We joined FM 99.5 Traffic Radio for Society to discuss this year’s final evaluation results for our Street Wise program, which is supported by Chevron Thailand. Key findings of the evaluation showed that between 2015 and 2017 the helmet-wearing rate among children increased from 3% to 55% in the 10 target schools in the Singhanakorn
AIP Foundation President and Founder Greig Craft and Deputy CEO Na Huong Hoang attended the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) Strength in Numbers Annual Conference in Charlottesville, Virginia. Mr. Craft discussed our successful partnership with Abbott on the Helmets for Families program as part of a joint presentation with Abbott representatives Nancy Liaboe and Mike Ha. Since
AIP Foundation CEO Mirjam Sidik joined fellow road safety advocates at the 2017 Australasian Road Safety Conference (ARSC2017), the largest road safety-dedicated conference in the Southern Hemisphere. At the conference, Sidik presented on our contributions to Vietnam’s National Child Helmet Action Plan, which aims to increase helmet use among child motorcycle passengers. She also discussed Street Wise, our
Since beginning Phase II of Street Wise in January, helmet-wearing rates at the five new program schools in the Singhanakhon and Muang Districts of Songkhla Province have increased from 0% to 55%. The latest stage of Street Wise, an initiative supported by Chevron Thailand, expanded road safety programming from five schools to a total of 10. Street Wise staff presented
Congratulations to our partner Johnson & Johnson for winning the BRAKE Fleet Safety Award in the category of “Global Road Safety”! This category awards the organization that has worked hardest to improve road safety for all road users in communities around the world, and has road safety at the heart of its corporate social responsibility
AIP Foundation, in collaboration with the National Road Safety Committee (NRSC) and Australian Aid, launched a helmet campaign in advance of the Pchum Ben Festival, a holiday period that sees a spike in road crash injuries and fatalities. In 2016, according to preliminary reports by police, there were 26 deaths and 149 injuries resulting from
Cambodia Country Director Pagna Kim and Monitoring & Evaluation Advisor Roxy Gleeson facilitated a three-day helmet observation training in Bogotá, Colombia with the Touring & Automóvil Club de Colombia. We joined the workshop, which was convened by the FIA Foundation, in order to share our expertise in using video-recorded helmet observation as an evaluation methodology
On behalf of AIP Foundation, Thailand Country Manager Oratai Junsuwanaruk attended a recent helmet handover ceremony organized by the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) and held at Sukhothai School in Bangkok. Through the generous support of Vespiario (Thailand) Co., Ltd., 1,000 children’s helmets were donated at the ceremony. The DDPM organized the handover ceremony
AIP Foundation donated 114 million VND, over $5,000 USD, in emergency relief to communities in the Son La Province of northern Vietnam that were severely damaged by recent floods and landslides. This includes nearly 200 houses that washed away or collapsed and 177 partially damaged houses. Rice crops, school buildings, road infrastructure, and irrigation systems
Street Wise, a pedestrian safety program supported by Chevron Thailand, launched a highlight video to showcase the outcomes of Phase II of the program in Songkhla Province. The video focuses on key stakeholders, including police, teachers, students, and parents, and their personal experiences with Street Wise in order to highlight the program’s achievements. Watch the
