Forty parents received training on the importance of correct helmet use for themselves and their children through our Helmets for Families program sponsored by Manulife Cambodia. The training was planned to coincide with the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday to raise awareness of the higher incidences of road crashes around holiday periods and national celebrations.
As part of The 7% Project, AIP Foundation donated 20 high visibility safety vests and 82 safety cones to the Yannawa Metropolitan Police Station’s Traffic Division. On the same day, our team also had an opportunity to film one of the stars of our case story videos, Pol. Capt. Sumran Hongsiri, as he carried out his duties helping to
As part of its mission to make schools in Ho Chi Minh City safer for pedestrians and road users, Walk This Way installed school zone modifications at four schools in the city to make them safer and more accessible for all. Of the 37 program schools, these four schools were selected based on their school zone needs.
AIP Foundation Cambodia and nine of our partners received certificates of appreciation from the National Road Safety Committee for our youth engagement and public advocacy to keep roads in Cambodia safe. AIP Foundation was spotlighted for its contributions to promoting helmet use in 2018. Our Country Director, Pagna Kim was individually honored for his promotion
Nearly 2,000 parents of students from Phan Dang Luu and Nguyen Luong Bang primary schools in Pleiku joined a school zone safety information session with the Bureau of Education and Training of Pleiku City, the Gia Lai Traffic Safety Committee, and the People’s Police Academy (PPA). During the information session, experts from the PPA explained the importance
More than 35 Safe Walking Squads comprised of trained university students visited 37 schools in Ho Chi Minh City to deliver pedestrian safety knowledge and smart driving tips to nearly 40,000 parents as part of the Walk This Way program supported by FedEx. Additionally, the Safe Walking Squads handed out informational leaflets that contained information not only
Youth Ambassadors for Road Safety (YARS) gathered in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to discuss lessons learned, share information, and receive certificates of appreciation for their work with the Safety Delivered program. The workshops in Ho Chi Minh City were attended by YARS, coordinators from six program universities, AIP Foundation staff, and the Ho Chi Minh
AIP Foundation attended the launch of the World Health Organization’s 2018 Global Status Report on Road Safety at Grand Mercure Bangkok Fortune in Bangkok. Despite a slight decrease in the total number of road fatalities, which now stands at 22,491 per year, motorcycle deaths remain high and young people aged 15-29 still account for the majority of
With the support of Save the Children, AIP Foundation held a training of trainers for police and law enforcement officers on school safety awareness in Bangkok as part of The 7% Project. The training began with presentations by guest speakers from AIP Foundation and Save the Children. Then Pol. Col. Surasak Laohaphiboonkun, along with two Legal Development
FIA Foundation United Nations Representative and North American Office Director, Natalie Draisin, joined AIP Foundation for a two-day site visit in Pleiku City, Gia Lai Province to learn about AIP Foundation’s regional school zone safety work. AIP Foundation has worked to decrease the number of student road crash fatalities in the region through Helmets for
