The Uganda Helmet Initiative received encouraging results from the final evaluation of phase one of the “Obulamu Bwe Obugagga – Wear a Helmet!” campaign, which included road safety workshops and helmet provision for 900 boda boda operators, police enforcement workshops, and a comprehensive media campaign. The report showed that the helmet wearing rate among boda
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) have selected the CDC Global Road Safety Team in the Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control) for the 2012 International Excellence in Program Delivery Award for the team’s work with
On August 8, the CrossRoads Programme selected the AIP Foundation as one of four winning projects to secure funding for Creating Opportunities for Sustainable Spending on Roads in Uganda. CrossRoads is funded by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) and the European Union (EU), and run by IMC Worldwide and Practical Action Consulting. The
In order to better understand their target audience, the Helmet Vaccine Initiative – Tanzania (HVI-T) led efforts to collect data on current helmet-wearing behaviors in three cities. While the overall helmet wearing rate observed among 32,150 motorcycle drivers and passengers in Tanga, Morogoro, and Dar es Salaam was 53 percent, further breakdown of the data
As part of the multi-faceted Ubulamu Bugaga (“Life is your wealth”) campaign, new billboards were installed at boda boda (motorcycle taxi) stations throughout Kampala. Ubulamu Bugaga aims to increase helmet wearing rates and road safety knowledge among boda boda operators through workshops, radio advertisements, and public signage. Cost and comfort were reported as the main
AIP Foundation was honored to welcome a delegation of eleven government officials from the People’s Republic of Bangladesh from June 9 to 14 for a study tour on traffic safety in Thailand. The four-day program made up a crucial part of the Road Safety Improvement Program funded by the Asia Development Bank and managed by Consia Consultants.
The second phase of the UHVI boda boda campaign, Ubulamu Bugaga or ‘Life is your wealth,’ continued with numerous activities and events throughout April and May. The campaign aims to improve boda boda operator helmet usage and road safety through workshops reinforced with a public awareness campaign. A train-the-trainer workshop from March 14-15 has been followed by boda boda workshops
The Helmet Vaccine Initiative – Tanzania (HVI-T) Foundation gathered around 200 students from Turiani Primary School and road safety supporters on May 11 to walk together and highlight the need for improved pedestrian safety throughout Tanzania. Supported by the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety, the event drew attention to the rights of pedestrians
The Uganda Helmet Vaccine Initiative (UHVI) organized a “Long Short Walk” with a group of around 100 people in Kampala, Uganda on May 8. The event, supported by the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety, called for improved pedestrian safety and highlighted the daily dangers encountered by pedestrians in Uganda’s roadway environment. The Long
A delegation from the Tanzania Ministry of Home Affairs, Tanzania Prisons Service (TPS), and the Tanzania Helmet Vaccine Initiative arrived in Hanoi from Dar es Salaam on November 19th for a four-day visit to investigate helmet production and advocacy projects in Vietnam. Led by General John C. Minja, Tanzania Commissioner General of Prisons, the group was
