AIP Foundation CEO, Mirjam Sidik, presented on “Youth Mobility and Participation: Empowering Young Motorcycle Drivers in Cambodia and Vietnam,” during the Asia Pacific Road Safety Seminar in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, organized by the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP), on October 29-30. Ms. Sidik shared examples of AIP Foundation’s work through the Safety Delivered program, which works with
AIP Foundation joined over 40 groups representing governments, international organizations, and NGOs at the UN Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC) from October 29-30, 2019, at the WHO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Ms. Ratanwadee Winther, Chairperson of AIP Foundation Thailand and AIP Foundation Denmark, represented AIP Foundation and supported the evaluation of the Decade of Action for
Students in the Bachelor of Design Studies program at the RMIT University School of Communication & Design (SCD) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, partnered with AIP Foundation to create a multi-language, animated PSA that targets youth on an important topic: speeding. In Vietnam, speeding is a cause of 25% of road crashes. The students took
AIP Foundation traveled to Tokyo, Japan, to present findings on the current status and challenges of traffic safety measures across Southeast Asia at the 5th Global Interactive Forum on Traffic & Safety (GIFTS) 2019, sponsored by the International Association of Traffic & Safety Sciences (IATSS). AIP Foundation CEO, Mirjam Sidik, discussed the impact of the socioeconomic development
AIP Foundation traveled to Adelaide, Australia, to join leaders at the Australasian Road Safety Conference (ARSC), which brought together hundreds of delegates, including researchers, enforcement agencies, policymakers, educators, and students, for a comprehensive 3-day scientific program showcasing the latest advancements across the road safety sector. Under the theme of “Leading the Way – Towards Zero”, ARSC’s
Delft, Netherlands AIP Foundation attended the 2019 Delft Road Safety Course, which was held at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands from September 8 – September 20. The course aimed to bring together stakeholders, advocates, and leaders to participate in capacity building exercises and collaborate on the development of road safety initiatives. The course provided participants with an overview of the
September 9-20, 2019 AIP Foundation traveled to Baltimore, Maryland to join the Global Road Safety Leadership Course (GRSLC), a two-week residential training program which aims to build leadership capacities around designing, advocating, and implementing effective road safety programs and policies. The course is coordinated and delivered by the Global Road Safety Partnership, in partnership with Johns
AIP Foundation joined automobile association representatives and road safety advocates at the FIA Region II Club Development Program on Policy & Persuasion from September 2-4 in Singapore to attend a training on advocacy and policy. The training was co-hosted by the The Federation Internationale d’Automobile (FIA) and Curtin University, and provided road safety stakeholders with an
AIP Foundation partnered with the George Institute for Global Health UK and the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP), with support from Fondation Botnar, to discuss the results of the Slow Zones, Safe Zones program in Vietnam on Injury Prevention Journal’s blog. In 2017, Fondation Botnar launched the Child Road Safety Challenge (“The Challenge”) acknowledging the
The International Association of Traffic Safety and Sciences Forum (IATSS), invited AIP Foundation CEO, Mirjam Sidik, to the 12th Annual Asian Transportation Research Society (ATRANS) Conference, where she delivered a presentation on the importance of motorcycle crash data collection. This year, the conference took place at the Chatriam Hotel Riverside in Bangkok, Thailand, from August
