70 moms of students at Sampov Meas Primary School in Phnom Penh gathered on May 25, 30, and June 19 for a forum hosted by AIP Foundation to address the important role of mothers in improving road safety, especially for children. Through Helmets for Families, Manulife Cambodia Plc. has donated helmets to both students and
People Improvement Organization (PIO) hosted a kick-off ceremony on June 15 to launch AIP Foundation’s Helmets for Kids initiative sponsored by The Maybank Cambodia Plc and with the support of the Cambodia Biker’s Club. In Steung Mean Chey Commune, Mean Chey District, PIO is located in close proximity to high-risk roads, yet student helmet wearing rates
AIP Foundation was honored to welcome a delegation of eleven government officials from the People’s Republic of Bangladesh from June 9 to 14 for a study tour on traffic safety in Thailand. The four-day program made up a crucial part of the Road Safety Improvement Program funded by the Asia Development Bank and managed by Consia Consultants.
On June 5 and 6, 650 students from Cambodian Mekong University and Westline private schools participated in public discussions to raise awareness about the life-saving importance of helmets for motorcycle passengers, especially children and young adults. The students have the opportunity to raise their concerns about the safety of Cambodia’s roads by to the panel
School children and traffic police in Kampong Speu and Kandal provinces celebrated International Children’s Day, June 1, with interactive road safety activities, in support of AIP Foundation’s Helmets for Kids program sponsored by The UPS Foundation. International Children’s Day celebrates children and their role in society but also highlights their vulnerability, which is why on
Students at two pre-school child development centers in Bangkok’s Rama IX Aeration Pond Community, or Bung Rama 9, practiced safe road behavior during extracurricular activities with AIP Foundation on June 4 and 5. This event is one of the activities in the Helmets for Kids initiative at Rama 9 Child Development Center Pattana and Bung Rama 9 Child
The second phase of the UHVI boda boda campaign, Ubulamu Bugaga or ‘Life is your wealth,’ continued with numerous activities and events throughout April and May. The campaign aims to improve boda boda operator helmet usage and road safety through workshops reinforced with a public awareness campaign. A train-the-trainer workshop from March 14-15 has been followed by boda boda workshops
More than 1,500 students, parents, and administrators from twelve secondary schools joined singer Quoc Thien for a festival at Le Van Viet School on May 26 to raise awareness of the need for safer roads in their community through photography. The event was organized as part of the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation’s ‘Zooming in
123 first grade students at Prey Sandek Primary School in Takeo Province, Cambodia added helmets to their school uniforms on May 18, as part of AIP Foundation’s Helmets for Kids program supported by Cambodia Biker Club (CBC). For the second year, CBC has organized a charity ride to fundraise among Phnom Penh’s top multinational and
“In Retrospect,” a documentary created by the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation about the need for children to wear helmets on motorcycles, was awarded the grand prize at the Global Road Safety Film Festival. The awards were announced on 24 April at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Headquarters in Paris. Movie