The bicycle workshop
Using bicycles for transport removes the high cost of public travel, and the workshop's revenue helps fund the savings scheme.
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Our Impact
Lasting change, a sustainable model, and the people behind the numbers in Amuru.
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What we have achieved
Lasting change in Amuru
From a wartime gap in care to a trusted, community-owned network, the association's volunteers have measurably improved how Amuru reaches health care.
- Launched the VHT bicycle project for healthcare mobility
- Achieved a notable reduction in preventable diseases
- Built a reliable patient referral pipeline
- VHT members rose into local health leadership
Sustainability
Keeping the work alive
In partnership with Bikes Not Bombs, the association runs a bicycle workshop and a micro-credit scheme that lift household income and keep volunteers mobile.
AMSAAC savings & credit
The Amuru VHT Saving and Credit scheme offers small loans to member households, funded by members' savings and workshop revenue.
Our successes
Built to last
- Launched the VHT bicycle project for healthcare mobility
- A notable reduction in preventable diseases
- An effective patient referral pipeline
- Strong, reliable trust with local communities
- Members rose into leadership, shaping local health policy
Ongoing challenges
The road ahead
- 01Fewer volunteers and an aging VHT workforce
- 02Resettlement has displaced some volunteers far from the network
- 03The initial mobility project ended, though the bicycle store remains
- 04Workloads have grown to 70 to 100 households per volunteer
Association data
Membership at a glance (2017)
A snapshot of the association's volunteer base, by gender.
General VHT data
188 members
Female 59 · 31.3%
Male 129 · 68.6%
Active VHT data
929 members
Female 310 · 33.3%
Male 619 · 66.6%
In the field
Moments from Amuru
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Help sustain Amuru's health teams
Volunteer your time or partner with us to keep the bicycle workshop, the savings scheme, and frontline care going.