Students of Kai County often walk to school in dark and foggy conditions. As part of AIP Foundation’s Walk Wise project, students were given bright yellow caps to make them more visible to drivers. The caps are also a daily reminder of the road safety messages they have been taught in class. Hangfeng No 1
This year, the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) hosted its annual Asia Seminar focusing on the serious issues of child road safety. The event was attended by nearly 300 road safety experts, practitioners, business representatives, NGOs and government officials from all over the world. Attendees shared their ideas, initiatives and best practices to help reduce
From December 23, 2013 to January 17, 2014, the ‘Walk with FedEx Tour’ educated 12,943 students on safe pedestrian safety. Participating schools hosted a ‘Safety Day’ where AIP Foundation (as Safe Kids Vietnam) and school leaders organized pedestrian safety sessions, simulation corners, educational games, and distributed pedestrian safety booklets and reflective caps. Safe Kids Vietnam
AIP Foundation’s Walk Wise project, sponsored by Chevron has completed 1,440 road safety classes among eighteen schools during the 2013-2014 school year. In order to improve the effectiveness and quality of future road safety classes, AIP Foundation will organize a variety of post survey workshops. The workshops will assess the initial impact of the project
Environmental modifications such as speed bumps, road signs and painted pedestrian paths are an important part of keeping children safe around schools. In Kai County, 18 schools have started to make changes in their environment, thanks to advice and funding from AIP Foundation. AIP Foundation has provided the schools with a School Environment Modification Manual,
The Community Preventive Services Task Force, whose members are appointed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), recommends universal motorcycle helmet laws based on strong evidence from 69 studies. Evidence of effectiveness indicates that universal helmet laws increase helmet use, decrease motorcycle-related fatal and nonfatal injuries, and are significantly more
This month, Save the Children and AIP Foundation launched a “Slogo” competition inviting Thailand design professionals, university students, and the general public to submit ideas for a slogan and logo for The 7% Project. The 7% Project is a new campaign led by Save the Children and AIP Foundation and supported by Vespiario (Thailand) Co.,
Mr. Banpot Hongthong, President of RAAT and Greig Craft, Founder of AIP Foundation sign a memorandum of understanding to collaborate in future road safety projects. On June 12, the Royal Automobile Association of Thailand (RAAT), a representative of the FIA Foundation, committed to collaborate with AIP Foundation in future road safety projects by signing a
AIP Foundation attended a meeting at the Thai Traffic Police Department where Royal Thai Police adviser Lt-General Wuthi Liptapallop presented a new traffic safety policy called “5 serious actions.” The policy aims to improve road safety by preventing disorderly road behavior and increasing enforcement of traffic regulations. The “5 serious actions” campaign targets unsafe behaviors
In October 2013, AIP Foundation, funded by the Global Road Safety Partnership, with financial assistance from the Bloomberg Philanthropies, trained policymakers and the media to report effectively on road safety issues. The training workshops were developed to strengthen the implementation of child helmet regulation and awareness raising in Vietnam. In the six-month post-training assessment, 95
