Dr. Rodjana Khoonpoon, a member of the engineering department at Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya, and her team attended meetings to prepare for upcoming baseline observations for the Street Wise program. Dr. Khoonpoon and her team will conduct research at the five new program schools to kick-off Phase 2 of the road safety initiative. They will
Members of the Legal Development Program (LDP) and AIP Foundation staff convened with representatives from foreign embassies in Bangkok to discuss 2- and 3-wheel vehicle safety issues in Thailand. Diplomats hailed from countries including the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Ireland, the United States, the Netherlands, and Sweden. Representatives from the World Health Organization Thailand and Thai
AIP Foundation was recognized at an event organized by Save the Children for its commitment to the child-focused road safety program, The 7% Project. Oratai Junsuwanaruk, Thailand Country Manager of AIP Foundation, joined partner organizations including the Road Accident Victims Protection Company Limited, Tesco Lotus, Road Safety Group Thailand, Marriott, and the Bangkok Primary Educational Service Area Office,
To celebrate the final day of the 24th Annual Singhanakhon Games, Street Wise participated in a community parade attended by over 3,000 people. Students, wearing helmets and carrying banners, walked in the parade on behalf of Street Wise to advocate for helmet safety. The audience consisted of students, teachers, parents, and local organizations from six
Hong Leong Bank Cambodia Plc. teamed up with AIP Foundation and #SaveKidsLives to provide nearly 100 grade 1 and 2 students with life-saving helmets. The handover ceremony took place at Anuk Wat Primary School in Phnom Penh. During the event, the students participated in educational activities about how to follow traffic rules and learned about the
Chevron announced its renewed support of Phase 2 of AIP Foundation’s Street Wise program, which will expand its road safety work in Songkhla Province to five more schools. The announcement was made during the opening ceremony of the Songkhla Shore Base and Warehouse in Singhanakhon District. Government officials, representatives from Chevron, and the AIP Foundation team, as well
Source: BBC News Thailand’s roads are currently ranked the second most lethal in the world after Libya’s by the World Health Organization. This status is all the more extraordinary given the fact that Thailand has been peaceful and increasingly prosperous for decades, with governments that in other fields, like healthcare and infrastructure, have made impressive
An organic rice distributor launched a Helmets for Kids program at Thairath Wittaya 5 School that will provide road safety education to more than 10,000 students, teachers, parents, and community members. The Natural Growth Co., Ltd., will also provide 500 quality helmets to beneficiaries. Many of the organic rice distributors’ farmers are members of the
In preparation of launching a new Helmets for Kids program in Uttaradit Province, AIP Foundation trained more than 350 teachers, students, and parents from an agricultural community on helmet safety. The Natural Growth Co., Ltd., an organic rice distributor, is sponsoring the initiative. Vespiario (Thailand) Co., Ltd., also donated 300 helmets to participants. The activity began by familiarizing teachers
From 8-15 January, AIP Foundation staff educated parents of students at four primary schools in a primarily low-income and agricultural district of Ho Chi Minh City on helmet safety. The training session was part of Abbott’s Helmets for Families program. Attendees were taught the three-steps to properly wearing a motorcycle helmet and were informed about