This month, 120 university students from across four universities in Phnom Penh were trained in communication skills, road safety, child protection policies, and development of a road safety awareness strategy as part of our Safety Delivered program, supported by The UPS Foundation. The first training workshop was held at Phnom Penh International University on 16-17
The Young Ambassadors for Road Safety (YARS) network, in partnership with the Australian Embassy’s Direct Aid Program, donated 300 helmets to students from Samdech Decho Hun Sen Krous, Phnum Thnol, and Por Langkar Primary Schools in Siem Reap. Delighted students took part in games organized by the student ambassadors that introduced road safety concepts in an engaging and educational
The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health published a paper on the Global Helmet Vaccine Initiative (GHVI), titled A Comprehensive Approach to Motorcycle-Related Head Injury Prevention: Experiences from the field in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Uganda. The paper was a collaboration between AIP Foundation and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including Greig Craft,
Thirty-five stakeholders from government, target universities, and media convened in Phnom Penh to discuss the proposed Safety Delivered television commercial (TVC). At the meeting, we presented the storyboard for the TVC to the stakeholders, including H.E. Min Meanvy, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Public Work and Transportation, and General Ty Long, a Senior
As part of the Safety Delivered program, AIP Foundation staff trained 85 teachers from Preak Leap and Hun Neang Trabeck Primary Schools on a curriculum to teach road safety to their students in the coming semester. The two-day workshop aimed to increase teachers’ understanding of the importance road safety as well as increase their capacity to work
Helmets for Families, sponsored by Manulife Cambodia, celebrated its sixth anniversary by expanding its road safety education to Veal Vong Primary School in Kampong Cham Province. This year, over 1,000 high-quality helmets were donated to the community, as well as an education program on road safety awareness to students. Veal Vong Primary School was selected
Members of the Youth Ambassadors for Road Safety (YARS) program in Siem Reap promoted safe road behaviors for road users during Bon Om Touk, or the Cambodian Water Festival. The Water Festival is an important national holiday taking place over three days, but it is also known as one of the deadliest times in Cambodia
As part of the Manulife-supported Helmets for Families program, 43 teachers at Vealvong Primary School participated in a road safety training that provided vital knowledge on road safety and motorcycle helmet use as well as techniques for encouraging students to adhere to road safety regulations. The teachers worked with the training facilitator to create a lesson plan
In preparation for the launch of the Helmets for Families program at Vealvong Primary School in Kampong Cham, Manulife employees volunteered their time to work alongside AIP Foundation staff to paint a road safety mural. This mural will serve as a reminder for students, staff, and their families how to correctly wear a helmet whenever
More than 50 government officials and relevant stakeholders attended an introductory workshop to celebrate the launch of the new road safety program, Safety Delivered, in Cambodia. Safety Delivered, a program supported by The UPS Foundation, will work with young, inexperienced motorcycle drivers in target universities and communities to improve their unsafe and distracted driving behaviors while also
