AIP Foundation, along with six other NGOs working on road safety in Cambodia, have recently re-emphasized their stance on the new Road Traffic Law by updating a joint statement that was previously issued at a press conference in late January and submitting it to the Royal Government of Cambodia. The joint statement urged the government
In support of International Women’s Day, which occurred on March 8th, AIP Foundation organized a “Mothers and Helmet Use” forum at Sothearos Primary School. The forum represents a vital part of the Helmets for Families project sponsored by Manulife Cambodia. The mothers in attendance received information about the broader ramifications of the new passenger helmet
A kick-off meeting took place in mid-March for a two-year program led by the Traffic Safety Department of the Ministry of Transportation (MOT) in Vietnam and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). The program is aimed at strengthening national road safety management capacities in Vietnam. AIP Foundation was
AIP Foundation, in partnership with Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production, organized an event to acknowledge the efforts of 88 student Road Safety Ambassadors in Thailand’s Songkhla Province. The ceremony is part of a broader Street Wise project aimed at increasing the awareness of road safety dangers and the fluency in preventative skills among Songkhla’s students.
With the world refugee crisis growing and the risk of other humanitarian tragedy increasing, The UPS Foundation, which leads the global citizenship programs for UPS, will award the highest amount of grant funding and in-kind support ever to advance humanitarian preparedness, response and recovery programs. In addition, it will expand its support and expertise to help
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
In March, parents at the 18 target primary schools for the USAID-DIV-sponsored Head Safe. Helmet On. program took part in a training course focused on road safety, proper helmet use, and the importance of parental involvement in child road safety. The training courses took place in Phnom Penh, Kandal, and Kampong Speu provinces. At the
At the Annual Meeting of the Road Safety Network, an initiative organized by the Coalition for Road Safety (CRY), AIP Foundation presented the new rates of helmet-wearing among drivers and passengers in Cambodia as a result of the Head Safe. Helmet On. project. At the meeting, Cambodia Country Director Mr. Kim Pagna also urged for
AIP Foundation, with support from Manulife Cambodia, delivered extracurricular road safety activities to approximately 150 students from Sothearos Primary School this month. The activities focused on the importance of helmet use and involved a drawing contest, question and answer games, and pedestrian, bicycle, and motor-vehicle safety lessons. The students were enthusiastic about learning life-saving skills
A year-end review of the National Child Helmet Action Plan (NCHAP) organized by the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC), National Traffic Police (C67), the Ministry of Education and Training, and AIP Foundation gathered stakeholders to discuss key results after one year of implementation. Attended by 130 participants, the workshop was an opportunity for delegates from
