21-28 February 2020, Songkhla Province, Thailand With the aim of enforcing safer journeys for students to and from school, Street Wise in Thailand launched various road crash prevention education and awareness-raising activities at program schools across Songkhla Province in Thailand. At one program school in Songkhla Province, students and teachers participated in a road safety parade on February
14 February 2020, Songkhla Province, Thailand In order to promote parents’ understanding of road crash risk factors, criteria for safe school zones, and how to be “model parents” and road safety advocates by teaching their children safe road behaviors, AIP Foundation organized a Valentine’s Day workshop for parents of students at Wat Thammakod School, Sathing Mo Sub-district, Singhanakhon District,
Safety roadshow in Thailand distributes quality helmets and knowledge Ms. Anyarin Terathananpat, Thai actress, supports students in properly wearing their helmets during a helmet-use demonstration. 15 January, 2020 – Bangkok, Thailand A total 400 students were given quality helmets and helmet use training through an educational roadshow at Wichakorn School in Din Daeng District, Bangkok,
Following the successful selection of twelve program schools to receive quality helmets and helmet use education through the Safety Delivered program in Thailand, AIP Foundation conducted a week-long road show to carry out school-based educational activities for students and teachers throughout Bangkok. From December 18-24, AIP Foundation traveled to several program schools to deliver messages
In celebration of AIP Foundation’s Safety Delivered program, more than 500 attendees, including volunteers from UPS (NYSE: UPS), students, parents, school officials, and local stakeholders from 12 program schools attended a program kick-off ceremony at Ban Bangkapi School in Bangkok, Thailand to promote awareness for road safety. At the kick-off event, 500 helmets were distributed to students
Panthera Group co-founders, Mr. Michael T. Doherty and Mr. Paul Hayward, recently distributed 1,000 high-quality helmets to students in Thailand through our Helmets for Kids program, which aims to increase helmet use among children, teachers, and parents to reduce their risk of head injury. Mr. Doherty and Mr. Hayward joined students at Chumchon Mooban Pattana School in Klong Toey District,
The recent launch of the ASEAN-WHO South-East Asia Regional Network for Road Safety Legislators brought together leaders from 10 countries to Bangkok, Thailand to unite parliamentarians and strengthen advocacy efforts to reduce road traffic injuries and fatalities across Southeast Asia. The World Health Organization (WHO) coordinated the event, where international experts and local observers met
In Thailand, only 7% of children wear helmets when traveling on motorcycles. As part of our collaboration with Save the Children, AIP Foundation filmed four stakeholder case study videos for The 7% Project in Thailand. The project worked to increase engagement of school authorities to encourage helmet use among children and families; strengthen the capacity of Bangkok
AIP Foundation recently attended the Supporting Traffic Safety Information Systems of Countries in Southeast Asia Meeting in Bangkok held by the International Transport Forum and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific to learn from cross-sector stakeholders about their recent developments in Southeast Asia on road safety and linkages to global initiatives
Michael T. Doherty and Paul Hayward, Co-Founders of Panthera Group Thailand, donated 300,000 Thai Baht to AIP Foundation to support distribution of 1,000 helmets to students in Bangkok and Phuket through the Helmets for Kids program which targets to provide school children and teachers with quality helmets and road safety education. The program will benefit students from 10
