On December 23, FedEx, AIP Foundation (as Safe Kids Vietnam), the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training, and Traffic Safety Committee launched the ‘Walk with FedEx Tour’ to bring pedestrian safety education and equipment to 13,019 students at 14 primary schools in Ho Chi Minh City. From December 2013 to April 2014, Walk with
On December 22nd, AIP Foundation and Chevron distributed 1,800 reflective yellow caps to students of 18 primary schools in Sichuan province to increase their visibility as pedestrians. The donation was made as part of a Walk Wise project community event which aimed to promote pedestrian safety awareness in the greater community. More than 1,000 students,
In honor of China’s National Road Safety Day on December 2nd, AIP Foundation and Chevron organized a Walking School Bus for children walking home from Gaoqiao Primary School in Sichuan, China. More than 800 community-members joined in the kick-off event, including 750 students, 30 teachers, 16 parents, 8 Chevron staff, 3 government representatives, 4 policemen,
On November 19th, the Helmet Vaccine Initiative- Tanzania (HVI-T), and Tanzania Traffic Police observed World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims at Mkoani Primary School in Coast Region, Tanzania. At the event, commanding Officer of Tanzania Traffic, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mohamed Mpinga distributed 260 hanging reflectors to students to increase their visibility as
On November 15th, the first non-class activities were conducted under the British Embassy Bangkok’s sponsorship of the Helmets for Kids program at the Wat Chaimongkol school, located in the Rong Muang sub-district of Bangkok province. These activities were organized as follow-up to the donation of 230 helmets which took place on October 28th. During these activities, students
On October 16th AIP Foundation China and Chevron launched the second phase of the Walk Wise Project which brings much needed road safety education to children and the community of the Chuandongbei (CDB) Gas Project area in Sichuan and Chongqing Provinces. More than 2,700 students attended the launch event at Hang fen Primary School No.
A final evaluation of the Walk Wise pedestrian safety project pilot phase revealed encouraging results. The Walk Wise pilot implemented road safety education curricula at Qili and Gaoqiao primary schools in Kai County in China during the 2012-2013 school year. The report was completed by Sichuan University in August and the results were presented at
On October 9, FedEx Express, the world’s largest express transportation company and a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE:FDX) marked International Walk to School Day by launching new Safe Kids Walk This Way (WTW) initiatives and revealing findings from the first-ever pedestrian safety study in Vietnam. Held in partnership with Safe Kids Worldwide, WTW is a
“Let’s Walk Safely,” a pedestrian safety TV commercial created by the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation and CreaTV will air in CJ Group owned MegaStar Cinemas across Vietnam this October, November, and March. The commercial will provide movie-goers with valuable pedestrian safety information that has the potential to save thousands of lives across the nation.
On September 4, the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation Thailand went to the Wat Sommanant School in Bangkok for the pre-survey and head-size measurement to prepare for a helmet donation by Vespiario Thailand. The majority of students from Wat Sommanat School commute to and from school by motorcycle without wearing helmets. Some students walk to school on
