On October 18, 2012, FedEx Express and the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation launched a Safe Kids Vietnam Model School Zone at Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Primary School, marking their continuing commitment to improve pedestrian safety in Dong Nai Province. The event was successfully organized with the representatives of FedEx, Dong Nai Traffic Safety Committee,
AIP Foundation introduced the Zooming in on Road Safety objectives, activities, and evaluation system to stakeholders at an orientation workshop on October 1st to kick-off the new initiative to take place this school year in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 9. Zooming in on Road Safety, sponsored by Intel Products Vietnam, will rally students and
Today AIP Foundation announced a three-year grant from The UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of global logistics leader UPS, totalling US $450,000. This commitment by UPS will provide helmets and road safety education for more than 27,000 students and teachers as AIP Foundation expands its Helmets for Kids program in Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand. The
AIP Foundation’s Vietnam Program Manager Nguyen Dieu Nuong joined a 40-minute talk show on VTV9 focusing on the child helmet situation in Vietnam and police enforcement during the last quarter of 2012. The other guests were Mr.Tran Khac Huy, Head of the Division of Student Affairs at the Department of Education and Training, and Mr.Nguyen
Unilever’s personal care brand CLEAR today announced the launch of a global initiative aimed at promoting road safety by raising funds for the purchase and distribution of helmets in lower-income communities. The initiative will be run in partnership with the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 and AIP Foundation. Funds raised through CLEAR’s
As the pilot phase of AIP Foundation’s pedestrian road safety program, sponsored by Chevron Ltd., moves forward, county officials, teachers, and other stakeholders gathered on Wednesday to explore potential partnerships and to adapt AIP Foundation’s draft curriculum. The pilot will begin in October 2012 at Gaoqiao and Qili Primary Schools in Kai County. County officials
Starting from today, with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and AIP Foundation, dedicated units of the traffic police will commence enhanced helmet wearing enforcement operations in five municipality districts in Ho Chi Minh City, targeting school-aged children who ride as passengers on motorcycles. Scaling up enforcement is the latest activity in AIP
Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) called concerned parties, including AIP Foundation, together on Friday, August 17 to brainstorm preventable measures against an increase in road accidents during festival holidays in Thailand, such as the New Year and Songkran. In 2011, there were 6,712 accidents during these two festivals combined, resulting in 629 deaths
On August 15, 2012, Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation launched Paste Your Face at Dream Land Park with a family-friendly event promoting passenger helmet use, as part of its public awareness campaign “Always care. Always wear a helmet.” The launch at Dream Land Park marks the start of the Paste Your Face photo competition on
On July 25, the National Road Safety Committee (NRSC) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation to work together to reduce projected fatalities and serious injuries caused by road traffic crashes by the end of 2014. Cambodia and more than 100 other countries have agreed to a UN resolution proclaiming
