On November 14, 2013, Sigma Elevator donated 160 high-quality helmets to students and teachers of Ban Kookot preschool in Bangkok through collaboration with the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation on the Helmets for Kids program. The donation was made during a helmet handover ceremony at the school which included road safety-themed performances by students, remarks
On November 13, AIP Foundation conducted non-class activities at two preschools in Pattana and Bor 3 Thailand. These activities were organized as part of the Helmets for Kids program which donated 175 helmets to students of the two schools in March of 2013 and was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Bangkok South. These schools
From November 6th to 8th, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) held “Marketplace for Sustainable Transport Solutions,” a conference in Bangkok that aimed to facilitate the sharing of the latest innovations and developments in the field. AIP Foundation Thailand Country Director Ratana Winther attended the conference and gave
On October 28th, the British Embassy Bangkok donated 230 helmets to students and teachers of the Wat Chaimongkol School in Bangkok. The helmet donation launched the British Embassy Bangkok and AIP Foundation’s partnership on the Helmets for Kids program to increase helmet use, provide road safety and pedestrian education, and ultimately reduce road traffic fatalities
On Friday, October 4th, 2013, Vespiario (Thailand) Co., Ltd., the sole authorized distributor of Piaggio and Vespa in Thailand, unveiled Vespa’s new model, Vespa 946, and announced plans for a “La Dolce Vita” Charity Gala Dinner the following day. The charity gala dinner was organized to celebrate the new model of this year’s Ricordo Italiano
On September 4, the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation Thailand went to the Wat Sommanant School in Bangkok for the pre-survey and head-size measurement to prepare for a helmet donation by Vespiario Thailand. The majority of students from Wat Sommanat School commute to and from school by motorcycle without wearing helmets. Some students walk to school on
From August 25-29, 2013, AIP Foundation’s Cambodia Country Director Kim Pagna participated at the 21st World Conference on Health Promotion jointly organized by the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) and Thai Health Promotion in Pataya, Thailand. The conference “Best Investment for Health” aimed to advance global health and the field of health
Students and teachers at Wat Prachum Mitr Bumrung School in Rayong Province were the recipients of 238 helmets from the Siam Solvay Foundation. The donation launched Solvay’s Helmets for Kids partnership with the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation to increase helmet use and reduce road traffic injuries among child motorcycle passengers in Rayong province. Prachum
On June 21, AIP Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding with VESPA at its head office in Bangkok. VESPA also made a donation of 196,000 THB (US$6,314) for a one-year agreement to fund Helmets for Kids. Through the memorandum of understanding, VESPA and AIP Foundation commit to collaborate closely toward their mutual aim of building road
More than 4,000 students at two schools in Udon Thani practiced their knowledge of helmet wearing during extracurricular activities from June 18-20. Funded by The UPS Foundation, Helmets for Kids engaged the Udon Thani community and schools by organizing discussions with traffic police about law enforcement and with the provincial governor about the awareness throughout the town
