its programmes across Africa. In his new role, Denis will play a vital part in helping Riders t...
14 September 2007
Riders for Health held their first ever 'Africa Day' this Friday, kick-starting a new fundraising campaign to help expand our work....
07 September 2007
Riders' programme in Kenya received a star visit this June when we were visited by Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor as part of their Long Way Down adventure....
15 August 2007
One of our supporters in the United States has re-launched their website, making it even easier to support Riders....
31 July 2007
Federico Minoli, the former CEO and president of Ducati, has raised over £12,000 for Riders by auctioning off many of the amazing items he collected during his time at the company....
12 July 2007
Has the new ban on smoking in public places inspired you to give up once and for all? Thanks to the internet site justgiving.com you can now raise money for Riders at the same time....
04 July 2007
Riders’ Operations Director, Mohale Moshoeshoe, has just recorded some brand new podcasts, in conjunction with Innovators....
11 June 2007
Riders for Health co-founders and joint-CEOs, Andrea and Barry Coleman, joined fellow social entrepreneurs from around the globe at the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship thi...
30 March 2007
Spring has arrived and, thanks to Riders for Health, your annual spring clean can help to save a life in Africa....
28 March 2007
Spring has arrived and, thanks to Riders for Health, your annual spring clean can help to save a life in Africa....
28 March 2007
Riders for Health have been featured in the Skoll Foundation's annual report ahead of the Skoll World Forum, which takes place in Oxford from the 26th to the 30th of March....
24 March 2007
Riders for Health joint CEO, Barry Coleman, and Deputy Operations Director, Kayode Ajayi (AJ), have just returned to the UK following a four day trip to Southern Sudan....
26 February 2007
Riders for Health’s former Zimbabwe programme director, Ngwarati Mashonga, has recently moved to the UK after being appointed the new Field Programme Coordinator in Riders head office ...
02 February 2007
Andrea and Barry Coleman, founders of Riders for Health, were again meeting with some of the world’s most influential politicians and business leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF)...
01 February 2007
Riders for Health’s teams in Africa are made up entirely of nationals of the countries in which we work. It is thanks to their hard work and dedication that Riders is able to help heal...
11 November 2006
The Tech Museum of Innovation, one of the country’s leading science and technology museums, has named Riders for Health as a 2006 Tech Museum Awards Laureate. The Tech Museum, ba...
02 November 2006
The recent US TV series ‘Rx for Survival - A Global Health Challenge’, which features Riders for Health’s work, has received an Emmy this week. The teams from WGBH and the NOVA Scien...
28 August 2006
When and how did you first get involved with Riders for Health?I first got involved with Riders when a team including Barry Coleman came to the Gambia in 1989 to study the transport ne...
14 July 2006
Andrea and Barry Coleman – co-founders of Riders for Health – scooped the top accolade at the regional finals of Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year programme last week....
07 July 2006
The vital role of transport for development is to feature in ‘Where have all the parents gone?’ – a new documentary from CNN’s chief international correspondent, Christiane Amanpour. I...
19 June 2006
Riders for Health’s teams in Africa are made up entirely of nationals of the countries in which we work. It is thanks to their hard work and dedication that Riders is able to help heal...
19 June 2006
Millions of people across the United States will have the opportunity to learn more about the life-saving work of Riders for Health this month, with a two hour special called “RX for S...
03 April 2006
Riders for Health’s teams in Africa are made up entirely of nationals of the countries in which we work. It is thanks to their hard work and dedication that Riders is able to help heal...
17 March 2006
Riders for Health’s teams in Africa are made up entirely of nationals of the countries in which we work. It is thanks to their hard work and dedication that Riders is able to help heal...
22 February 2006
The co-founders of Riders for Health – the official charity of MotoGP – will be rubbing shoulders with the likes of Bill Gates and Richard Branson later this month at the World Economi...
16 January 2006
Riders for Health’s teams in Africa are made up entirely of nationals of the countries in which we work. It is thanks to their hard work and dedication that Riders is able to help heal...
05 January 2006