HANOI, Vietnam – April 8, 2022 Back in November 2021, at the inaugural AIP Foundation webinar on Star Ratings for Schools and road safety, Rob McInerney, CEO of the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) impactfully stated, “nothing is more important than saving our children’s lives. Together we can do it.” These words resonate deeply with
PHOM PENH, Cambodia – March 30, 2022 In 2020, road crashes among garment and footwear factory workers accounted for over 55% of the total commuting workers involved in road crashes. This does not only impact the lives of workers, but also the lives of the 2 million family members they support. This is a challenge
PHNOM PENH (March 25, 2022) – In Cambodia 12% of all road crash fatalities are students and nearly 50% of them are secondary and high school students (RCVIS Annual Report 2019). Students are mostly affected because they are just learning how to ride and sometimes partake in at-risk behaviors such as not wearing helmets. To
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – February 28, 2022 Around the world, the Covid-19 pandemic has drastically redefined working models across all sectors for each one of us. Many of us have the luxury of working from the comfort of our own homes, many can take safe public transportation to the office and some of us can
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – December 21, 2021 In 2020, road crashes among garment and footwear factory workers accounted for over 55% of the total commuting workers involved in road crashes. This does not only impact the lives of workers, but also the lives of the 2 million family members they support. The trucks that currently
PHNOM PENH, December 15, 2021. As part of the Commuting Safety for Cambodian Workers (CSCW) program, funded by USAID through the Solidarity Centre, AIP Foundation hosted an Annual Media Forum the objective of which was to present evidence and recommendations to improve commuting safety for workers. This forum highlighted commuting safety issues to gain greater
BANTEAY MEANCHEY PROVINCE, Cambodia— November 25, 2021 Manulife Cambodia has joined hands with the AIP Foundation to donate close to 900 helmets to students and teachers at O Ambel Primary School in Banteay Meanchey Province as part of this year’s Helmets for Families (HFF) program. Since the reopening of all schools nationwide from November 1,
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – November 25, 2021 Building on the success of Eco-Safe Driver Training Program Phase I, completed in 2020, AIP Foundation and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH – with support from VF Corporation – launched Phase II in September 2021. The program aims to change drivers’ behavior by providing them
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – October 28, 2021 As a breadwinner for your family, your goal is to make sure they are always fully cared for. However, no one should be forced to risk their lives to serve warm food at the table. This is the reality more than 700,000 factory workers, many of whom are
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – October 1, 2021 As a breadwinner for your family, your goal is to make sure they are always fully cared for. However, no one should be forced to risk their lives to serve warm food at the table. This is the reality more than 700,000 factory workers face every day in
