MANDALAY, Myanmar – January 8, 2021 Although helmets are proven to reduce the risk of deaths by 42% and serious head injuries by 69%, challenges still exist in both accessibility to safety equipment and prevalence in helmet use. Fortunately, students at No. 20 Basic Education High School in Myanmar, received nearly 900 helmets as a part of the Safety Delivered program’s initiative
SONGKHLA, Thailand–January 4 – 6, 2021 A ‘safe systems’ approach to road safety requires direct interventions to address a range of different challenges to keep road users safe. Direct interventions can include providing essential safety equipment, road safety education, working with government and community partners and road infrastructure modifications. The Street Wise program, supported by Chevron, works
SONGKHLA, Thailand–January 6, 2021 At AIP Foundation, we know that children are effective advocates for road safety within their families and their communities when they have access to engaging and interactive road safety education programs. Under the Street Wise program, and as a part of a student democracy promotion project, a Safety Week event was held at
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam—December 30, 2020 While designated school zones with regulated speed limits have historically been a challenge in Vietnam, students received the reassurance that things are changing. Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) reached a major milestone with road modifications at seven schools through Walk This Way (WTW), a program supported by FedEx and
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—December 28 – 30, 2020 Young people are very vulnerable road users. In 2018, 45% of all road fatalities in Cambodia were road users between the ages of 15 – 29. This vulnerability is echoed across the globe, with road crashes the leading cause of early death and years spent living with disabilities
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam—December 29, 2020 Worldwide, more than a million children and young people suffer head injuries due to road crashes. The financial costs of this road crash crisis impact high-income countries, but disproportionately affect low- and middle-income countries and their vulnerable road users. In Vietnam, 2,150 children lose their lives each year on the country’s roads. In the lead-up
KAMPONG SPUE, Cambodia – December 29, 2020 Over 80 factory workers across three factories, in Svay Rieng, Kandal, and Kampong Spue provinces, participated in AIP Foundation’s “Speak Up” campaign. The campaign provides a platform, which empowers factory workers to address safety issues that they experience on a daily basis to management. In the workshop, participants
DAK LAK AND BAC GIANG PROVINCE, Vietnam—December 22, 2020 Where helmet-wearing rates are as low as 23%, students in Dak Lak and Bac Giang Province risk their lives, even brain injury, as they travel on Vietnam’s roads. Prudential Vietnam officially launches the SAFE STEPS KIDS – Road Safety (SSK-RS) program, organized by AIP Foundation, mitigate the risks
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam—December 21, 2020 After a successful dance challenge among students in Vietnam under AIP Foundation’s Safety Delivered program, the road safety charity received an exciting surprise via Facebook that the U.S. Consulate of Ho Chi Minh City did their very own dance cover and nominated other diplomats including the U.S. Embassy. In
At Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, Vietnam Union of Friendship Organization (VUFO) held an award ceremony to celebrate the work of 50 foreign non-government organizations (NGOs) with AIP Foundation being recognized for its longstanding work and contributions to road safety for the people in Vietnam. Deputy CEO of AIP Foundation, Mrs. Hoang Na Huong, accepted the Certificate of Merit
