The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) recently selected Yan Nawa District, Bangkok, as a pilot area for the province’s first Road Safety Operation Center, taking another step towards meeting their commitments to the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety. Setting up a Road Safety Operation Center in every district in Thailand was one of the
A new Facebook media campaign launched by our Safety Delivered program is targeting youth in Vietnam with messages to keep them safe on the roads as they return home for Tet, the country’s Lunar New Year and most important holiday. The campaign shares tips and traffic law information from our road safety educational pamphlet in various interactive formats, including infographics, GIFs,
Thirty Safety Delivered road safety ambassadors from the Economic University of Ho Chi Minh City took advantage of the highly anticipated AFC U-23 Championship soccer match to educate an estimated 2,500 of their peers with a distracted driving video. The video, which was shown to the audience during the match’s half time, was originally published by Volkswagen and
Helmets for Families is expanding its road safety education efforts to include engagement with health professionals for teachers, parents, and students. The program, which is supported by the global healthcare company Abbott and implemented by AIP Foundation, National Traffic Safety Committee, Ministry of Education and Training, Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Safety Committee, and the Department
AIP Foundation partnered with Shutta, a global technology company, to launch a new media campaign in celebration of the 10 year anniversary of Vietnam’s national helmet law on 15 December, 2017. The campaign, with the theme of “Life’s a Gift,” raised awareness of the estimated half a million fewer head trauma cases and 15,000 lives
AIP Foundation joined Ford Vietnam for two events this month to celebrate ten years of partnership through the Driving Skills For Life (DSFL) program, which teaches safe driving skills at no cost to participants of the course. Over 1,700 participants and 49 media attended both events, with students learning safe driving tips through interactive games
The Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Safety Committee kicked off its 2018 road safety activities with a ceremony and road show to raise awareness within the community. The event was attended by 1,500 guests, including leaders of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, members of 24 Districts of the Ho Chi Minh City Traffic
Kinhte&Dothi, an Urban Economy Newspaper in Vietnam, conducted an interview with AIP Foundation President Greig Craft on the provisions of the Criminal Law issued in 2015 by the Vietnamese government. The law states that pedestrians who violate traffic laws and cause serious damage in a crash can be convicted to up to 7-15 years in
President Greig Craft accepted an award on behalf of AIP Foundation from the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) for our contributions to development as a foreign non-governmental organization (FNGO). The ceremony was attended by representatives from Vietnamese ministries, departments, agencies, and provinces as well as from various development agencies and FNGOs operating in Vietnam.
As part of the Safety Delivered program supported by The UPS Foundation, AIP Foundation organized training workshops for 210 road safety ambassadors from seven universities in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. The capacity-building workshop will equip the university students with the knowledge and skills to promote safe driving behaviors among their peers through workshops, word-of-mouth, clubs, and events.
