The AIP Foundation China team went Qingyang Experimental Middle School to give 42 Grade 1 students a road safety lesson. The class teaches students safe pedestrian practices through group discussion and activities. Through games and fun lessons, the students learn how to stay safe on their commutes to and from school.
Ratanawadee H. Winther, Chairperson of AIP Foundation Thailand was interviewed by Voice TV (Thailand Broadcast Television) on road safety in Thailand and AIP Foundation’s initiatives to improve it.
This month, #SaveKidsLives achieved their recent target of gathering 1,000,000 signatures for their Child Declaration on Road Safety. The campaign started earlier this year with a modest goal of 100,000 signatures. This was quickly exceeded as the campaign’s reach grew wider and wider. Now, 1 million people have signed the declaration to demand action on road
201 government partners, teachers, and parents joined stakeholder training workshops. Through these training workshops, stakeholders and beneficiaries take ownership of the program from the beginning. Teachers are trained on how to effectively teach their students about important road safety topics in these workshops.
With support from The UPS Foundation, AIP Foundation held a road safety event with the theme, “I Love Helmets” at Tan Tuc Primary School in Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City. The school is located near Trung Luong Highway, a high-risk traffic area in Ho Chi Minh City, where students face dangers on their
In the second week of September, AIP Foundation’s Thailand Program Officer and an M&E Specialist from Mahidol University conducted midterm monitoring and evaluation at 5 schools in Singhanakhon from the 14th to 17th September 2015. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of the Chevron-sponsored Street Wise project’s implementation thus far. Helmet
Nuong Nguyen, Vietnam Program Director at AIP Foundation, presented at the Conference of ASEAN Road Safety 2015 (CARS2015) this month. Nuong presented on Vietnam’s National Action Plan to increase helmet use among child motorcycle passengers. This inaugural conference brings together policymakers, scientists, researchers, practitioners, law enforcers, academics, and a wide range of public and private organizations from
The 2015 Secretary-General Report has been issued worldwide by the UN General Assembly Conference Services. The report, prepared by the World Health Organization, in cooperation with the United Nations regional commissions and other partners of the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration, provides an updated description of activities and achievements by the global road safety community
“Love your child. Provide a helmet.” and “Protect your passengers’ lives. Make sure they wear helmets.” are the two television commercials selected by the American Public Health Association (APHA) for the 2015 APHA Global Public Health Film Festival, to be held during APHA’s Annual Meeting and Expo (Oct. 31 – Nov. 4, 2015) in Chicago,
FedEx Express, in collaboration with Safe Kids Vietnam and AIP Foundation celebrated International Walk to School Month and launched this year’s Walk With FedEx Tour. The event included a parade of students and representatives walking to school to support the International Walk to School Month, which was held in parallel with walks in more than
