In response to the urgent need for personal protective masks during the COVID-19 crisis, AIP Foundation and its social enterprise Protec have partnered together to launch a protective mask initiative to protect healthcare workers on the frontlines. Protec, a helmet manufacturer in Vietnam, will leverage its newly specialized production lines to produce an estimated 100
We are grateful for three distinguished colleagues with whom we have worked for the past decade who have agreed to join our Board of Advisors. All three have not only helped make our projects successful, but they have been mentors and teachers in the most important ways and are responsible for who we are today.
The International Road Safety Assessment Programme (iRAP), a technology non-profit that creates virtual tools for road safety interventions worldwide, hosted a series of virtual trainings on how to utilize their evidence-based, digital approach to prevent unnecessary deaths and suffering. As their lead partner for Vietnam, AIP Foundation has greatly benefitted from iRAP’s Star Rating for Schools
In celebration of International Women’s Day, AIP Foundation organized a helmet use forum for 40 mothers of students at Onlong Vil Primary School in Battambang, Cambodia. Educating parents of students at target schools on the importance of helmet use is a vital part of the Helmets for Families program, supported by Manulife Cambodia. At the forum, mothers received information on the impact of road
21-28 February 2020, Songkhla Province, Thailand With the aim of enforcing safer journeys for students to and from school, Street Wise in Thailand launched various road crash prevention education and awareness-raising activities at program schools across Songkhla Province in Thailand. At one program school in Songkhla Province, students and teachers participated in a road safety parade on February
25 February – 27 February, 2019 – Phnom Penh, Cambodia Cambodia’s nationwide road crash surveillance system, the Road Crash and Victim Information System (RCVIS), found in 2018 that 45% of Cambodian road crash victims are between the ages of 15 to 29. The troubling statistic points to the vulnerability of youth as victims of road crash
20 February, 2020 – Stockholm, Sweden At the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference for a session on addressing implementation gaps in road safety, panelist Dr. Khuat Viet Hung, Executive Vice Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee of Vietnam, shed light on the progress that Vietnam has made on drunk driving through comprehensive traffic legislation and enforcement. According to the National Traffic
19-20 February, 2020 – Stockholm, Sweden Leaders in road safety, youth advocacy, health promotion, and transport joined together at the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety for a panel discussion on integrating road safety into the health agenda for children and young people worldwide. Out of overall development assistance for health, only 2.2% are spent on adolescents,
17 February, 2020 – Stockholm, Sweden During “This Is My Street: Safe and Healthy Journeys for Children & Youth,” an official pre-conference event coordinated by the Child Health Initiative before the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety, Ms. Mirjam Sidik, AIP Foundation CEO, was invited to speak alongside practitioners on strategies and the positive impact
19-20 February, 2020 – Stockholm, Sweden The 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety, held in Stockholm, Sweden, on 19-20 February 2020, opened by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, brought together more than 80 ministers and heads of delegation, over 1700 delegates, from 140 countries. The Stockholm Declaration, a resolution that outlines commitment from
