PHNOM PENH Province, Cambodia - June 17, 2015

AIP Foundation organized a second “Mothers and Helmet Use” forum at Anuk Wat Primary School. Mothers received information on their role in promoting road safety and encouraging helmet use among family members. The forum is a component of the Helmets for Families project sponsored by Manulife.

Mothers–and fathers–learned about the impacts of road crashes on society and their families, the relationship between helmet use and injury prevention, and received information about the new Road Traffic Law. Students will also receive this information at a police training on June 25, 2015. On June 19 and 26, volunteers will reach the community surrounding the school to further spread road safety awareness. These additional activities help reinforce key messages to children and their families.

International Children’s Day is a reminder that children are the future and have the right to be safe.

“This includes traveling on the roads. Our project engages mothers to ensure the entire family supports the life-saving benefits of wearing a helmet. We want mothers to remind their children to be safe on the roads, and children to do the same to their families,” said Mr. Pagna Kim, AIP Foundation Country Director in Cambodia. “We encourage every parent to obey the traffic law and always keep your children safe with a helmet.”