The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organizations, which oversees the 147 NGOs and INGOs currently working in the city, recently held an Annual Meeting at which they distinguished a select group of NGOs for their work in improving the lives of Vietnamese citizens. AIP Foundation was awarded for its efforts to improve the

In collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Public Health, AIP Foundation is excited to welcome a resident from the CDC Field Epidemiology Training Program. Mr. Le Dinh Trong Nhan will bring his experience working at Ho Chi Minh City’s Institute of Public Health to

Following a major event last month to celebrate the second year of implementation of the Street Wise project, 1,000 helmets have been distributed to students at participating schools. Street Wise is a collaboration between AIP Foundation and Chevron Thailand, aimed at equipping Thai students in Songkhla Province with essential road safety skills. To see more

This month saw the debut of the Global Initiative for Child Health and Mobility. FIA Foundation, along with others, is hosting and coordinating this important collaborative effort to realize a future in which the world’s children have access to safe, low-carbon mobility; clean air and a healthy environment; and a safe and healthy journey to

Ratanawadee H. Winther, Thailand Chairperson for AIP Foundation, was interviewed by the Thai PBS news channel in connection with a recent event for The 7% Project, which drew 2,000 attendees in support of increased helmet use among children. The 7% Project is a nationwide campaign established by AIP Foundation and Save the Children in response

A preliminary study out of the University of Virginia’s Center for Applied Biomechanics highlights one of the current challenges in helmet safety in low- and middle-income countries: the inferior protection afforded by sub-standard motorcycle helmets. In tests of certified and uncertified helmets from a variety of countries, uncertified (substandard) helmets were about three times more likely

Over 2,000 students, parents, and teachers from Wicheinchom School in the Muang District of Songkhla Province gathered today along with invited stakeholders to celebrate the second year of the Street Wise pedestrian safety project, a collaboration between AIP Foundation and Chevron Thailand. Along with numerous road-safety-related activities, 1,000 helmets were donated to children at the

As part of the Head Safe. Helmet On. project (HSHO), AIP Foundation has convened its third nationwide stakeholder workshop to discuss the state of road safety in the country. The event will primarily reflect on the achievements and lessons learned from HSHO, a project aimed at increasing motorcycle passenger helmet use in Cambodia, which ends

Louise joins AIP Foundation in Phnom Penh as part of the Australian Volunteers for International Development (AVID) program, an Australian Government initiative. Louise brings unique road safety insights to her role, having previously worked in Australia for the Transport Accident Commission and Work Safe Victoria, developing and implementing behaviour change programs focused on injury prevention

Starting at the end of May, the Walk Wise project team and the Kai County Education Committee Officer toured all 20 Phase IV project schools, surveying for traffic risks around the school grounds. They also spoke with each school’s principal and safety director and discussed road treatment methods that could remedy any observed risks. The