From 17 to 26 December, AIP Foundation assisted 11 target communes and sangkat subdivisions in Kamong Speu and Kandal Provinces to finalize their commune activity and budget plans for 2015-2016, with the support of USAID-Development Innovation Ventures. The commune plans have goals to promote helmet-wearing awareness among passengers, including children. This included 3 communes in
Teachers and students from six schools in Kandal Province received 5,670 high-quality helmets during a ceremony held at Sdao Kanleang Primary School on December 24th. Community members and schools are engaged together to promote local support for child helmet use. The helmet donation was organized by AIP Foundation as part of the “Head Safe. Helmet On.”
This week, Cambodian government officials are visiting Vietnam and Singapore to discuss best practices in road safety. Coordinated by the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation, the enforcement tour is part of the USAID-DIV-funded “Head Safe. Helmet On.” project in Cambodia. Delegates will discuss and share experiences on helmet legislation, successes, challenges, and lessons learned in
Today, Michelle Yeoh, celebrity road safety ambassador, and Cambodian Government officials came together to support the donation of 6,652 helmets to students and teachers of six schools in Phnom Penh. The helmet donation held at Toul Svay Prey Primary School was organized by the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation, with the support of USAID’s Development Innovation
The Cambodian National Assembly has today approved the new Road Traffic Law, in which motorcycle passengers—including children—are required to wear helmets. This is a milestone event after 8 years of collective efforts by many organizations, including the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation. “When the draft law was about to ‘leave our children behind’ in 2011,
Ngày 5 tháng 12 năm 2014—Phnom Penh Quốc hội Campuchia đã thông qua Luật Giao thông mới bắt buộc người tham gia giao thông trên xe gắn máy, bao gồm cả trẻ em, phải đội mũ bảo hiểm. Ông Greig Craft, Chủ tịch của Quỹ AIP, đã chia sẻ vào năm 2011 dự luật quy
The National Assembly approved the first two chapters of a new 12-chapter Land Traffic Law on Monday as lawmakers from the ruling CPP and opposition CNRP came together to push through legislation intended to bring down the high rate of deaths on Cambodia’s roads. With 109 of 123 lawmakers present, the two chapters, which contain
Today, Manulife Cambodia and the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation celebrated three years of AIP Foundation’s Helmets for Families program in Cambodia by distributing 832 helmets to students, teachers, and parents in a special ceremony held at the Anuk Wat Primary School in Phnom Penh. The program, supported by Manulife Cambodia, encourages road safety and
Between 13 and 28 November 2014, AIP Foundation will organize the first round of six commune-wide meetings in its targeted district with the support of USAID’s Development Innovation Ventures (USAID-DIV) as part of the “Head Safe. Helmet On.” project. Each meeting is expected to attract approximately 45 representatives from a target district including commune council members, commune
On October 27-28, a delegation led by Greig Craft, President of AIP Foundation, met with several senior legislative members and development partners in Cambodia to introduce the USAID Development of Innovation Ventures funded project, “Head Safe. Helmet On.” The meeting aimed to advocate and share scientific evidence for the swift passage of the draft Road
