AIP Foundation mobilized students, teachers, and community leaders across Vietnam, China, and Cambodia in support of the Child Health Initiative’s week of action held from May 21-27. The new campaign calls for a first ever summit of world leaders on child and adolescent health in order to re-focus global policy and prioritize youth road deaths and injuries
Over 600 parents, or 80% of parents from Ban Khao Daeng School and Muang Singhanakhon Municipal 1 (Ban Yang Ngam) School in Songkhla province participated in parent training workshops held as part of Street Wise Phase III. The workshops, which were held on 13 and 27 May, aim to introduce the program to parents and
AIP Foundation partnered with Honda to provide youth road safety ambassadors in our Safety Delivered program with tips and techniques to enhance their driving skills at the Phnom Penh driver training center. Honda provided training both in the classroom and on the course track to improve their road safety knowledge and driving ability. Driving theory,
AIP Foundation partner FIA Foundation had the opportunity to see our road safety work first hand during a trip to Vietnam by representative Monalisa Adhikari. While here, Adhikari participated in a review workshop for the implementation of our Helmets for Kids program during the 2018 school year. She also toured program schools associated with our
Two members of the Legal Development Program (LDP), Pol Lt Colonel Dr. Panupong Panudulkitti, Inspector of the Traffic Police Division, and Thachawut Jardbandista, a Road Safety Group Thailand project coordinator, conducted interviews with journalists as part of our collaboration with the Road Safety Journalism Fellowship 2018. The interviews covered topics including unlicensed and unregistered motorcycle
AIP Foundation participated in a stakeholder workshop for a new project co-organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), AIESEC International, and SafetiPin that focuses on improving access and mobility for pedestrians along the upcoming Hanoi Metro Line. A key component of the pilot will be the use of Safetipin, an innovative online map-based smart phone
The Legal Development Program (LDP) network held a Seminar on School Bus Safety Policy and Standards in Bangkok, bringing together more than 60 people from various organizations and sectors. The seminar consisted of two sessions, starting with a panel discussion on school bus standards led by LDP members, a teacher and community advocate, and AIP
AIP Foundation’s Thailand Country Manager Oratai Junsuwanaruk made two guest appearances on FM 99.5’s (Traffic Radio for Society) Save & Care program to discuss our recent work on the issues of distracted driving and school bus safety in Thailand. The interviews focused on the three-month social media campaign we ran earlier this year to educate young people
AIP Foundation’s Helmets for Families program emphasized the importance of road safety for children by hosting the “Children Have Fun With Road Safety” festival at Tan PhuTrung Primary School in the Cu Chi District of Ho Chi Minh City. This is the fifth year that Helmets for Families, supported by the global healthcare company Abbott
Operating as Safe Kids Vietnam, AIP Foundation organized a workshop in collaboration with FedEx Express, World Bank, International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP), and the Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Safety Committee that focused on improving safety for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists in Ho Chi Minh City. The half-day workshop introduced the results of iRAP’s Star Rating
