They must get to work, school, medical services and markets. In evaluating the issue of mobility, Mozer considers the role of the bicycle. Exception include Burkina Faso and the isolated city of Maroua, Cameroon. African tradition puts an inordinate burden on women as the primary haulers of fuel, water, food and babies, and guardians of the health care of children. Most agriculture is done on small plots, often a distance from where the farmer lives.
Distances are vast.
Delivering services, such as agricultural extension, adult literacy courses and rural health care, is a problem. In urban area a large percentage of the people live below the poverty level but they still must get to employment, education, medical services, markets, etc. Strategies and tools are needed to move underdeveloped, largely impoverished Africa into a healthier, more productive, more prosperous and sustainable society. The bicycle is consistent with these goals and constraints. Transportation is a link to opportunity.