Over 1,000 quality helmets were donated to students and teachers from Batheay Primary School and High School as part of our Safety Delivered program supported by The UPS Foundation. Located on National Road 6A in Kampong Cham Province, the Batheay school district has recorded a high number of road crashes. In 2017, three people from
In support of International Women’s Day, we organized a helmet use forum for 40 mothers at Veal Vong Primary School in Cambodia. The forum is a vital part of the Helmets for Families program, which is sponsored by Manulife Cambodia Plc. The mothers received information on the impact of road crashes on society and their families, the relationship between injury
We teamed up with Metfone, a leading mobile operator in Cambodia, to send a text message to their 200,000 subscribers with the slogan in Khmer from our new Safety Delivered distracted driving campaign. The public awareness campaign’s slogan is “Leave your phone alone or you could be next!” and features a sinister emoji character as
A new safety campaign will integrate media- and community-based approaches to address distracted driving among 15 to 29 year olds. The campaign’s slogan is “Leave your phone alone or you could be next!” and features a sinister, evil emoji character as its key visual. It will be broadcast through a public service announcement on national
Thirty-five received training on the importance of correct helmet use for themselves and their children through our Helmets for Families program sponsored by Manulife Cambodia. During the training, parents were provided with free quality helmets and instruction as to the importance of consistently wearing a helmet when driving. The training provided information on the national helmet law
More than 300 government officials and representatives from nongovernmental organizations, the private sector, and media attended a ceremony in Phnom Penh awarding Manulife Cambodia’s CEO Mr Robert Elliott with a Certificate of Appreciation. The award was in recognition of Manulife’s commitment to road safety education in Cambodia in 2017. AIP Foundation and Manulife recently celebrated six years
AIP Foundation, in partnership with Better Factories Cambodia, GIZ, and the Solidarity Center, facilitated a stakeholder workshop gathering more than 120 participants to seek sector-wide endorsement and collaboration on a ‘Garment and Footwear Sector Road Safety Strategy’. The event was presided over by the Minister for Labor and Vocational Training and included representatives from Cambodian
Twenty-seven newly trained ambassadors from the Safety Delivered program carried out education and awareness raising activities on road safety and helmet use for 2,253 students from Preak Leap Primary School and Neak Oknha Mohapheakdey Hun Neang Beong Trabeak South Primary School. The road safety ambassadors used extracurricular activities such as interactive games and question and answer to make
AIP Foundation convened a dialogue and reflection workshop to review year-end results from the Young Ambassadors for Road Safety (YARS) program in Siem Reap. The event reflected on the achievements and lessons learned by the student ambassadors as well as their plans for the future sustainability of the program. The convening also served as an
AIP Foundation facilitated a consultative workshop in Phnom Penh with more than 47 stakeholders to support the development of a strategy and action plan to address transportation safety issues affecting garment and footwear factory workers. The workshop was a chance for delegates from Cambodian Government ministries, Trade Unions, Factories, media, and other stakeholders to come