THAI NGUYEN AND YEN BAI, Vietnam–17 and 22 July 2020 Helmets for Kids, AIP Foundation’s program supported by Johnson & Johnson, promotes child helmet use and delivers student road safety education. Two three-part events were held, which comprised of a review workshop, orientation session, and teacher training in Thai Nguyen and Yen Bai provinces, Vietnam, to discuss
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam–7 July 2020 Supported by Mercedes Benz Vietnam, AIP Foundation implemented Phase II of the MobileKids Vietnam program and Safety with Moki Tour, which brought helmet safety and road crash prevention education to nearly 1,850 children from Chi Lang and Hoang Van Thu Primary school in Go Vap District, Ho Chi Minh
Safety Delivered, a program implemented by AIP Foundation and supported by The UPS Foundation launched a series of innovative multimedia campaigns, including billboard installations, photo contests, and public service announcements, across primary schools and hospitals in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Thai Nguyen, Vietnam to raise awareness of the importance of helmet use. The
The two-year Slow Zones, Safe Zones speed reduction program in Gia Lai Province, Vietnam, which is supported by Fondation Botnar, the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP), Nissan Motor Corporation, Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), and Kova Paint Company, officially concludes its first phase. In partnership with local government in Gia Lai Province, AIP Foundation held a closing
AIP Foundation collaborated with Gia Lai Traffic Safety Committee to organize a technical capacity-building for the Technical and Strategic Steering Committee (TSSC) of Slow Zones, Safe Zones program in Gia Lai, Vietnam. The TSSC members include leaders of Gia Lai Traffic Safety Committee, Department of Education and Training, Pleiku City People’s Committee, Pleiku Police, and two certified
Vietnam currently lacks laws or regulations that require drivers to slow down near schools, where students are particularly vulnerable on their commutes as pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcycle passengers. According to the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation’s report in 2017, 2,150 children under the age of 19 died from traffic accidents every year. To
In response to the urgent need for personal protective masks during the COVID-19 crisis, AIP Foundation and its social enterprise Protec have partnered together to launch a protective mask initiative to protect healthcare workers on the frontlines. Protec, a helmet manufacturer in Vietnam, will leverage its newly specialized production lines to produce an estimated 100
The International Road Safety Assessment Programme (iRAP), a technology non-profit that creates virtual tools for road safety interventions worldwide, hosted a series of virtual trainings on how to utilize their evidence-based, digital approach to prevent unnecessary deaths and suffering. As their lead partner for Vietnam, AIP Foundation has greatly benefitted from iRAP’s Star Rating for Schools
20 February, 2020 – Stockholm, Sweden At the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference for a session on addressing implementation gaps in road safety, panelist Dr. Khuat Viet Hung, Executive Vice Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee of Vietnam, shed light on the progress that Vietnam has made on drunk driving through comprehensive traffic legislation and enforcement. According to the National Traffic
18 February 2020 The 2nd World Youth Assembly for Road Safety, an entirely youth-driven convention organized by a Global Youth Taskforce of young leaders brought together 200 youth leaders from 75 countries to Stockholm, Sweden, this week. The assembly, co-coordinated by the global NGO YOURS – Youth for Road Safety and the World Health Organization, gathered youth leaders for
