In December 2015, as part of the Walk Wise project, AIP Foundation and the Kaixian Traffic Police Department in Kaixian, Chongqing, China, organized a helmet safety event targeted especially at motorcycle taxi drivers. In order to improve the safety awareness of these drivers, road safety knowledge was introduced in this event and 130 helmets were
AIP Foundation Thailand is pleased to announce the successful Helmets for Kids results measured in the northern province of Udon Thani. The project, which was enabled by Thai DENSO Group and the Road Safety Fund, provided road safety education and 628 helmets to six schools during the 2015-2016 school year. Among the schools that had
From February to April 2016, FedEx and AIP Foundation (operating as Safe Kids Vietnam) organized the “Walk with FedEx Tour” to bring pedestrian safety knowledge, equipment, and materials to 22,500 students in 18 primary schools across District 9 in Ho Chi Minh City. The tour aimed to increase awareness about pedestrian safety among all members
The Walk Wise program, which aims to bring issues of pedestrian safety into the public discourse and educate community members to be safer road users, recently began targeted efforts to manage traffic congestion around school zones during dismissal hours. The first step in this process started with a parent workshop at Hanfeng No.6 Primary School.The Principal of
AIP Foundation recently held a Phase 4 stakeholder meeting for its Walk Wise program in Kai County, China. Principals and school safety officers from 20 project schools were in attendance at the meeting, which aimed to review the program’s previous successes while also looking at what could be revised. Mr. Li, an official from the
With the world refugee crisis growing and the risk of other humanitarian tragedy increasing, The UPS Foundation, which leads the global citizenship programs for UPS, will award the highest amount of grant funding and in-kind support ever to advance humanitarian preparedness, response and recovery programs. In addition, it will expand its support and expertise to help
Walk Wise installed 25 billboards in 20 project schools in order to deliver important road safety messages to communities. The billboards delivers the message “Slow down for kids, school ahead.” to the community around the school. Many community members, including parents of students from our project schools, will see the billboards that highlight the importance of
AIP Foundation was invited to join the National Children’s Day celebration with Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production, Ltd. on 9 January at Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya Songkhla. AIP Foundation staff and volunteers from Chevron participated in activities on road safety along with 5,000 children and their parents. The activities aimed to educate participants on
AIP Foundation presented the Street Wise project curriculum, Helmets for Kids project activities, Legal Development Program activities, and road safety videos at the 12th Thailand Road Safety Seminar “Next Steps the Second Half of Decade of Action for Road Safety 2015-2020.” Additionally, AIP Foundation ran an activity booth to promote the Street Wise project, sponsored
