AIP Foundation Thailand Chairperson, Ratanawadee H. Winther, and Thailand Country Manager, Oratai Junsuwanaruk, joined road safety peers and fellow grant recipients for the first annual Asia Seminar Grantee Workshop held in Manila, Philippines. Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) and the Global Health Advocacy Incubator hosted the convening. AIP Foundation Thailand received a grant from GRSP
Nhan Le Dinh Trong, a researcher at the Institute of Public Health in Ho Chi Minh City, collaborated with AIP Foundation to present his findings on the National Child Helmet Action Plan (NCHAP) at the in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The study analyzes child helmet use before, during, and after implementation of the NCHAP and evaluates
To celebrate the final day of the 24th Annual Singhanakhon Games, Street Wise participated in a community parade attended by over 3,000 people. Students, wearing helmets and carrying banners, walked in the parade on behalf of Street Wise to advocate for helmet safety. The audience consisted of students, teachers, parents, and local organizations from six school districts in the
As part of a capacity building workshop for road safety advocates, Kelly Larson, Director, Global Road Safety Program at Bloomberg Philanthropies, and Dr. Witaya Chadbunchachai, Director, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, shared their advocacy expertise with the participants. Members of the Legal Development Program (LDP), who have backgrounds in policy,
“Tell Auntie PIA” (“Fong Pa PIA”), our recently launched video PSA in Bangkok, has garnered 1 million views on Facebook since May. The campaign, which is part of the new Slow Down to Save Lives program, urges people to submit comments and images through social media of risky road behaviors that they see and dangerous traffic areas in
Representatives from the Singhanakhon Police department led extracurricular activities focused on road safety for 600 students and 23 teachers from the Singhanakhon District. Students learned a variety of road safety lessons, including guidelines for driving safely and how to wear a helmet properly. Participating schools included Wat Sathit Chonlatarn School, Wat Thammakhod School, Wat Bor
Watch a video recap of the recent kick-off ceremony for our Street Wise program in Thailand. The program is supported by Chevron Thailand and has been implemented in Songkhla Province since 2014. View the full video of the event . Read more about the launch ceremony here.
The Asia-based ride-sharing company, Grab, will support a new Helmets for Kids program in Thailand using the $30,000 USD it raised during a recent promotion in Bangkok. From 19 June to 9 July, Grab pledged to donate 5% of its motorcycle passenger service’s revenue in the city to our work. This was the maximum amount
During a recent workshop in Bangkok, participants in the Legal Development Program (LDP) learned about how to apply journalism techniques to advocating for road safety. They participated in media pitch exercises led by Rungthip Chotnapalai, an anchor for Channel 3 news, and listened to presentations about the current progress of the road safety program in
As part of the latest stage of the Street Wise road safety program in Thailand, 1200 helmets will be donated to five primary schools where 0% of students currently wear helmets. More than 500 teachers, students, and parents from the schools, which are located in the Singkhanakon and Muang districts of Songkhla Province, attended the
