Join Yamaha as we continue to support Riders for Health in 2023

09-05-2023

In 2022, the first year of our three-year partnership with Riders for Health, Yamaha focused on supporting the organisation’s The Gambia programme. The team had an urgent need to replace an ageing fleet of AG100 motorcycles used to provide reliable transport for community health workers delivering care to remote areas.

By the end of the year, Riders for Health, The Gambia could purchase 16 new AG100 bikes with raised funds. With these bikes now on their way to The Gambia, Riders for Health and Yamaha want to thank everybody who took part and made this possible!

Yamaha AG100 bike donation

In 2023 Yamaha continues to raise funds for the Riders for Health, The Gambia programme as the replacement of their ageing AG100 fleet remains their most urgent goal. Yamaha has decided to kick off this year’s activity by donating funding the purchase of 16 AG100 units.

Thrilling Yamaha experiences and memorabilia

On top of our donation of motorcycles, Yamaha will we’ll be offering very exciting Yamaha items to raise further funds for the project.

Motorcycle lovers will be able to enter prize draws and auctions giving them the chance to win Yamaha get their hands on items including special VIP guest passes to WorldSBK and MXGP races around Europe, plus very special WorldSBK and MXGP racing memorabilia.

The auctions and prize draws will be organised by Two Wheels for Life, the UK-based fundraising arm of Riders for Health.

Check out what’s on offer on the Yamaha Motor for Riders website.

Ténéré 40th anniversary

Riders for Health will be on tour with Yamaha celebrating its as we celebrate the Ténéré 40th Anniversary at various Ténéré Spirit events around Europe which kicks off in June. Ténéré Spirit 40th Anniversary event calendar will be revealed soon on the Yamaha website.

Yamaha Ténéré World Raid Team title partner

Riders for Health continues to be title partner of our Yamaha Ténéré World Raid Team who just participated in the Morocco Desert Challenge, and will compete again in the Africa Eco Race later this year.

Yamaha Ténéré World Raid Team

About the Riders for Health partnership

In 2022 Yamaha and Riders for Health kicked off a three-year partnership. The aim of this partnership is: to raise awareness and funds to support Riders for Health, a humanitarian organisation that has been making healthcare accessible for remote communities across Africa for over 30 years.

Across sub-Saharan Africa, more than 60% of the population live in rural areas, miles away from essential healthcare centres and with no means of transport.

The organisation supplies and maintains motorcycles to health focused organisations as well as providing rider training for health workers so that they can reliably reach people with life-saving care.

Riders for Health currently operates in The Gambia, Nigeria, Lesotho and Malawi. They have long used Yamaha AG100/200 motorcycles, making the organisation a natural fit for this partnership, as Yamaha looks to live by its ethos of contributing to society and bringing value to people’s lives.

Yamaha supports Riders for Health and their UK-based fundraising arm, Two Wheels for Life, by increasing awareness of their work and helping them in fundraising activities.

Join us now in helping Riders for Health to save lives.

Find out more at the Yamaha Motor for Riders website