Helmets for Families, a new road safety education project, sponsored by the global healthcare company Abbott Laboratories, and based on the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation’s proven school-based program Helmets for Kids, launched in Ho Chi Minh City on March 28. The project commenced with a stakeholder orientation workshop attended by Alvin Yap, Finance Director of Abbott
Hanoi – On February 28th, Prince Michael attended a kick-off ceremony at Van Phuc primary school in Hanoi to launch the “Helmets for Kids” program, organized by Asia Injury Prevention Foundation (AIP Foundation). More than 1,100 helmets sponsored by the FIA Foundation were provided to students and teachers of Van Phuc primary school. On this occasion,
On February 18, a national workshop on child helmet use took place in Hanoi, attended by 36 government and international representatives. The workshop participants reviewed the implementation of the national campaign “Children also need a helmet” over the last three years and discussed a national plan to continue the proven integrated campaign model in 2014
Abbott Laboratories and the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation visited 1,094 students at Cau Xang Primary School in Binh Chanh District of Ho Chi Minh City to measure head sizes for an upcoming helmet donation. Cau Xang is one of four schools participating in Helmets for Families, through which Abbott and the AIP Foundation will donate
On February 11th and 13th, The UPS Foundation and AIP Foundation commenced the second year of the Helmets for Kids program in Udon Thani with a donation of 2,697 helmets to children of Ban Makkhang School and Nong Sumrong Wittaya School. The helmet donation was celebrated with “Road Safety Day” events at each school to promote the continuous use
On Friday 7 February 2014, AIP Foundation Cambodia participated in the United States Embassy’s Seventh Annual Health Fair in Phnom Penh. AIP Foundation was nominated to be a stall-holder at the Fair to promote helmet use as a health issue to attendees. The booth displayed promotional material, Protec helmets, general road safety information and information
On January 15th, AIP Foundation staff conducted extracurricular activities at Wat Prachum Mitr Bumrung School in Rayong province in Thailand. These were the second activities conducted under Solvay’s sponsorship of the Helmets for Kids program and were organized as follow-up to Solvay’s donation of 238 helmets to the school. The afternoon’s activities discussed the fundamentals of road safety and helmet
On January 9, 2014, AIP Foundation handed over 140 helmets to students of Thai Rath Wittaya 75 Primary School in Bangkok. At the helmet handover ceremony, students received high-quality helmets kindly donated by Vespiario (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and AIP Foundation staff conducted a training on proper helmet use, followed by remarks from representatives from the
On January 7th, AIP Foundation Thailand launched a second trial “pop-up” helmet retail kiosk at a gas station in Suan Luang, Bangkok, that aims to increase accessibility to children’s helmets. For two weeks the kiosk will sell children’s helmets and trained staff will interview customers about the motivations behind their purchases. Save the Children is
On December 24th and 30th, Chevron and AIP Foundation hosted helmet kick-off ceremonies at two high schools in Phnom Penh, Cambodia as part of the Helmets for Youth program. A total of 900 helmets were donated to students and teachers at the events and 4,000 students received vital road safety education. Hun Sen Bunrany Wat
