Dr. Bella Dinh-Zarr, Vice-Chairman of the U.S. National Transport Safety Board, stopped by our Ho Chi Minh City office to visit the team. Dr. Dinh-Zarr has dedicated her career to injury prevention and we have had the privilege of partnering with her on a number of initiatives. Dr. Dinh-Zarr was appointed to her current position
Students from the University of Adelaide in Australia donated 35 children’s helmets to AIP Foundation after a visit to the Protec factory in Hanoi. During the tour, the students learned about the history and mission of AIP Foundation, as well as current road safety challenges in low- and middle-income countries. The students also observed how
Fifty-seven stakeholders gathered in Dong Nai Province to discuss and reflect on the progress made through the Helmets for Kids program over the previous school year. Representatives from the local Department of Education and Training, primary schools, and others joined AIP Foundation and the local media during the meeting. As part of the school-based helmet safety education
AIP Foundation joined Ford Vietnam to officially kick off the 10th year of the global Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) program in Da Nang. The program aims to have at least 1,500 drivers participate in DSFL sessions this year, bringing the total number of participants since its launch in Vietnam in 2008 to 13,000. Ford
AIP Foundation’s photo has been selected as a semi-finalist in GlobalGiving’s annual photo contest. Click here to vote for us and help us compete for the $1,000 bonus prize, as well as an opportunity to be featured on the website’s homepage. Once you cast your ballot, don’t forget to confirm your vote via email. Our
FedEx Express and AIP Foundation, operating as Safe Kids Vietnam, announced the winners of the “Photovoice” contest at Hoa Lu Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City. Held from March to April this year, students from Ho Chi Minh City submitted their photos of road hazards and unsafe pedestrian behaviors as well as recommendations on how the walking
AIP Foundation joined representatives from four of UNICEF’s East Asia Pacific Region offices, the World Health Organization, FIA Foundation, iRAP, and regional government agencies to share its knowledge on child-based road safety programming. The two-day workshop was held to support UNICEF country teams develop child-focused road safety programming over the next year. The initiatives are being supported by
Nearly 360 night school students from low-income backgrounds received reflective gear to stay safe on their commutes to and from school, which often take place in the dark and along high-risk roads. During the handover event, they watched a performance about the children’s story, “the tortoise and the hare,” to learn about how to walk safely and the
Truck drivers, local authorities, and transportation professionals shared their safe driving skills knowledge with more than 3,000 members of the Cai Mep port community in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, Vietnam, at the “Get Home Safe” festival. The event was hosted as part of the Lifting Safety program and in commemoration of the 4th UN Global
Vietnam’s National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC), in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other organizations, announced its plans to participate in the 4th UN Global Road Safety Week, which will promote the message of slowing down to save lives. To align with this international initiative, related activities hosted in Vietnam will cover four