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Riders for Health: The Nigeria Effort

Riders for Health: The Nigeria Effort. Natasha Marback, Hugh Morton, Laura Roller, Meng Tou, Buck Walton, and Wilson Wu. The Problem.

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Riders for Health: The Nigeria Effort

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  1. Riders for Health:The Nigeria Effort Natasha Marback, Hugh Morton, Laura Roller, Meng Tou, Buck Walton, and Wilson Wu

  2. The Problem "The people of Africa are dying of easily-preventable diseases. Does this desperate, scandalous situation prevail because the global health community does not know how to prevent these diseases? No. It's because rural communities cannot be reached on a reliable and predictable basis."

  3. Riders for Health Film: Ewan McGregor

  4. History of Riders • Started with trips to Africa • Informed insufficient motor transport is the problem • Saw non-operating vehicles piled up • Problems actually inexpensive to prevent or repair • Locals have no training in maintaining vehicles • Can be a liability more than an asset • Riders provides motorcycle training and maintenance program

  5. Quick Facts • Registered as Independent non-governmental organization in 1996 • Operating in 5 countries • The Gambia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania • Employing 230 people in Africa • 35 people were employed in Nigeria in 2005 • Managing 1,274 vehicles • Reaching 10.8 million people

  6. Quick Facts • Organizational structure • CEOs are not critical to operational sustainability • Country programs make their own decisions Customers and Community Program Director of each country Best Practices or Strategy Operation Director (UK) Divisions Supervisions / directions Training, services Strategy Standard Operating Reports Customer issues / complaints Escalation of key decisions

  7. What Riders does not do • Raise money for research • Fund health care • Distribute motorcycles • Own motorcycles • Provide drivers • Create health systems Riders created a way to train people and organizations to maintain and use their fleets to better distribute health care

  8. Transport Resource Management (TRM) The TRM system helps Riders manage three things: • People • Vehicles • Money

  9. International Academy of Motor Vehicle • School register at Traffic Safety Council in 2002 At the IAVM Riders trains health workers and fleet managers in: • Safe driving and riding • Basic maintenance  • Fleet management

  10. International Academy of Motor Vehicle Facility includes: Different kind of roads in Africa Training workshop Suite of classrooms (IT Training) Staff are highly experienced at training people with different experiences in vehicles

  11. Motor Vehicle Driving and Basic Maintenance This course lasts for 20 days for beginners and 3 days for experienced/fully licensed drivers. • Properly and safely drive motor vehicles in traffic, on tarred and country roads and off-road • Carry out maintenance and safety checks • Pass the VID Motor Vehicle Road Test

  12. Motorcycle Riding and Basic Maintenance This course lasts for 10 days for beginners and 5 days for experienced/fully licensed riders. • Properly and safely ride a motorcycle in traffic and on tarred and country roads and off-road • Carry out daily maintenance and safety checks: PLANS - Petrol, Lubricants, Adjustments, Nuts and bolts, Stop (brakes, tyres)

  13. General Fleet Management This 20 day course provides all the training a delegate needs to manage a fleet of vehicles and motorcycles Manage: Vehicle, Fuel, Parts, Stores Drive/Ride: Motorcycle, Car, Uhuru Teach others: Motorcycle, Car, Uhuru Repair/Maintain: Motorcycle, Car, Uhuru

  14. General Fleet Manager Training Schedule Introduction Vehicle management in Africa Day 6 How to train others to ride a motorcycle Day 1 The Vehicle and its environment Day 7 How to drive an Uhuru Day 2 How to train others to drive an Uhuru Day 8 Day 3 How to ride a motorcycle How to drive a car Day 9 Day 4 Daily maintenance: PLANS Daily maintenance Day 10 Day 5 Riding

  15. General Fleet Manager Training Schedule Continued Driving - building off road skills Attachment to Riders provincial technician Day 11 Day 16 How to train others to drive a car Day 17 Attachment to Riders Day 12 Meeting the needs of the vehicle in difficult conditions Management of technicians/workshops Day 13 Day 18 Management of parts/stores Day 19 Day 14 Attachment to Riders Harare Candidates' review/ Certification Day 15 Management of fuel Day 20

  16. TRM: Vehicles Average= 54 kilometers

  17. TRM: Vehicles Average for Riders= 125 kilometers

  18. TRM: Vehicles Uhuru

  19. TRM: Money People IAVM Routine maintenance Cost Per Kilometer Transportation Money Zero breakdown Vehicle

  20. Donating to Riders Four ways to contribute: • Day of Champions • Donations • Partnerships • Fundraisers

  21. Day of Champions What is it? Motorcycle version of Formula 1 When? Annually since 1995, June 19th this year Why a race? Speaks to the culture and founding ideas of the organization How does it Admissions, auctions, celebrity racers, raise money? & memorabilia

  22. Individual Donations • How can an individual make a contribution? • One-off Gift • Regular Giving • Payroll Giving • Special Occasion • Gift in Will • Riders and eBay: MissionFish

  23. Partnerships Who does Riders partner with? • Other nonprofit organizations Unicef, World Health Organization • Governments

  24. Fundraisers • Individual fundraisers: • Motorcycle races • Mountain climbs • Club fundraisers: • Youth groups, rotary clubs, even Greek organizations can raise money through riders • Justgiving.com

  25. Where does the money go? For every £1 spent by Riders for Health: 86p is spent directly on life-saving work in Africa 13p is invested in raising funds to develop the work and reach more people, as well administration 1p is spent on governance

  26. Riders Today • All of Riders existing programs are self sustainable and operate at a breakeven level • Riders does however require external funds to create new and expand existing programs

  27. What Riders Hopes to Do With New Funds • Maintain an additional 1200 Bikes by the end of 2008 • Expand Programs into new countries as well as create new partnerships. Riders hopes to reach 10,000,000 more people within the next few years • Strengthen core business programs to provide a stronger platform for growth • Raise awareness of the importance of transportation in global health initiatives and create the expectation that vehicles should run for years without breaking down.

  28. Putting it all together Maintenance IAVM Drive -Governments -Organizations -Individuals People Riders’ TRM Zero Breakdown Vehicles -Donations -Fundraisers -Bikes -Trucks Cost-per-kilometer Money

  29. Questions? The countries that Riders has program? The founders of riders revealed?

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