On the morning of August 26, 2013, Greig Craft, General Director of Protec Tropical Helmets, held a ceremony to recognize Protec staff members who have been working with the company for 10 years. The annual event celebrates the Protec staff’s tremendous contributions to the company, lengthy service, and loyalty. Established in 2001, Protec Tropical Helmets
On August 23, 2013, Go4 Bunker Denmark joined companies from Denmark and Cambodia for a seminar to facilitate maritime and oil & gas business partnerships between the two nations held at Sunway Hotel. Go4 Bunker has done work in Cambodia as a sponsor of AIP Foundation’s Helmets for Kids, donating helmets to students in Takeo
A knowledge sharing session among Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) grantees was held on August 21 in Hanoi. Attendees included AIP Foundation, Vietnam Red Cross, and Vietnam Justice Support Association for the Poor (VIJUSAP). AIP Foundation presented its GRSP funded project of training courses for journalists and legislators on child helmet use, shared its experience
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) have selected the CDC Global Road Safety Team in the Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control) for the 2012 International Excellence in Program Delivery Award for the team’s work with
Students and teachers at Wat Prachum Mitr Bumrung School in Rayong Province were the recipients of 238 helmets from the Siam Solvay Foundation. The donation launched Solvay’s Helmets for Kids partnership with the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation to increase helmet use and reduce road traffic injuries among child motorcycle passengers in Rayong province. Prachum
On August 13, a stakeholder meeting convened in Hanoi to evaluate phase II and plan for phase III of AIP Foundation’s public awareness campaign “Children also need a helmet.” More than thirty stakeholders participated in the workshop, including representatives from the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC), the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), provincial Department
On August 8, the CrossRoads Programme selected the AIP Foundation as one of four winning projects to secure funding for Creating Opportunities for Sustainable Spending on Roads in Uganda. CrossRoads is funded by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) and the European Union (EU), and run by IMC Worldwide and Practical Action Consulting. The
On July 30, AIP Foundation conducted a focus group discussion with students from four universities in Cambodia to gauge the youth attitude towards the new Safe Roads Cambodia website. Students shared their diverse perspectives and suggested revisions to the site. Many student comments focused on headers, navigation, social media, and publicity. The new site will
The steering committee of the Vietnam Helmet Manufacturers Association (VHMA), led by the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation, will hold its first meeting on Wednesday, July 31 in Hanoi. VHMA’s founding organizers, including AIP Foundation, Long Huei Vietnam Co., Ltd, HJC Helmets, Protec Vietnam, and MAT Group, aim to enhance the industry’s collaboration with Vietnamese authorities
A training workshop was held from July 22 – 24 in Chengdu to train educators and authorities on how to teach road safety to students in the project area. Attendees included teachers, representatives of the Education Department of Kai County, Kai County Police, and AIP Foundation staff and volunteers. The training covered the importance of
