AIP Foundation, in collaboration with the National Road Safety Committee (NRSC) and Australian Aid, launched a helmet campaign in advance of the Pchum Ben Festival, a holiday period that sees a spike in road crash injuries and fatalities. In 2016, according to preliminary reports by police, there were 26 deaths and 149 injuries resulting from
Helmets for Kids contributed an iron traffic barrier and reflective jackets to Phum O Primary School as part of efforts to provide sustainable road safety solutions for the school. The iron barrier and no-entry sign will be placed on the road to block traffic during arrival and dismissal times for students. Phum O Primary School is
Australian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia, Angela Corcoran, met with 30 university students from the Young Ambassadors for Road Safety (YARS) program to review its progress. The student ambassadors presented on the program’s achievements and lessons learned thus far, and offered recommendations for future implementation. Key initiatives discussed included the ‘Save Lives. Slow Down’
The Young Ambassadors for Road Safety (YARS) program convened 25 of its members for a capacity building workshop focused on lessons learned from implementation of the program’s action plan thus far. AIP Foundation organized the workshop to solicit feedback on successes, challenges, and lessons learned from student ambassadors from each of the target universities. The
Our extracurricular activities take our helmet safety curriculum out of the classroom and into the schoolyard. This month, we used interactive games to reinforce students’ road safety knowledge as part of the Helmets for Kids program sponsored by the Australian Road Research Board (ARRB). Activities included a painting contest, a bicycle race, and a quiz
Helmets for Families, a program supported by Manulife Cambodia, kept busy during the summer vacation at Kessararam Primary School with interactive, police led road safety lessons for students as well as community outreach activities to promote helmet use and road safety. Manulife volunteers teamed up with traffic police from Siem Reap to lead road safety
AIP Foundation has partnered with four universities in Cambodia for its new Safety Delivered program, which will include road safety education and public awareness campaigns to raise students’ awareness of the risks of distracted driving. As part of the first phase of the program, we conducted a baseline survey to gather information on the attitudes
AIP Foundation’s partner on the Helmets for Families program, Manulife Cambodia, recently won the Corporate Social Responsibility Leadership of the Year award from Asia Pacific Customer Service Consortium (APCSC). Manulife Cambodia has supported the Helmets for Families program since 2012, which encourages road safety and helmet use in local communities through education, helmet donations, and community outreach efforts. Manulife
In tandem with the 4th UN Global Road Safety Week, university students, as part of the Young Ambassadors for Road Safety (YARS) program, will raise awareness about the need to #SlowDown to save lives in their communities. With support from AIP Foundation, the student ambassadors drafted a ‘Save Lives. Slow Down’ Joint Statement that calls
AIP Foundation conducted road safety trainings to more than 220 staff to Cambodia Airports, the operator of the country’s three international airports. Held on 21-30 March, the workshops provided an overview of the key road safety issues on Cambodia’s roads as well as practical tips on how to drive safely. Outside the classroom, airport staff