Panthera Group co-founders, Mr. Michael T. Doherty and Mr. Paul Hayward, recently distributed 1,000 high-quality helmets to students in Thailand through our Helmets for Kids program, which aims to increase helmet use among children, teachers, and parents to reduce their risk of head injury. Mr. Doherty and Mr. Hayward joined students at Chumchon Mooban Pattana School in Klong Toey District,
The recent launch of the ASEAN-WHO South-East Asia Regional Network for Road Safety Legislators brought together leaders from 10 countries to Bangkok, Thailand to unite parliamentarians and strengthen advocacy efforts to reduce road traffic injuries and fatalities across Southeast Asia. The World Health Organization (WHO) coordinated the event, where international experts and local observers met
In Thailand, only 7% of children wear helmets when traveling on motorcycles. As part of our collaboration with Save the Children, AIP Foundation filmed four stakeholder case study videos for The 7% Project in Thailand. The project worked to increase engagement of school authorities to encourage helmet use among children and families; strengthen the capacity of Bangkok
AIP Foundation recently attended the Supporting Traffic Safety Information Systems of Countries in Southeast Asia Meeting in Bangkok held by the International Transport Forum and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific to learn from cross-sector stakeholders about their recent developments in Southeast Asia on road safety and linkages to global initiatives
Michael T. Doherty and Paul Hayward, Co-Founders of Panthera Group Thailand, donated 300,000 Thai Baht to AIP Foundation to support distribution of 1,000 helmets to students in Bangkok and Phuket through the Helmets for Kids program which targets to provide school children and teachers with quality helmets and road safety education. The program will benefit students from 10
Sawai Seesai graduated from Mahamakut Buddhist University, Bangkok, Thailand, as a member of the Humanities Faculty with a major in English. He has a Master’s degree in Language and Communication from School of Language and Communication, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), and has a PhD from the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Bangkok, Thailand. He worked as
Save the Children and AIP Foundation held a road safety information session for 120 students at Wanglekwittayanusorn School in Min Buri district, Bangkok as part of The 7% Project. The session helped students learn about the importance of helmet use, the correct way to wear a helmet, and other road safety basics such as hand signals. Trainers included police
Save the Children and AIP Foundation held a Training of Trainers for community leaders on school safety awareness at Grand Sukhumvit Hotel in Bangkok as part of The 7% Project. In the morning, guest speakers including AIP Foundation’s Oratai Junsuwanaruk, Save the Children’s Arun Wattanapalin, and the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation’s Pisith Wongthiathana provided participants with
As part of The 7% Project, AIP Foundation donated 20 high visibility safety vests and 82 safety cones to the Yannawa Metropolitan Police Station’s Traffic Division. On the same day, our team also had an opportunity to film one of the stars of our case story videos, Pol. Capt. Sumran Hongsiri, as he carried out his duties helping to
AIP Foundation attended the launch of the World Health Organization’s 2018 Global Status Report on Road Safety at Grand Mercure Bangkok Fortune in Bangkok. Despite a slight decrease in the total number of road fatalities, which now stands at 22,491 per year, motorcycle deaths remain high and young people aged 15-29 still account for the majority of
