AIP Foundation, with support from the FIA Foundation, is introducing the Journalist Awards for Excellence in Road Safety Media in Cambodia. This distinction serves to highlight significant contributions to the dissemination of accurate and engaging news pieces focused on the importance of motorcycle passenger helmet law enforcement. At the launch of these excellence awards, numerous
During this school year, 18 schools from the provinces of Phnom Penh, Kandal, and Kampong Speu worked to disseminate critical road safety messages as part of a “Schools of Excellence” competition to raise road safety awareness. Throughout the year, school groups engaged in such activities as the painting of road-safety-themed murals and the distribution of
After years of concerted efforts, January 2016 saw the start of enforcement for the new Road Traffic Law in Cambodia. The law has already resulted in helmet use rates among motorcycle passengers reaching a record level of 29.9% in target areas where AIP Foundation implements its projects. This success goes hand in hand, however, with
A group of thirty media representatives recently joined AIP Foundation and members of the traffic police to survey the current state of Cambodia’s roads, four months after the Road Traffic Law instituting a mandatory helmet policy for motorcycle passengers went into effect. The tour is part of the Safe Roads. Safe Communities. program funded by
AIP Foundation, in partnership with The UPS Foundation, is pleased to announce the launch of www.saferoads.org.kh. This educational web portal will be focused on ensuring that the Cambodian public, especially the younger generation, has access to accurate, detailed, and engaging information on road safety issues. The broader aim of the launch is to encourage an
AIP Foundation, in cooperation with target district authorities, organized its fourth series of commune-wide meetings to discuss the successes and challenges of implementing the Head Safe. Helmet On. (HSHO) project in Kampong Speu amd Kandal Provinces. The meetings gathered 135 participants, among them various district authorities, commune road safety working group members, and media representatives
This month 404 helmets were donated to students of Trapiang Kork Primary School in Cambodia’s Kampong Cham Province, a school notorious for its high levels of yearly road injuries. This is the first collaboration between AIP Foundation and Automobile Association of Cambodia (AAC), an organization established in 2010 and a member of the Fédération Internationale
AIP Foundation, along with six other NGOs working on road safety in Cambodia, have recently re-emphasized their stance on the new Road Traffic Law by updating a joint statement that was previously issued at a press conference in late January and submitting it to the Royal Government of Cambodia. The joint statement urged the government
In support of International Women’s Day, which occurred on March 8th, AIP Foundation organized a “Mothers and Helmet Use” forum at Sothearos Primary School. The forum represents a vital part of the Helmets for Families project sponsored by Manulife Cambodia. The mothers in attendance received information about the broader ramifications of the new passenger helmet
In March, parents at the 18 target primary schools for the USAID-DIV-sponsored Head Safe. Helmet On. program took part in a training course focused on road safety, proper helmet use, and the importance of parental involvement in child road safety. The training courses took place in Phnom Penh, Kandal, and Kampong Speu provinces. At the
