On October 21, the Ninth Commission of National Assembly held a Parliamentary Consultative Workshop on the “Law on Road Traffic” at the National Assembly in Phnom Penh with up to 200 participants, including Members of Parliament, Senate, government and civil society representatives and affiliates of youth groups. The workshop discussed the draft Road Traffic Law
It’s 4pm on a Saturday afternoon, and the women of the Generation shoe factory are finally free. After a long day at work, they are happy to cast off the drudgery of the assembly line and finally do as they please. But soon, after this brief respite, they will gather their purchases and set off for
When I sit in Phnom Penh’s traffic, I watch with astonishment as motorbikes (motos), tuk-tuks, bicycles, and pedestrians compete for space on the road with cars and trucks. Cambodians are very resourceful at navigating through traffic, but that has not stopped the country’s number of fatal road accidents from rapidly rising over the past decade.
This month, AIP Foundation hosted two district-wide workshops to discuss the “Head Safe. Helmet On.” project in Cambodia supported by USAID with over 30 key stakeholders at each event. District- and commune-level government officials were present at the workshops to learn about why the specific target districts were selected. “The targeted provinces of Phnom Penh,
At the Roads Management Workshop conducted by experts from the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Singapore Land Transport Authority, Julie Chung, Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Cambodia spoke on behalf of the Embassy and mentioned AIP Foundation and USAID’s support in her remarks. The workshop demonstrated the U.S. commitment to
AIP Foundation’s internet campaign to collect pledges in support of Cambodia’s draft motorcycle passenger helmet law is making strides. The campaign, running until October 19, has over 1,500 pledges supporting the enactment of the passenger helmet law for all. AIP Foundation is promoting the campaign on Facebook and through emails to stakeholders, both of which
A delegation from AIP Foundation led by Mr. Greig Craft, President of AIP Foundation, met with several senior government officials in Phnom Penh in late August 2014 to introduce the “Head Safe. Helmet On.” project to the Ministries. Mr. Craft met with many officials, including the Deputy Commissioner General of National Police; Senior Minister for the Ministry of Industry
On August 21, members from USAID-DIV in Washington, D.C. visited Cambodia to learn about the “Head Safe. Helmet On.” project. With support from USAID, AIP Foundation aims to increase passenger helmet use in targeted communes and districts in order to decrease the rate of road crash injuries and fatalities During the visit, AIP Foundation presented
The Council of Ministers on Friday, August 15, approved a new draft traffic law aimed at improving the safety of Cambodia’s notoriously dangerous roads, with only legislative approval standing in the way of the bill being passed into law. The draft law, which includes changes to 64 articles, the addition of 15 new articles and
The Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation, supported by The UPS Foundation, has launched a global internet campaign to collect ten thousand pledges in support of the motorcycle passenger—including child—helmet law in Cambodia. The campaign is one of a series of “Safe Roads. Safe Communities.” advocacy activities aimed at lobbying the Cambodian government to quickly enact
