
AIP Foundation and The UPS Foundation expand strategic partnership against backdrop of historic Obama visit
AIP Foundation and The UPS Foundation have signed a memorandum of understanding to announce their cooperation on a new project, Safety Delivered. The signing ceremony took place during an American Chamber of Commerce business event attended by senior American diplomats on the occasion of U.S. President Barack Obama’s historic first visit to Vietnam. Greig Craft,

Michael Bloomberg praises work done to improve helmet use in Vietnam
While speaking to The New York Times about the approach he takes with his extensive philanthropic involvements, former mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg highlighted the work that has been done to address low rates of helmet use in Vietnam, referring to the efforts as “among the foundation’s most successful endeavors in [the area

Success story: Heading for safety
The great news from the Helmets for Kids project in Udon Thani Province (see news item above) recently caught the attention of Catalyst Asia, a content platform owned and managed by the Institute for Societal Leadership at the Singapore Management University that showcases organizations working for the betterment of society in Asia. They published an

Awards ceremony held to commend schools for commitment to road safety
AIP Foundation, in collaboration with The UPS Foundation, held an awards ceremony to highlight the activities of three exemplary schools from Phnom Penh, Kandal, and Kampong Speu provinces. These three schools were distinguished for their active participation in promoting safe road behaviors with a particular focus on helmet use among their students and teachers and

Police participate in workshop aimed at increasing enforcement of child helmet laws
In mid-March, members of the traffic police in Binh Duong Province gathered to participate in a capacity-building training focused on increasing the enforcement of child helmet use. In attendance were 30 members of the provincial traffic police as well as the Vice Chief of the Binh Duong Traffic Police Department and the Vice Director of

Police participate in workshop aimed at increasing enforcement of child helmet laws
In mid-March, members of the traffic police in Binh Duong Province gathered to participate in a capacity-building training focused on increasing the enforcement of child helmet use. In attendance were 30 members of the provincial traffic police as well as the Vice Chief of the Binh Duong Traffic Police Department and the Vice Director of

Parents join children in educating themselves on important road safety issues
The Street Wise initiative between AIP Foundation and Chevron Thailand centers on teaching children the skills they need to be safe even when faced with chaotic traffic environments. To fully change their behavior, these messages should come on a regular basis from various sources, including their parents. As such, Street Wise has reached out to

“Photovoice” contest and exhibition give children agency in their own road safety education
More than 200 students from eight target schools in the industrial zone area of Tinh Gia District of Thanh Hoa Province participated this month in a “Photovoice” photo contest to demonstrate their road safety awareness. Students were tasked with identifying and photographing examples of smart or risky road user behavior in their local communities. At

Photo contest and exhibition give children agency in their own road safety education
More than 200 students from eight target schools in the industrial zone area of Tinh Gia District of Thanh Hoa Province participated this month in a photo contest to demonstrate their road safety awareness. Students were tasked with identifying and photographing examples of smart or risky road user behavior in their local communities. At the

Road safety “talk show” puts a real face to the dangers of road crashes
A road safety “talk show” was organized this month at Nghi Son Secondary and High school in the Thanh Hoa Province of northern Vietnam. The event, attended by 530 high school students, was one of the school-based activities included in the Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical project, which aims to decrease the incident of road