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
As a crucial component in fostering sustainable road safety education through the Street Wise project, a joint effort between AIP Foundation and Chevron Thailand, 17 teachers from 6 schools in Songkhla Province attended a three-day workshop to become “Master Trainers” of the road safety curriculum developed for the community by AIP Foundation. These master trainers
The first “Embassy Friends of Road Safety” meeting was held this month at the British Embassy in Bangkok to inaugurate a collective effort on the part of the diplomatic community in Thailand to address the high rates of death and injury on the country’s roads. Six ambassadors attended, representing Canada, Denmark, Holland, Germany, Ireland, Sweden,
AIP Foundation, with support from the FIA Foundation, is introducing the Journalist Awards for Excellence in Road Safety Media in Cambodia. This distinction serves to highlight significant contributions to the dissemination of accurate and engaging news pieces focused on the importance of motorcycle passenger helmet law enforcement. At the launch of these excellence awards, numerous
The gathered stakeholders prepare the celebratory Street Wise event, which is expected to involve over 2,000 students, parents, and teachers. AIP Foundation and sponsor Chevron Thailand hosted a meeting early this month with stakeholders involved in the two-year Street Wise project in Songkhla Province. The meeting took place at Wichienchom School, where a community event
A crucial part of AIP Foundation’s work lies in not only carrying out quality programming but also in ensuring that our outreach efforts are comprehensive, accurate, and high-impact so as many people as possible gain access to the information they need to stay safe on the roads. In pursuit of this goal, AIP Foundation carried
During this school year, 18 schools from the provinces of Phnom Penh, Kandal, and Kampong Speu worked to disseminate critical road safety messages as part of a “Schools of Excellence” competition to raise road safety awareness. Throughout the year, school groups engaged in such activities as the painting of road-safety-themed murals and the distribution of
After years of concerted efforts, January 2016 saw the start of enforcement for the new Road Traffic Law in Cambodia. The law has already resulted in helmet use rates among motorcycle passengers reaching a record level of 29.9% in target areas where AIP Foundation implements its projects. This success goes hand in hand, however, with
To usher in the second year of the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS)’s Legal Development Program, AIP Foundation, with the support from BIGRS and the World Health Organization, has hosted an academic forum entitled “Urban speed control: a way forward to reduce road fatalities”. The forum was attended by over 30 participants, including
