BANG SAO THONG, Thailand—November 26, 2020 Located just east of Bangkok, Thailand, Bang Sao Thong District is home to a large number of villages with narrow roads lacking the necessary infrastructure like crosswalks or traffic signs needed to keep students safe. Through the Hauling Safety program, AIP Foundation organized an event for 225 students, aged 6-12, at
SONGKHLA, Thailand–November 25, 2020 Songkhla province in the south of Thailand boasts stunning beaches and beautiful waterfalls, but the children of this area face an all too common risk – a dangerous commute to and from school. AIP Foundation is working closely with local government officials to deliver an educational approach to road safety interventions
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – November 24, 2020 Over 20 people from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, the National Social Security Fund, and various universities have joined together to outline improvements to road safety in Cambodia. During the event in November, those same students and officials were asked to reflect on the effectiveness of
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam—October 28, 2020 AIP Foundation has recently piloted a new methodology to research and analyze “near misses” on the roads in Vietnam. Although far too common on our roads, crashes are actually a relatively rare event; near misses are much more common. Being able to analyze near misses gives us a
YEN BAI, Vietnam—October 28, 2020 Drink-driving remains an issue across Vietnam despite significant efforts at national and provincial levels to address this. Drink-driving accounted for as much as 80% of traffic violations in Yen Bai province in 2020 alone. In an effort to combat this, the Yen Bai Traffic Safety Committee (TSC), in partnership with
KANDAL, KAMPOUNG SPEU, and SVAY RIENG PROVINCE, Cambodia–September 29, 2020 – October 2, 2020 Road safety is an ever-present issue for factory workers as dangerous commutes become a part of every day life. Garment and footwear factory representatives participated in a series of training sessions organized under the Commuting Safety for Cambodian Workers (CSCW) program. As road
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam—September 16, 2020 On the official “first day” back at school in Vietnam and in recognition of Vietnam’s annual traffic safety month in September, Safety Delivered, a program implemented by AIP Foundation and supported by The UPS Foundation, released a new PSA video, “Đủ ba bước, rước bình an,” or “3 steps, be
BANGKOK, Thailand – 6 August, 2020 AIP Foundation has partnered with Toll to launch a new Hauling Safety program in Thailand, aimed at supporting communities in tackling high-risk journeys for students traveling to and from school through quality safety education and equipment for students, parents, and community members. In Thailand, where traveling by motorcycle is a common
NANBA, XUANHAN, China — 27-30 July 2020 In rural parts of China, like Nanba Town in Sichuan, China, pedestrians are often exposed to the dangers and risks of the roads, but seldom do they have the opportunity to access education on the safe road behaviors that could very well save their own life and the
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – 28 July 2020 The USAID Labor Rights in Cambodia (LRIC) project, implemented by Solidarity Center, is supporting a series of leadership workshops for 80 trade union representatives to promote more equitable factory working conditions, including safer commutes for employees. Solidarity Center’s partner, the AIP Foundation, conducted the first workshop today,