BANTEAY MEANCHEY, Cambodia – January 19, 2021 Teachers are an important part of raising the next generation. With their encouragement and the training provided, they will be a crucial part of making roads in Cambodia safer for youth. The Helmet for Families program, supported by Manulife Cambodia, hosted a workshop for teachers to develop road safety educational materials
TUYEN QUANG PROVINCE, Vietnam—January 11, 2021 With road traffic injuries being a leading cause of death and injury worldwide, this results in a major public health issue, especially in low- and middle-income countries. In Vietnam, where 2-wheel transportation is an increasingly common transport, head and neck protection becomes a primary concern in preventing death. AIP Foundation
MANDALAY, Myanmar – January 8, 2021 Although helmets are proven to reduce the risk of deaths by 42% and serious head injuries by 69%, challenges still exist in both accessibility to safety equipment and prevalence in helmet use. Fortunately, students at No. 20 Basic Education High School in Myanmar, received nearly 900 helmets as a part of the Safety Delivered program’s initiative
SONGKHLA, Thailand–January 4 – 6, 2021 A ‘safe systems’ approach to road safety requires direct interventions to address a range of different challenges to keep road users safe. Direct interventions can include providing essential safety equipment, road safety education, working with government and community partners and road infrastructure modifications. The Street Wise program, supported by Chevron, works
SONGKHLA, Thailand–January 6, 2021 At AIP Foundation, we know that children are effective advocates for road safety within their families and their communities when they have access to engaging and interactive road safety education programs. Under the Street Wise program, and as a part of a student democracy promotion project, a Safety Week event was held at
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—December 28 – 30, 2020 Young people are very vulnerable road users. In 2018, 45% of all road fatalities in Cambodia were road users between the ages of 15 – 29. This vulnerability is echoed across the globe, with road crashes the leading cause of early death and years spent living with disabilities
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam—December 29, 2020 Worldwide, more than a million children and young people suffer head injuries due to road crashes. The financial costs of this road crash crisis impact high-income countries, but disproportionately affect low- and middle-income countries and their vulnerable road users. In Vietnam, 2,150 children lose their lives each year on the country’s roads. In the lead-up
DAK LAK AND BAC GIANG PROVINCE, Vietnam—December 22, 2020 Where helmet-wearing rates are as low as 23%, students in Dak Lak and Bac Giang Province risk their lives, even brain injury, as they travel on Vietnam’s roads. Prudential Vietnam officially launches the SAFE STEPS KIDS – Road Safety (SSK-RS) program, organized by AIP Foundation, mitigate the risks
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam—December 21, 2020 After a successful dance challenge among students in Vietnam under AIP Foundation’s Safety Delivered program, the road safety charity received an exciting surprise via Facebook that the U.S. Consulate of Ho Chi Minh City did their very own dance cover and nominated other diplomats including the U.S. Embassy. In
MANILA, Philippines—December 8, 2020 While the pandemic has halted physical gatherings, that hasn’t stopped educators from Mandaluyong Elementary School in Manila from gaining the necessary road safety knowledge and skills required to keep their students safe. Through the Safety Delivered program, supported by The UPS Foundation, teachers and school administrators spent the day participating in an interactive
