PHNOM PENH, Cambodia–May – June 2020 As part of the global fight against COVID-19, AIP Foundation partnered with Solidarity Center and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to produce nearly 500 posters and 1,500 banners that promoted World Health Organization (WHO) approved methods to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 in Cambodian garment factories. These materials were placed within 200 factories
Road Safety Working Groups established to advocate for safer commutes within Cambodian factories May – June 2020, Phnom Penh In the months of May and June, AIP Foundation Cambodia held solution-oriented meetings with government stakeholders, civil society organizations, and factory worker trade union representatives, to raise awareness of issues facing garment and factory workers during
Vietnam currently lacks laws or regulations that require drivers to slow down near schools, where students are particularly vulnerable on their commutes as pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcycle passengers. According to the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation’s report in 2017, 2,150 children under the age of 19 died from traffic accidents every year. To
In celebration of International Women’s Day, AIP Foundation organized a helmet use forum for 40 mothers of students at Onlong Vil Primary School in Battambang, Cambodia. Educating parents of students at target schools on the importance of helmet use is a vital part of the Helmets for Families program, supported by Manulife Cambodia. At the forum, mothers received information on the impact of road
25 February – 27 February, 2019 – Phnom Penh, Cambodia Cambodia’s nationwide road crash surveillance system, the Road Crash and Victim Information System (RCVIS), found in 2018 that 45% of Cambodian road crash victims are between the ages of 15 to 29. The troubling statistic points to the vulnerability of youth as victims of road crash
20 February, 2020 – Stockholm, Sweden At the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference for a session on addressing implementation gaps in road safety, panelist Dr. Khuat Viet Hung, Executive Vice Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee of Vietnam, shed light on the progress that Vietnam has made on drunk driving through comprehensive traffic legislation and enforcement. According to the National Traffic
On 20 Years of Achievements, celebrating AIP Foundation’s last decade with our 2019 Annual Report, officially released in Sweden 19 – 20 February 2020 – Stockholm, Sweden In AIP Foundation’s newly released 2019 Annual Report, we highlight key achievements since our founding in 1999. Through the years, we have cooperated with governments, corporations, foundations, and international organizations to implement life-saving interventions and protect vulnerable
18 February 2020 The 2nd World Youth Assembly for Road Safety, an entirely youth-driven convention organized by a Global Youth Taskforce of young leaders brought together 200 youth leaders from 75 countries to Stockholm, Sweden, this week. The assembly, co-coordinated by the global NGO YOURS – Youth for Road Safety and the World Health Organization, gathered youth leaders for
VUFO, The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations, organized a New Year’s gathering in celebrating of the Lunar New Year in Vietnam, with participation of 300 delegates from foreign NGOs and other representatives, including Ambassadors, diplomatic corps, and relevant parties from international organizations. Delegates participating in the event included the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly,
6 December, 18 December, and 4 January, 2020 – Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Hai Duong, Vietnam As part of the “No Honking” public awareness campaign to increase youth traffic safety awareness, AIP Foundation collaborated with Ford Vietnam and other partners through the Ford Driving Skills for Life program to launch a series of
