Delft, Netherlands AIP Foundation attended the 2019 Delft Road Safety Course, which was held at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands from September 8 – September 20. The course aimed to bring together stakeholders, advocates, and leaders to participate in capacity building exercises and collaborate on the development of road safety initiatives. The course provided participants with an overview of the
Hanoi, Vietnam The British Embassy in Hanoi hosted an intimate discussion on motorbike safety in Vietnam for local Vietnamese residents and British nationals. The event provided participants with the opportunity to receive helmet safety checks, network with British motorbike tour leaders, and meet the Consular Team in Hanoi at The Kneipe in Tay Ho District, Hanoi. Speakers included experts from
September 9-20, 2019 AIP Foundation traveled to Baltimore, Maryland to join the Global Road Safety Leadership Course (GRSLC), a two-week residential training program which aims to build leadership capacities around designing, advocating, and implementing effective road safety programs and policies. The course is coordinated and delivered by the Global Road Safety Partnership, in partnership with Johns
Phnom Penh, Cambodia The Transportation Working Group (TWG), a group of committed brands, factory managers, and development partners seeking to address the significant health and safety risks that factory workers face on their daily commute, met together for a one-day seminar to discuss strategies and actions for improving commuting safety for Cambodia’s garment and footwear
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam AIP Foundation coordinated five hospital visits during the week of September 4-9 to distribute 6,400 informative hand fans to patients at Cho Ray, Nha Be, Hoc Mon, Cu Chi and Nhi Dong 2 hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City through the Helmets for Families program, sponsored by Abbott. The hand
Hanoi, Vietnam The “Wear Helmets for Children” Call For Advocacy Walking Event, which took place on Sunday morning on Ho Guom street in Hanoi, received overwhelming support from the local community with more than 3,000 first-grade students and 3,000 parents in attendance to support the Prime Minister’s directive, which aims for over 80% of children
AIP Foundation presented mid-term highlight results of the Slow Zones, Safe Zones program, a speed reduction program in Pleiku City, Vietnam, that began in April 2018 and will conclude in March 2020, at the Second Annual Conference for Road Safety in Cambodia. Slow Zones, Safe Zones uses a multi-pronged approach to reduce speed through constructing tailored school zone
The Second Annual Conference for Road Safety in Cambodia brought together policy makers, concerned government bodies, non-governmental organizations, private sector, media, and road safety advocates in support of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011-2020) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Over 350 delegates convened at Himawari Hotel in Phnom
AIP Foundation joined automobile association representatives and road safety advocates at the FIA Region II Club Development Program on Policy & Persuasion from September 2-4 in Singapore to attend a training on advocacy and policy. The training was co-hosted by the The Federation Internationale d’Automobile (FIA) and Curtin University, and provided road safety stakeholders with an
AIP Foundation partnered with the George Institute for Global Health UK and the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP), with support from Fondation Botnar, to discuss the results of the Slow Zones, Safe Zones program in Vietnam on Injury Prevention Journal’s blog. In 2017, Fondation Botnar launched the Child Road Safety Challenge (“The Challenge”) acknowledging the
