From September 20-21, AIP Foundation supported three Ford Driving Skills for Life training sessions held in Nha Trang. Participants included local community members, a representative from Nha Trang Traffic Safety Committee, and Nha Trang’s City Ford, approximately 60 people in total. In addition to a formal training, the session utilized a nearby intersection to practice
As part of AIP Foundation’s partnership with Ford Vietnam, AIP Foundation invited trainees to attend Ford’s Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) training program, held August 9 and 10 in Hanoi. The DSFL program aims to address risky driver behavior in order to improve the safety of other vulnerable road users: pedestrians, motorcyclists, and bicyclists. 30-40
The Songkran (Thai New Year) holiday period is a particularly dangerous time on Thailand’s roads, with 321 dying in road traffic crashes during the 7 day holiday period in 2013. In the lead-up to Songkran 2014, AIP Foundation joined two campaigns promoting road safety. On 10 April, AIP Foundation launched the “Drive Safely for Songkran
On April 18 2014, as part of Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation’s partnership with Ford Vietnam, Mirjam Sidik, CEO of AIP Foundation presented at the launch of Ford’s Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) training program in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The event was attended by more than 70 participants and included representatives of the Ho Chi
From March 6-28, as part of the Helmets for Kids program sponsored by The UPS Foundation, extracurricular activities for six Ho Chi Minh City primary schools were organized in Binh Chanh and District 12. The activities were designed to remind students who attend high-risk traffic schools about safe road behaviors and helmet usage. Students participated in fun
On October 10th the Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) officially jumpstarted the registration of all boda boda (motorcycle taxi) operators in Kampala. Boda boda operators and passengers remain among the most vulnerable road users in Uganda, and the new registration process represents an important step forward in government regulation of motorcycle safety. The registration will
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) have selected the CDC Global Road Safety Team in the Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control) for the 2012 International Excellence in Program Delivery Award for the team’s work with
Last month, Zooming in on Road Safety’s family festival combined competition and creativity to improve the road safety knowledge of 1,500 secondary students, their teachers and parents, from District 9, Ho Chi Minh City through interactive games. An post-evaluation of AIP Foundation’s Zooming in on Road Safety program, taking place for the first time this
Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) called concerned parties, including AIP Foundation, together on Friday, August 17 to brainstorm preventable measures against an increase in road accidents during festival holidays in Thailand, such as the New Year and Songkran. In 2011, there were 6,712 accidents during these two festivals combined, resulting in 629 deaths
AIP Foundation attended the opening ceremony for the 10th Contest of the Driving Coach Trainers. A parade of motorcycles promoted road safety awareness and 100% helmet compliance in support of the government’s campaign to attend this goal by 2020. Mr. Worawat Auapinyakul, who is a former Minister of Eudcation, presided the event on behalf of the Prime
