Representatives from USAID Development Innovation Ventures (USAID-DIV), based in Washington, D.C., visited the AIP Foundation Cambodia team to discuss the results of the project it recently supported, Head Safe. Helmet On. The representatives, Erin Crossett and Duc Tran, were able to witness first-hand the impact their support has had in increasing passenger helmet use. They
Members of the Legal Development Program (LDP) attended a World Health Organization-hosted workshop in Geneva, Switzerland, that focused on improving road safety legislation worldwide through improving child restraints and seatbelts in vehicles. The event was affiliated with the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety and more than 30 representatives from five countries attended. The LDP,
In January 2016, the coalition developed and submitted a Joint Statement on the New Road Traffic Law in Cambodia to the national government. As a result, members have been invited to a monthly meeting with the Cambodia National Road Safety Committee to provide feedback and technical input on key road safety issues.
During the third Media for Policy Influence workshop, hosted by AIP Foundation, Legal Development Program (LDP) members developed potential mass media campaigns to advocate for the reduction of urban speed limits, focusing on messages, decision maker analysis, and community identification. They also met with Thanathorn Rattanapanop, a representative from Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and
AIP Foundation CEO Mirjam Sidik joined fellow road safety stakeholders to discuss risk management, as well as the organization’s two-wheeler helmet education programs, at the third “Roads Between Us” conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Sidik presented on AIP Foundation’s work in Vietnam and Cambodia, and participated in a panel discussion. The event built upon preceding “Roads Between
New case studies, titled “Investing to Save Lives: An impact investment case for preventing road trauma,” commissioned by the FIA Foundation that feature results from AIP Foundation’s helmet safety project in Cambodia were launched at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C. The research, co-authored by Social Finance UK and Impact Strategist, reveals that investing
As part of the FedEx-supported Walk This Way pedestrian safety program, AIP Foundation launched a Model School Zone at Long Truong Secondary School in District 9 of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The school is located in a high-risk industrial zone with unsafe road conditions. The initiative has educated 1,300 students with pedestrian safety knowledge and
The International Safety Media Awards honored AIP Foundation with two awards – “Excellence in Media Evaluation” and “Gold” in the short video category – for the organization’s mass media efforts promoting helmet safety in Cambodia. The accolades were announced as part of the closing ceremony of the 12th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion. The conference,
Greig Craft, AIP Foundation President, discussed the organization’s Vietnamese helmet safety initiatives at the Fédération Internationale de L’Automobile – Region II (Asia Pacific) Roundtable in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The conference gathered industry experts representing 17 countries in Asia, as well as Australia and New Zealand. The Colombo-based Automobile Association of Ceylon (AAC), the oldest and largest organization
Molly Ellison and Peggy Moriarty from AIP Foundation discussed helmet safety with secondary school students at the British International School of Ho Chi Minh City (BIS). The pair addressed the road situation in Vietnam, the importance of wearing a helmet on both bicycles and motorcycles, and what can be done to alleviate the issue. Throughout
