At the Annual Meeting of the Road Safety Network, an initiative organized by the Coalition for Road Safety (CRY), AIP Foundation presented the new rates of helmet-wearing among drivers and passengers in Cambodia as a result of the Head Safe. Helmet On. project. At the meeting, Cambodia Country Director Mr. Kim Pagna also urged for
AIP Foundation, with support from Manulife Cambodia, delivered extracurricular road safety activities to approximately 150 students from Sothearos Primary School this month. The activities focused on the importance of helmet use and involved a drawing contest, question and answer games, and pedestrian, bicycle, and motor-vehicle safety lessons. The students were enthusiastic about learning life-saving skills
On February 19th, Manulife Cambodia, in association with AIP Foundation, sponsored road safety activities at Sothearos Primary School in Phnom Penh as part of the Helmets for Families initiative. This follows a donation ceremony in December of 2015 at which Manulife provided 804 helmets to students, teachers, and parents. The ceremony was accompanied by workshops
AIP Foundation organized its third commune-wide meeting at Chbar Ampov District, Phnom Penh, which was attended by 37 participants. The meeting was held to encourage community member to participate in AIP Foundation’s “Commune of Excellence in Helmet Use” competition, which aims to encourage increased helmet use and road safety among communes through innovation, joint activities,
The “Commune of Excellence in Helmet Use” competition launched today in Cambodia to encourage increased helmet use and road safety among communes. With guidance from AIP Foundation under the “Head Safe. Helmet On.” project, communes are encouraged to use innovation, joint activities, and partnerships during the competition. Supported by The UPS Foundation, the competition strives
Under the “Head Safe. Helmet On.” (HSHO) project, 500 teachers from 18 target Primary Schools participated in a vital road safety refresher training session that focused on how to promote helmet use among students, how to engage parents in road safety training, and how to increase student knowledge on road safety. The session covered the
With the passenger helmet law enforcement scheduled for 1 January 2016, in which motorcyclists will be fined for their passengers who are not wearing helmets, journalists are gearing up to increase raising awareness and promoting helmet use. Media has the unique ability to communicate with the wider public to influence for good—it can play a
“Every life is valuable, so please work together to stay safe during this holiday season and beyond,” spoke U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, William A. Heidt as he sat beside his wife on a motorcycle and pointed to his helmet. This concluded a holiday video message for the U.S. Embassy’s social media pages, which received over
In celebration of the upcoming enforcement of the new passenger helmet law, AIP Foundation, with support from Manulife, donated helmets and raised road safety awareness at a Helmets for Families event at Sothearos Primary School. Road safety stakeholders, students, teachers, parents, local, and international media representatives attended the event. At the event, 804 helmets were donated to
A new traffic law is set to come into force in the New Year—starting on January 1st, traffic police will start to collect fines for passengers, in addition to drivers, that are caught not wearing a helmet. Across Cambodian televisions, spirits will appear to remind Cambodians to always wear their helmets in a commercial by
