Cycling Without Age


Cycling Without Age is a social enterprise based in Copenhagen, founded in 2012 by Ole Kassow. The organization's purpose is to offer recreational mobility to seniors, in the form of volunteer-piloted trishaw rides.
Cycling Without Age has chapters throughout the world. Each chapter is typically at the service of a specific nursing home. The trishaw rides are offered by local volunteer pilots, with the goal of increasing wellbeing of residents and connection to the wider community.

History

The concept of Cycling Without Age began with Ole Kassow, who was offering free trishaw rides to residents of his local nursing home in Copenhagen. Kassow and civil society consultant, Dorthe Pedersen together have expanded this local-scale programme into the international Cycling Without Age organisation.

The CWA Model

CWA's vision was "to create happiness among elderly citizens by providing them with an opportunity to remain an active part of society and the local community."
Volunteers sign up online or by contacting elderly home care to make an appointment for bike rides. Then staff at CWA and nursing home care find an elderly people who are interested in a bike ride. At the current stage, 1,200 chapters around the globe offer Cycling Without Age from well more than 2,000 trishaws

CWA Chapters

By October 2018, there are more than 1200 chapter locations in over 40 countries around the world. CWA has its headquarter at Sundkaj 7, 2150 Copenhagen in a two storey building nearby Copenhagen-Oslo water route. The headquarter contains founder's and co-founder's office and the research and development facilities.