AIP Foundation/Safe Kids Vietnam joined millions of children, parents, and community leaders from more than 40 countries around the world this month to celebrate International Walk to School Month. This year AIP Foundation celebrated and promoted pedestrian safety through a public awareness parade in Tran Hung Dao Primary School located in District 1, Ho Chi
Over 1,000 students of the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City came together for a Safety Delivered public awareness parade across all 10 campuses of the university to tackle the issue of mobile phone use among youth while driving. The slogan of this event was: “Leave your phone alone, or you could be next!”
On 24 October, 2018, Helmets for Kids gave 500 helmets to students during a helmet handover ceremony at Ba Hien B primary school in Binh Xuyen District, Vinh Phuc Province. This is the first time Helmets for Kids has been implemented in Vinh Phuc Province through the support of Vietnam Garment Manufacturing Company (VNG) – TAL Apparel,
AIP Foundation held a helmet handover ceremony at Thanh Tri Primary School, Hanoi sponsored by The UPS Foundation as part of its Safety Delivered program. UPS employees in Vietnam kicked off the company’s annual Global Volunteer Month (GVM) with road safety demonstrations at Thanh Tri Primary School in Hanoi. The event took place at the
AIP Foundation’s Vietnam program staff joined attendees from the National Traffic Safety Committee and several other international NGOs at a three-day workshop supported by the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP), with financial assistance from Fondation Botnar in order to build capacity to implement safety projects in Vietnam. The training topics included international good practice principles for
The British Embassy and Consulate General in Vietnam launched a new road safety awareness campaign called #KnowSafetyNoAccidents that focuses on safe motorcycle driving for tourists and expatriates living in Vietnam. Held at the Early Years Campus of the British International School in Ho Chi Minh City and with over 70 people in attendance, the launch
To celebrate seven years of strong partnership between AIP Foundation and Johnson & Johnson, and in response to the call for “Traffic Safety for Children” from National Traffic Safety Committee this year, Helmets for Kids will extend towards Thai Nguyen, a mountainous area located in the north of Vietnam. AIP Foundation collaborated with Thai Nguyen Traffic Safety
AIP Foundation gave 200 youth workers helmets at a program organized by the Youth Union of Hai Duong Province in the Lai Vu Industrial Zone. The helmets were given to members of the youth union who are also working in enterprises in the industrial park that enforce traffic law and road safety. More than 700
Safety Delivered road safety ambassadors from six project universities in Ho Chi Minh City gathered in Binh Thanh District for a celebratory gala dinner to celebrate their hard work and to renew their commitments for the upcoming program period. AIP Foundation staff organized interactive peer-peer activities for over 100 road safety ambassadors and university coordinators including singing,
AIP Foundation’s Safety Delivered program, which is supported by the UPS Foundation, reached out to Thanh Tri Primary School, Hoang Mai District, Hanoi for the first time in 2018. The school has 1,785 students and 80 teachers. This school is located along a main road with high traffic density of shipping trucks, cars, and motorcycles,
