🚴 We’re excited to welcome BIFA as the headline sponsor of Transaid’s 2026 Kilimanjaro to Coast Cycle Challenge!
Participants will take on an unforgettable journey from the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro to the Tanzanian coast, raising vital funds to support safer transport, better access to healthcare, and professional driver training across sub-Saharan Africa.
We’re also thrilled that BIFA’s Pawel Jarza will be joining the challenge himself. 💪
A huge thank you to BIFA for supporting our mission.
Find out more via the link in bio.
#pressrelease #partnership #charitypartner #cyclechallenge
We’re proud to welcome McGill’s Bus Group as a new corporate partner of Transaid. 🚍🌍
Building on their sponsorship of the Scottish Transaid Dinner 2026, this new and exciting three-year partnership will support vital work improving road safety and access to healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa.
“It is very clear that the work carried out by Transaid and its local partners is making a tangible difference… and we’re excited to help in any way we can.” — Ralph Roberts, Chairman, McGill’s Bus Group.
Read the announcement at the link in our bio.
#roadsafety #partnership #transformlives #accestohealthcare
For a child with severe malaria, every minute matters.
In rural communities, reaching care in time can mean the difference between life and death.
Community health systems are helping to change that.
#worldmalariaday #endmalaria #globalhealth
Today is World Malaria Day. 🌍
In 2024, malaria caused an estimated 610,000 deaths globally, a slight increase on 2023. At a time when global health funding is under pressure, partnerships and community-led solutions are more important than ever to end malaria.
Through our programmes, we’re helping children in remote communities access life-saving treatment faster. From community health volunteers identifying severe malaria, to bicycle ambulances providing emergency transport, these local solutions are saving lives.
Watch our reel to learn more about these community-led systems, and read stories from health professionals, volunteers, and families at the link in our bio.
#WorldMalariaDay #WMD2026 #EndMalaria
From solar panels to safer roads. 🌍☀️
We’re excited to welcome @olympus_power_energy as a new corporate partner of Transaid. For every solar panel they install, £1 will support our work improving road safety and access to healthcare across sub-Saharan Africa.
“We are proud to begin this partnership with Transaid to support their commitment to improving global road safety and access to healthcare. We look forward to getting involved in their events, and hope our knowledge and expertise will be a valuable addition.” – Simon Nicholls, Chief Executive at Olympus Power
Read the announcement at the link in our bio.
#charitypartner #partnership #sustainability #solarpower
In Chitambo District, Zambia, some women travel up to 150km to reach maternal healthcare.
But more women are now seeking maternal healthcare earlier in pregnancy, and choosing to deliver at health facilities.
The Mobilising Access to Maternal Health Services in Zambia programme (MAMaZ) and its successor, MORE MAMaZ, supported the scaling up of the national Safe Motherhood Action Group (SMAG) initiative in Zambia to address barriers that prevent timely use of maternal healthcare.
🎥 Hear from Chitambo District Nursing Officer Namwinga Katowa.
#MaternalHealth #WomensHealth #GlobalHealth #ReelsForGood #SDG3
We’re proud to share the impact of our project in Cape Town, working alongside the South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) Women’s Desk and Sonke Gender Justice to improve safety across the minibus taxi sector.
The initiative focused on tackling gender-based violence and creating a more inclusive transport environment by:
✔️ Developing a Safe Minibus Taxi Charter
✔️ Training drivers and operators on GBV awareness
✔️ Strengthening reporting and accountability mechanisms
✔️ Supporting industry “Champions” to lead change from within
Minibus taxis are essential to daily life in South Africa. This project marks an important step towards ensuring that everyone - especially women - can travel safely and with confidence.
Read the full story at the link in bio.
#RoadSafety #GenderEquality #SafeTransport #pressrelease
When women move, communities move.
This #InternationalWomensDay we’re celebrating the women driving change in transport and healthcare, from motorcycle riders and minibus taxi drivers to bicycle ambulance riders.
#IWD2026 #InternationalWomensDay #WomenInTransport #GenderEquality
Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls.
This #InternationalWomensDay, we’re celebrating five women who are helping transform transport and logistics.
Melody is challenging stereotypes on the road as a motorcycle rider in Zambia.
Sherly is advocating for safer minibus taxis in South Africa.
Yolande is encouraging women to step into leadership in the minibus taxi industry.
Charity is bridging the gap to life-saving maternal healthcare as a bicycle ambulance rider.
And Maria is helping shape the future of the logistics sector.
Their stories remind us that when women have the skills, opportunities, and support to lead, entire communities benefit.
Read their stories at the link in our bio! 💜
#IWD2026 #WomeninTransport #GenderEquality
Lucas O’Brien from @gxologistics is currently on a six-month secondment with Transaid in Accra, Ghana, supporting the rollout of a new national driver training standard and helping establish a training centre for HGV driver trainers.
Since August 2024, the Driving Safety Across Ghana (DSAG) project, funded by Puma Energy Foundation, has reached 5,000 drivers with education and training informed by the new standard. 🚛
Lucas shares: "My goal is to have made a notable change by the end of my time in Ghana… I’m grateful to be involved with such an interesting project that I know is going to save lives."
We’re proud to be working alongside partners like GXO to strengthen road safety and transform lives through safe, sustainable transport.
🔗 Read more via the link in our bio.
#apprenticeship #roadsafety #Ghana #DSAG
We're delighted to announce the scale up of our Madereva Salama Zaidi (Safer Roads) Project, expanding access to road safety information, basic health services and eye care for truck drivers and roadside communities in Kenya.
Delivered in partnership with North Star Alliance and Dot Glasses, phase two will build on the success of phase one, where:
▪️4,107 people received eye-health screenings
▪️971 were prescribed glasses
▪️110 were referred for specialist care
With road traffic fatalities along Kenya’s Northern Corridor rising by 64%, improving driver health and vision is more urgent than ever.
Read the full press release at the link in our bio.
#roadsafety #hgvdrivers #kenya #eyetest
We’re delighted to share that the 37th BIFA Freight Service Awards raised an incredible £4,500 for Transaid last week! 👏
Hosted by Steve Backshall, the awards celebrated individuals and organisations going above and beyond in the freight industry in 2025.
A huge thank you to the BIFA team for hosting Transaid as the event’s charity partner, and to everyone who took part in the raffle. Your generosity will help us continue improvingroad safety and access to healthcare across sub-Saharan Africa.
Special thanks to our generous raffle prize donors: BIFA, The London Freight Club, @oiaglobal , Samphire Customs, Simpex Express, and @woodlandgroupltd .
Congratulations to all the award winners and finalists!
Read more at the link in our bio.
#BIFAawards25 #charitypartner #roadsafety #accesstohealthcare
