“Let’s Walk Safely,” a pedestrian safety TV commercial created by the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation and CreaTV will air in CJ Group owned MegaStar Cinemas across Vietnam this October, November, and March. The commercial will provide movie-goers with valuable pedestrian safety information that has the potential to save thousands of lives across the nation.
On September 4, the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation Thailand went to the Wat Sommanant School in Bangkok for the pre-survey and head-size measurement to prepare for a helmet donation by Vespiario Thailand. The majority of students from Wat Sommanat School commute to and from school by motorcycle without wearing helmets. Some students walk to school on
From August 25-29, 2013, AIP Foundation’s Cambodia Country Director Kim Pagna participated at the 21st World Conference on Health Promotion jointly organized by the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) and Thai Health Promotion in Pataya, Thailand. The conference “Best Investment for Health” aimed to advance global health and the field of health
On September 21st, 2013, the Ha Noi Traffic Safety Committee (TSC), Department of Education and Training, Police Department and Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation organized a workshop to summarize the implementation of phases I and II and to launch phase III of the “Children also need a helmet” campaign in Hanoi. The event included the
The Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation, in partnership with the National Road Safety Committee and the General Commissariat of the National Police, will launch the Safe Roads website on September 20, 2013. The website expands on AIP Foundation’s successful community engagement through Facebook in Cambodia over the last year. Several initiatives, including a photography contest,
The Uganda Helmet Initiative received encouraging results from the final evaluation of phase one of the “Obulamu Bwe Obugagga – Wear a Helmet!” campaign, which included road safety workshops and helmet provision for 900 boda boda operators, police enforcement workshops, and a comprehensive media campaign. The report showed that the helmet wearing rate among boda
On September 17, Sealed Air Corporation launched its seventh year as a Helmets for Kids sponsor with a helmet handover ceremony on at Cam Thuong School in Hai Duong province. Sealed Air donated 260 helmets to first graders, teachers, and second through fifth graders who had outgrown or damaged the helmets that they had previously
On September 5, 2013, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training, Traffic Safety Committee (TSC), Police Department, and the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation celebrated the launch of Phase III of the “Children also need a helmet” campaign at Le Van Tam primary school in the Tan Phu District of Ho Chi
On September 2, AIP Foundation conducted a consultative meeting with relevant ministries, Government bodies, civil societies, NGOs, stakeholders, and students from four universities in Cambodia with the goal of gauging youth attitudes towards the new Safe Roads Cambodia website. Students shared their diverse perspectives and suggested revisions to the site. Many student comments focused on headers,
From August 29 to the 31st, 2013, follow-up visits took place at six Johnson & Johnson Helmets for Kids schools in Ha Tinh Province. Representatives visited schools to check in on helmet use rates, restate the importance of helmet use on both motorcycles and bicycles, and hold teacher training workshops for 148 teachers from 14
