To maximize the impact of the Helmets for Kids program, San Dan I and Bun Rany Hun Sen Phom Thom Primary Schools in Kratie province and Prey Sandek Primary School in Takeo Province designed and implemented extracurricular activities for over 850 students during the first two weeks of July. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
AIP Foundation’s Vietnam National Program Manager Nguyen Dieu Nuong and Cambodia Country Director Kim Pagna were selected to attend the Road Safety Scholarship Programme from July 1-13 in London, UK, sponsored by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) Foundation. Every year roughly 13 scholars from around the world participate. The programme blends theoretical and practical
Sigma Elevator donated 195 helmets to the students and teachers of Wat Nakprok Primary School in Bangkok on July 13th, as part of AIP Foundation’s Helmets for Kids program. Wat Nakprok is located on a busy, narrow road, and yet many of the school’s students frequently travel to and from school on the backs of their
Chevron (Cambodia) Limited, in partnership with the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation, is organizing road safety awareness events at three different high schools in high-risk traffic locations in Phnom Penh to donate 1,500 helmets and educate the students about road safety. The first event took place at Hun Sen Borey 100 Khnang High School on
AIP Foundation and Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), Ministry of Interior, launched Thailand Helmet Vaccine Initiative (THVI) in Talad Kreab Municipality, Bangpa-in, Ayutthaya on July 4th with generous corporate and stakeholder support. The event kick started the implementation of the official collaboration between AIP Foundation and DDPM as part of the Thai government’s
International helmet expert and road safety specialist Dr. Terry Smith visited Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from June 10 to 17 to monitor and advise Vietnamese helmet testing laboratories. Dr. Smith also consulted with the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC) on ways and means to eliminate poor quality and fake helmets from the Vietnamese
The Chuandongbei (CDB) natural gas project – a joint venture between Chevron and China National Petroleum Company – is working with AIP Foundation on a project that aims to improve the safety of pedestrian children in the gas sites in Sichuan province, China. To prepare for this project, GHVI’s Regional Director traveled to the field
On May 30th and June 2nd, 2012, AIP Foundation joined the world community by celebrating International Children’s Day. International Children’s Day on June 1st celebrates children and their role in society, but the day also highlights the vulnerability of children. For this reason, AIP Foundation chose this occasion to equip the children from Hun Sen
A press conference was held in Hanoi to launch a new televised public service announcement (PSA) promoting child helmet use in Vietnam. “When I Grow Up” tells the story of a little girl who has a very bright future and a loving family. As the girl rides on the back of her father’s motorcycle, she
The FIA Foundation published a summary of the Decade of Action Policy & Donor Forum that took place in New York on May 2nd: “The 2012 Decade of Action Policy & Donor Forum, held in New York City on 2nd May, has reviewed progress in the first year of the UN’s decade-long campaign to drive
