“Every life is valuable, so please work together to stay safe during this holiday season and beyond,” spoke U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, William A. Heidt as he sat beside his wife on a motorcycle and pointed to his helmet. This concluded a holiday video message for the U.S. Embassy’s social media pages, which received over
Stakeholders met to review results achieved after the end of a four-year project in Quang Binh. 69 participants attended including representatives of the school board, teachers and parents from 16 project schools, the Deputy Director of the Quang Binh Transportation Department, the Deputy Director of the Quang Binh Department of Education and Training, Quang Binh
AIP Foundation held a Helmets for Kids review workshop to discuss the challenges and successes of the program at project schools for the 2015 year. More than 80 people attended the workshop including school teachers, parents and representatives from the Ha Tinh Traffic Safety Committee, the Ha Tinh Department of Education and Training, the school Board of
AIP Foundation, in collaboration with the World health Organization (WHO) and Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS), conducted a Legal Development Program Member Follow-up meeting. At the meeting, participants discussed previous work and future plans related to the LDP Program. Research on “Mapping Road Safety in Thailand” was presented at the meeting and participants
AIP Foundation presented the Street Wise project curriculum, Helmets for Kids project activities, Legal Development Program activities, and road safety videos at the 12th Thailand Road Safety Seminar “Next Steps the Second Half of Decade of Action for Road Safety 2015-2020.” Additionally, AIP Foundation ran an activity booth to promote the Street Wise project, sponsored
The World Bank and EMBARQ, with the financial support of the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety, held a workshop on Improving Road Safety for Non-Motorized Transport Users and Enhancing Public Transport Accessibility in Ho Chi Minh City. Over 50 participants from relevant municipal agencies such as the Department of Transport, Traffic Safety Committee, Urban Civil
Ratanawadee H. Winther, AIP Foundation Thailand Chairperson and Oratai Junsuwanarak, AIP Foundation Thailand Country Manager participated in “The Discussion on Thailand Road Safety with WHO (World Health Organization)” at the Marriott Bangkok. The discussion focused on giving an overview of the current RTI (Road Traffic Injuries) situation and Thailand Action Plan, as well as identifying
In celebration of the upcoming enforcement of the new passenger helmet law, AIP Foundation, with support from Manulife, donated helmets and raised road safety awareness at a Helmets for Families event at Sothearos Primary School. Road safety stakeholders, students, teachers, parents, local, and international media representatives attended the event. At the event, 804 helmets were donated to
A new traffic law is set to come into force in the New Year—starting on January 1st, traffic police will start to collect fines for passengers, in addition to drivers, that are caught not wearing a helmet. Across Cambodian televisions, spirits will appear to remind Cambodians to always wear their helmets in a commercial by