As part of the Third UN Global Road Safety Week, AIP Foundation’s Behavior Change Communications component under the “Head Safe. Helmet On.” project is conducting street-based activities in all 6 target districts. In each district, AIP Foundation is supporting 5 district Police and 10 Commune Road Safety Committee members from each commune to implement activities.
In support of the Third UN Global Road Safety Week, 4-10 May, government policymakers are working to increase helmet use across Cambodia. AIP Foundation is organizing a three day training workshop with 44 policymakers to finalize draft national-, provincial-, and district-level government action plans enforcing helmet use. The workshop was attended by senior officials from
Campuchia, ngày 13/04/2015. PBS, cơ quan truyền thông đại chúng của Hoa Kỳ, đã phối hợp với Trung tâm Pulitzer đưa tin về khủng khoảng (Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting) đã đăng bài báo “Sử dụng mũ bảo hiểm – giải pháp tất yếu cho tình trạng xe gắn máy đang gia tăng nhanh chóng
Spirits were spotted in the streets of Phnom Penh today. Stopping traffic and speaking road safety messages, they were visiting not to scare, but to protect the public. Victims of road crash head injuries, the spirits were reminding drivers to protect their lives by ensuring they and their passengers always wear helmets. These friendly spirits
AIP Foundation and the US CDC’s Global Road Safety team received the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control’s Honor Award this year for “International Partnership.” The award recognized AIP Foundation and CDC’s collaborative work on the Global Helmet Vaccine Initiative in Cambodia. The NCIPC Honor Awards celebrate the best of public service by recognizing
On Friday, March 6th, 2015, AIP Foundation in Cambodia participated in the United States Embassy’s Eighth Annual Health Fair in Phnom Penh, which focused on health promotion initiatives related to healthy lifestyles and disease prevention. AIP Foundation was invited by the US Embassy to be a stall-holder at the fair to promote motorcycle helmet use.
In support of International Women’s Day, the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation organized a “Mothers and Helmet Use” forum at Anuk Wat Primary School on March 5. The forum is a vital part of “Helmets for Families” project implementation, sponsored by Manulife (Cambodia) Plc. Mothers received information on the impacts of road crashes on society
In January 2015, AIP Foundation conducted the first post-intervention helmet observations at the 18 schools targeted by the “Head Safe. Helmet On.” project, supported by USAID-DIV and others, as well as six control schools. The observation took place at each school approximately two weeks after the ceremony or event where students and teachers received their
Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni has signed off on a more robust traffic law, completing the final step for legislation that could hit the streets as early as next month, according to the government’s National Road Safety Committee (NRSC). “He signed on the ninth of January,” said Chan Sokol, chief of the NRSC’s national and international
In addition to 3 large helmet handover ceremonies that took place last month, 15 additional handover events took place at schools in Phnom Penh, Kandal, and Kampong Speu Provinces in late December. The events were attended by the schools’ students and teachers in addition to Commune Chief, Police Commune Chief, and local authority representatives. The helmet
