Representatives from the Singhanakhon Police department led extracurricular activities focused on road safety for 600 students and 23 teachers from the Singhanakhon District. Students learned a variety of road safety lessons, including guidelines for driving safely and how to wear a helmet properly. Participating schools included Wat Sathit Chonlatarn School, Wat Thammakhod School, Wat Bor
On 22 June and 21 July, 2017, 29 local stakeholders convened in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, respectively, to discuss and reflect on the progress made through the Helmets for Families program over the previous school year. AIP Foundation presented program achievements and facilitated discussions on the challenges, lessons learned, methods for improving, and plans for
AIP Foundation’s partner on the Helmets for Families program, Manulife Cambodia, recently won the Corporate Social Responsibility Leadership of the Year award from Asia Pacific Customer Service Consortium (APCSC). Manulife Cambodia has supported the Helmets for Families program since 2012, which encourages road safety and helmet use in local communities through education, helmet donations, and community outreach efforts. Manulife
Watch a video recap of the recent kick-off ceremony for our Street Wise program in Thailand. The program is supported by Chevron Thailand and has been implemented in Songkhla Province since 2014. View the full video of the event . Read more about the launch ceremony here.
The Asia-based ride-sharing company, Grab, will support a new Helmets for Kids program in Thailand using the $30,000 USD it raised during a recent promotion in Bangkok. From 19 June to 9 July, Grab pledged to donate 5% of its motorcycle passenger service’s revenue in the city to our work. This was the maximum amount
Students from the University of Adelaide in Australia donated 35 children’s helmets to AIP Foundation after a visit to the Protec factory in Hanoi. During the tour, the students learned about the history and mission of AIP Foundation, as well as current road safety challenges in low- and middle-income countries. The students also observed how
Fifty-seven stakeholders gathered in Dong Nai Province to discuss and reflect on the progress made through the Helmets for Kids program over the previous school year. Representatives from the local Department of Education and Training, primary schools, and others joined AIP Foundation and the local media during the meeting. As part of the school-based helmet safety education
The Federation Internationale de l’Automobile’s AUTO magazine showcased AIP Foundation’s Head Safe. Helmet On. program in a feature story in its latest edition. The helmet safety initiative was implemented in Cambodia from 2014-2016. It was supported by U.S. AID-Development Innovation Ventures, FIA Foundation, The UPS Foundation, and other cost-sharing partners. The story in AUTO magazine
As part of the latest stage of the Street Wise road safety program in Thailand, 1200 helmets will be donated to five primary schools where 0% of students currently wear helmets. More than 500 teachers, students, and parents from the schools, which are located in the Singkhanakon and Muang districts of Songkhla Province, attended the
Teachers from the 10 new Street Wise program schools gathered to prepare for the upcoming initiative, which will provide 1,200 helmets to students in Songkhla Province. Currently, no students at the target schools wear helmets while riding on motorcycles to and from school. In addition to providing quality helmets, Street Wise will teachers on how to effectively educate their
