As part of the Legal Development Program (LDP), road safety advocates learned about the fundamentals of academic and journalistic writing in order to enhance their abilities to tell stories about community issues. Members of the LDP, who have backgrounds in policy, law, and the media, were joined by representatives from government agencies during the workshop. Kannavee
Teachers from the 10 new Street Wise program schools gathered to prepare for the upcoming initiative, which will provide 1,200 helmets to students in Songkhla Province. Currently, no students at the target schools wear helmets while riding on motorcycles to and from school. In addition to providing quality helmets, Street Wise will teachers on how to effectively educate their
The Legal Development Program (LDP) welcomed members of its 2017 class and held a kick-off meeting for its third year. The initiative, which is led globally by the World Health Organization and the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety, aims to build the capacities of legal, civil society, and media professionals to strengthen road safety legislation and
A new PSA launched in Bangkok urging people to “Tell Auntie PIA” (“Fong Pa PIA”) about risky road behaviors they see and dangerous traffic areas in the city. The campaign is part of the new Slow Down…Save Lives program, which is a collaboration between AIP Foundation and the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP). The PSA was unveiled
As part of the recently launched Phase II of the Street Wise program, 80 teachers and 254 parents were trained in a specialized road safety curriculum so they can educate students to be safe road users. The teachers were taught how to administer a road safety simulation activity as well as how to use the
Six members of AIP Foundation’s team joined fellow road safety advocates at the 24th United Nations Road Safety Collaboration Meeting in Bangkok. Topics covered during the two-day meeting included progress on the Sustainable Development Goals and plans for the upcoming UN Global Road Safety Week. Pagna Kim, AIP Foundation’s Cambodia Country Director, presented during a session
The Legal Development Program (LDP), a road safety advocacy program coordinated by AIP Foundation, kicked-off its third year of working to create safe roads in Thailand. The initiative, which is a global effort led by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the World Health Organization, aims to build the capacity of key stakeholders to strengthen legislation in the country. During the
As part of the Helmets for Kids program, supported by the Natural Growth Co., Ltd., more than 200 community members participated in extracurricular activities that aimed to raise awareness about the importance of helmet use. Representatives from government agencies and non-governmental organizations facilitated the activities for students, teachers, and parents from Thairath Wittaya 5 School. These included
Thatchawut Jardbandista, a member of AIP Foundation’s Legal Development Program (LDP), joined fellow road safety experts to discuss recent research examining causes of crashes during a seminar titled “The Awareness…Thailand Traffic.” During the meeting, which was hosted by the Police Education Bureau of the Royal Thai Police, Jardbandista talked about the circumstances surrounding a recent major crash involving a
As part of Phase II of Street Wise, the team, led by road safety auditor Dr. Rodjana Khoonpoon, conducted baseline observations at the five new program schools in the Singhanakhon District of Thailand’s Songkhla Province. Dr. Khoonpoon is a member of the Faculty of Engineering at Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya. AIP Foundation and Chevron launched Street Wise in
