KAMPOUNG SPEU, Cambodia—October 1, 2020 As part of the Commuting Safety for Cambodian Workers (CSCW) program, supported by USAID and Solidarity Center, AIP Foundation met with the Kampong Speu Provincial Police Commissioner on implementation plans, including law enforcement measures, to improve road safety for factory workers. With more than 80 factories, many located on hectic main roads, Kampong
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – 27 August 2020 The USAID Labor Rights in Cambodia (LRIC) project, implemented by Solidarity Center, will hold its second leadership workshop of a series for 80 trade union representatives articulating a vision of safety policies to protect factory workers on the roads as part of the Commuting Safety for Cambodian Workers
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—23 and 30 July 2020 While neighboring countries are experiencing a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic or in the depths of combatting the pandemic, Cambodia returns to some sense of normalcy with roads quickly being reoccupied. Yet as road use increases so too are the risks of road injuries and community transmission
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – 28 July 2020 The USAID Labor Rights in Cambodia (LRIC) project, implemented by Solidarity Center, is supporting a series of leadership workshops for 80 trade union representatives to promote more equitable factory working conditions, including safer commutes for employees. Solidarity Center’s partner, the AIP Foundation, conducted the first workshop today,
In celebration of International Children’s Day, AIP Foundation hung banners with messages reminding students of life-saving behaviors, such as helmet-wearing, in front of school gates at four primary schools in Phnom Penh. The banners also featured messages directed towards parents about the dangers of speeding and distracted driving. These awareness-raising activities follow donations of nearly
25 February – 27 February, 2019 – Phnom Penh, Cambodia Cambodia’s nationwide road crash surveillance system, the Road Crash and Victim Information System (RCVIS), found in 2018 that 45% of Cambodian road crash victims are between the ages of 15 to 29. The troubling statistic points to the vulnerability of youth as victims of road crash
6 December, 18 December, and 4 January, 2020 – Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Hai Duong, Vietnam As part of the “No Honking” public awareness campaign to increase youth traffic safety awareness, AIP Foundation collaborated with Ford Vietnam and other partners through the Ford Driving Skills for Life program to launch a series of
Nearly 720 primary school students and teachers at Chbar Amov 2 and Wat Mongkol Serei Kean Kleang Primary School in Phnom Penh received quality helmets and were encouraged to wear them as part of their school uniforms during the Safety Delivered 2019 kick-off event, implemented by AIP Foundation and supported by The UPS Foundation. The event aims
Following the success of the Safety Delivered program’s first year of implementation in Myanmar in between 2017-2018, 1,200 participants, including students, teachers, parents, and school representatives, attended the Safety Delivered helmet handover ceremony at School No. 13 in Chan Mya Thar Zi of the Mandalay Region in Myanmar, on December 19, 2019. Road traffic crashes continue to be
At the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award Ceremony in London, AIP Foundation and The UPS Foundation were honored as joint recipients of the 2019 Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for partnered work to save lives and contributions to road safety efforts. Mr. Greig Craft, AIP Foundation Founder and President and Ms. Mirjam Sidik, AIP Foundation and CEO joined Mr. Mark Vale, UPS President, UK, Ireland
