Yamaha’s partnership with Two Wheels for Life and development partner Riders for Health supports the delivery of healthcare services effectively across sub-Saharan Africa.
Yamaha Motor Europe (YME) has extended its partnership, which started in 2022, with the humanitarian organisation Riders for Health (Riders) and Two Wheels for Life for another three years. Riders is an international NGO and social enterprise that provides reliable transport for healthcare delivery across Sub-Saharan Africa.
For over 30 years, Riders for Health has been transforming healthcare delivery in rural Africa, by providing reliable transportation for health professionals. Operating in The Gambia, Lesotho, Malawi, and Nigeria, the organisation equips community health workers with durable motorcycles, enabling them to navigate challenging terrains and reach remote communities. This initiative ensures that essential healthcare services, such as immunisations, disease treatment, and maternal care, are accessible to those who need them most.
Yamaha AG motorcycles play a vital role in delivering essential items like bed nets to prevent malaria and supporting immunisation clinics across Africa. Every year since this collaboration started in 2022, Yamaha has supported raising funds to purchase additional AG units for Riders ’s The Gambia program. Up to 2024, Yamaha donated another 48 new AG100 units from its own resources to support The Gambia project.
To raise awareness for the organisation, Yamaha has made Riders the title partner of the Ténéré Yamaha Rally Team, to promote its cause. Through this partnership, Yamaha also provides memorabilia to Two Wheels for Life, the UK-based fundraising arm of Riders for Health, which are used in prize draws to raise funds for the organisation. So far, more than €62k has been raised through these fundraising activities.
The agreement aims to further continue and enhance Yamaha’s support for Riders to keep doing their vital work:
- Assisting with the replacement and maintenance of their fleet of Yamaha AG motorcycles, also
in other regions in which RFH is operating - Collaborating closely with Two Wheels for Life to raise funds
- Raising awareness for the project, promoting both internal and external communication
campaigns in benefit of RFH; - Continuing to donate AG units from own resources.
“It is with great sense of commitment that we renew this partnership with Riders for Health, an organisation that has such a positive and transformative impact in African communities. At Yamaha, corporate citizenship and community impact are at the heart of our company, and we believe in using our resources to help create lasting positive change. Together with Riders for Health we will continue driving meaningful change and building a more equitable future that uplifts the most underserved communities.” –
Olivier Prévost, President and CEO of Yamaha Motor Europe N.V.
