Walk Wise installed 25 billboards in 20 project schools in order to deliver important road safety messages to communities. The billboards delivers the message “Slow down for kids, school ahead.” to the community around the school. Many community members, including parents of students from our project schools, will see the billboards that highlight the importance of
The “Commune of Excellence in Helmet Use” competition launched today in Cambodia to encourage increased helmet use and road safety among communes. With guidance from AIP Foundation under the “Head Safe. Helmet On.” project, communes are encouraged to use innovation, joint activities, and partnerships during the competition. Supported by The UPS Foundation, the competition strives
Fifty million people are injured on the road every year, and 1.5 million die. Every day, 500 kids are killed, and 20,000 are injured. These are some of the statistics that representatives from the United Nations shared with Pope Francis during a meeting at the Vatican. They came to build support for global road safety
Under the Nghi Son Refinery and Petroleum project in Tinh Gia District of Thanh Hoa Province, AIP Foundation held a successful Road Safety Night. The aim of the event was to raise awareness among residents of high risk traffic zones on the importance of road safety. Attended by more than 700 participants, the event received
DENSO, an automotive components manufacturing company, has donated 628 high-quality helmets to students of six different schools in the Udon Thani Province in Thailand. These schools were selected based on their locations along busy highways with high densities of large vehicles and trucks in an effort to align with the aims of AIP Foundation’s Helmets for
AIP Foundation, with DENSO’s support, held student and teacher trainings for Helmets for Kids this month at Baan Na Kham Luang School, Chumchon Nakwang School, Chum Chon Moo Mon Wittayasan School, Baan Men School, Nongsamrong Wittaya School, and Baan Nong Nok Kian School. The training aimed to teach 628 students, to which helmets were donated, how to
AIP Foundation was invited to join the National Children’s Day celebration with Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production, Ltd. on 9 January at Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya Songkhla. AIP Foundation staff and volunteers from Chevron participated in activities on road safety along with 5,000 children and their parents. The activities aimed to educate participants on
FIA Foundation’s Annual Report 2015 titled, “Goals for Change, Partners for Action” highlights the charity’s work and achievements and lays out strategic objectives for 2016 and beyond–to build on the inclusion of transport targets in the Sustainable Development Goals. Download the FIA Foundation 2015 Annual Report here
Under the “Head Safe. Helmet On.” (HSHO) project, 500 teachers from 18 target Primary Schools participated in a vital road safety refresher training session that focused on how to promote helmet use among students, how to engage parents in road safety training, and how to increase student knowledge on road safety. The session covered the
With the passenger helmet law enforcement scheduled for 1 January 2016, in which motorcyclists will be fined for their passengers who are not wearing helmets, journalists are gearing up to increase raising awareness and promoting helmet use. Media has the unique ability to communicate with the wider public to influence for good—it can play a