In preparation for implementing its new program in Vietnam, Safety Delivered conducted a baseline survey of 927 students from seven universities in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi in order to measure safe motorcycle driving knowledge, attitude, and practice among university students prior program intervention. The assessment determined that, among other key findings, 91.8% of
Congratulations to our partner Johnson & Johnson for winning the BRAKE Fleet Safety Award in the category of “Global Road Safety”! This category awards the organization that has worked hardest to improve road safety for all road users in communities around the world, and has road safety at the heart of its corporate social responsibility
AIP Foundation CEO Mirjam Sidik attended the 12th International Conference for Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS) in Ho Chi Minh City, where she presented on our Walk This Way program and its multi-sector approach to pedestrian safety in Vietnam. The theme of EASTS 2017 was “Vision and Action Programme for Safe, Green, and
Greig Craft, President and Founder of AIP Foundation, attended Vietnam’s annual off-road car racing tournament this month, where he spoke of AIP Foundation’s preparations to launch the Automobile Association Vietnam (AA Vietnam) in 2018. The AA Vietnam will offer various motor services to its members and seeks measures that ensure greater road safety within the
The Walk This Way pedestrian safety program carried out a needs assessment and conducted baseline research at 37 primary and secondary schools along a planned bus corridor in Ho Chi Minh City, in order to understand the potential problems child pedestrians will encounter during its construction and execution. The research focused on target areas of
AIP Foundation donated 114 million VND, over $5,000 USD, in emergency relief to communities in the Son La Province of northern Vietnam that were severely damaged by recent floods and landslides. This includes nearly 200 houses that washed away or collapsed and 177 partially damaged houses. Rice crops, school buildings, road infrastructure, and irrigation systems
AIP Foundation conducted focus group discussions with 50 students at five universities in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to identify the main causes of road crashes for young people. The discussion aimed to identify the gaps in students’ knowledge of crash prevention strategies, and how best to share road safety information with university students
The National Film Festival held a press conference to announce this year’s theme, “Building traffic culture among youth and teenagers,” to the media and general public. The festival accepts entries in three film categories – documentary, science fiction or TV commercial – and the winning selections will be recognized at an awards ceremony in December
Dr. Rohit Baluja, President of the Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE) in India and Director of the College of Traffic Management, visited Ho Chi Minh City this month to understand the problems faced by vulnerable road users with respect to pedestrians, schoolchildren, the elderly, and people with disabilities. IRTE is producing a documentary focused
On 22 June and 21 July, 2017, 29 local stakeholders convened in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, respectively, to discuss and reflect on the progress made through the Helmets for Families program over the previous school year. AIP Foundation presented program achievements and facilitated discussions on the challenges, lessons learned, methods for improving, and plans for
