On June 5 and 6, 650 students from Cambodian Mekong University and Westline private schools participated in public discussions to raise awareness about the life-saving importance of helmets for motorcycle passengers, especially children and young adults. The students have the opportunity to raise their concerns about the safety of Cambodia’s roads by to the panel
School children and traffic police in Kampong Speu and Kandal provinces celebrated International Children’s Day, June 1, with interactive road safety activities, in support of AIP Foundation’s Helmets for Kids program sponsored by The UPS Foundation. International Children’s Day celebrates children and their role in society but also highlights their vulnerability, which is why on
123 first grade students at Prey Sandek Primary School in Takeo Province, Cambodia added helmets to their school uniforms on May 18, as part of AIP Foundation’s Helmets for Kids program supported by Cambodia Biker Club (CBC). For the second year, CBC has organized a charity ride to fundraise among Phnom Penh’s top multinational and
Together, on Saturday, May 11, road safety stakeholders across Cambodia marked Global Road Safety Week by co-organizing a ‘Long Short Walk’ at Anuvath Reachtheani Primary School in Phnom Penh. National Road Safety Committee collaborated with the World Health Organization, Global Road Safety Partnership, Cambodian Red Cross (CRC), Cambodia Movement for Health, AIP Foundation, Handicap International,
Phnom Dil and Sampov Meas primary schools in Kampong Cham and Phnom Penh are celebrating the United Nations’ second Global Road Safety Week with extracurricular road safety activities, as part of the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation’s Helmets for Kids program. Nearly 300 students, teachers, and parents will learn about the importance of wearing helmets
Throughout April and May, traffic police have partnered with the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation to stop 2,929 motorcycles whose passengers were not wearing helmets, as part of an innovative new approach to raising passenger helmet use around the country. Though driver helmet wearing rates in Cambodia are more than 60 percent, fewer than 10
The Canada based life insurance company, Manulife (Cambodia) PLC launched “Helmets for Families” in collaboration with AIP Foundation on March 23. Approximately 600 people including government officers, NGOs, private sector partners, students, teachers, and parents attended the kick-off ceremony at Sampov Meas Primary school to increase the awareness of road safety in Cambodia. Sampov Meas
ARRB Group, one of Australia’s most trusted advisors regarding road safety technical input, is sponsoring a helmet donation to Phnom Dil Primary School, as part of AIP Foundation’s Helmets for Kids program. Less than a year ago, ARRB provided helmets to the entire school body, including 800 students and 28 teachers, and on February 28,
On January 11, 2013, Hun Sen Prek Russey Primary School in Takhmao City, Kandal Province and the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation will host a kick-off ceremony to launch the Helmets for Kids (HFK) initiative sponsored by The UPS Foundation for 2,887 students and teachers at three schools in Kandal and Kampong Speu provinces. Road
On January 10th, Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation announced a new range of activities to increase helmet use among motorcycle passengers, of whom only 7% wear helmets on Cambodia’s roads. At the launch, AIP Foundation called on local government ministries, institutions, and media agencies to join in efforts to increase helmet use. 24 stakeholders from
