Leading up to the 3rd United Nations Ministerial Meeting scheduled in Sweden in February 2020, Vietnam has been selected to launch a 5-continent initiative organized by the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety. The initiative supports the UN Voluntary Global Performance Targets for Road Safety. At the event, a symbolic baton was handed over
AIP Foundation joined a stakeholders meeting held by the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global road Safety (BIGRS) 2015-2019 with Bloomberg, the World Bank, the World Resources Institute, Vital Strategies, the HCMC Traffic Safety Committee, Department of Transportation, and HCMC Traffic Police to review results of various programs after four years of implementation. At the meeting, participants gave presentations
In support of International Women’s Day, we organized a helmet use forum for 30 mothers at Hun Sen Krong Primary School in Cambodia. The forum is a vital part of the Helmets for Families program, which is sponsored by Manulife Cambodia. The mothers received information on the impact of road crashes on society and their
In collaboration with the Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Safety Committee, AIP Foundation hosted a review meeting of the results of school zone modifications done at four Walk This Way program schools. AIP Foundation conducted modification assessments via iRAP’s Star Ratings For Schools app which helps rate the risks and safety of roads on a 1-star (least
Save the Children and AIP Foundation held a road safety information session for 120 students at Wanglekwittayanusorn School in Min Buri district, Bangkok as part of The 7% Project. The session helped students learn about the importance of helmet use, the correct way to wear a helmet, and other road safety basics such as hand signals. Trainers included police
Save the Children and AIP Foundation held a Training of Trainers for community leaders on school safety awareness at Grand Sukhumvit Hotel in Bangkok as part of The 7% Project. In the morning, guest speakers including AIP Foundation’s Oratai Junsuwanaruk, Save the Children’s Arun Wattanapalin, and the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation’s Pisith Wongthiathana provided participants with
AIP Foundation collaborated with the Gia Lai Traffic Safety Committee (TSC) to celebrate the launch of a new public awareness campaign and school zone road modifications in Pleiku City as part of the Slow Zones, Safe Zones program – the first-ever pilot program to reduce speed in school zones in Vietnam, supported by Fondation Botnar and the
Experts from over 30 organizations led by the Government of Sweden and the World Health Organization (WHO) met in Paris, France, on February 7, 2019 to shape the agenda of the 3rd UN Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety. AIP Foundation President Greig Craft attended the meeting as part of the High-Level Consultative Committee (HLCC),
Walk Wise recently completed installation of traffic simulation corners at 17 program schools in Nanba township. These corners will help teachers conduct road safety demonstrations for students and allow students to learn important safety information through interactive and fun activities. Additionally, Walk Wise installed traffic warning signs to guide drivers and pedestrians around all program schools. With 42
Over 240 primary school students from Hun Sen Krong Primary School were trained in how to handle real-life traffic situations that confront the children everyday on the roads in their communities.This training is a part of the Helmets for Families program, which is sponsored by Manulife Cambodia. Ten volunteers from Manulife Cambodia volunteered to educate
