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
21-28 February 2020, Songkhla Province, Thailand With the aim of enforcing safer journeys for students to and from school, Street Wise in Thailand launched various road crash prevention education and awareness-raising activities at program schools across Songkhla Province in Thailand. At one program school in Songkhla Province, students and teachers participated in a road safety parade on February
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
19-20 February, 2020 – Stockholm, Sweden Leaders in road safety, youth advocacy, health promotion, and transport joined together at the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety for a panel discussion on integrating road safety into the health agenda for children and young people worldwide. Out of overall development assistance for health, only 2.2% are spent on adolescents,
17 February, 2020 – Stockholm, Sweden During “This Is My Street: Safe and Healthy Journeys for Children & Youth,” an official pre-conference event coordinated by the Child Health Initiative before the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety, Ms. Mirjam Sidik, AIP Foundation CEO, was invited to speak alongside practitioners on strategies and the positive impact
19-20 February, 2020 – Stockholm, Sweden The 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety, held in Stockholm, Sweden, on 19-20 February 2020, opened by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, brought together more than 80 ministers and heads of delegation, over 1700 delegates, from 140 countries. The Stockholm Declaration, a resolution that outlines commitment from
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
18 February, 2020 – Stockholm, Sweden As part of the People’s Declaration, a global effort by the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety to demand that governments commit to putting people first in road safety and act to save lives on the road, AIP Foundation Thailand Chairperson Ratana Winther joined NGO members of the
