China - October 25, 2016

AIP Foundation staff trained more than 400 teachers from the 23 Walk Wise project schools in road safety curriculum to teach their students in the coming semester. The workshop aimed to increase teachers’ understanding of the importance road safety as well as increase their capacity to work with their students. The AIP Foundation team will continue to visit project schools to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the teachers’ trainings.

In China, more than 260,000 people die due to road crashes and pedestrians account for 26% of these deaths. Chevron and AIP Foundation launched Walk Wise in 2012 in Kai Zhou District to help reduce these numbers. The program implements both school- and community-based activities to equip road users with the necessary skills to stay safe.