The British Medical Journal’s “Injury Prevention Journal” published AIP Foundation’s abstract revealing mid-term data from its Cambodian helmet safety awareness program, Head Safe. Helmet On. The piece, titled “Knowledge of, attitude toward and practice of helmet use among motorcycle passengers in Cambodia,” revealed that awareness of the new passenger helmet law increased from 69% in
The seven recipients of the recent Journalist Awards for Excellence in Road Safety Media were joined by Cambodian government officials to exchange ideas with Vietnamese road safety experts at a collaborative study tour in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Those in attendance shared their experiences on reporting and enforcing motorcycle helmet laws, particularly for passengers
Street Wise, a program supported by Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production, Ltd., recognized 46 student Road Safety Ambassadors for their dedication to the program during a ceremony attended by nearly 350 community members. The event took place at the Weicheinchom School in the Muang District of Songkhla Province. The ambassadors have been educating their peers
Editors from leading Cambodian news outlets learned about road safety reporting and national legislative initiatives during a forum as part of the “Agents for Change” program, which is supported by FIA Foundation. Moderators provided attendees with reliable information sources, best practices, and encouraged them to use innovative angles when reporting on the subject and to
AIP Foundation, in collaboration with FIA Foundation as part of the “Agents for Change” program, honored seven Cambodian journalists at the Journalist Awards for Excellence in Road Safety Media for their reporting, which focused on helmet use in the country. Twenty journalists applied and submitted projects that were published on print and online media, as
Dr. Rohit Baluja, a road safety expert based in Delhi, India, met with AIP Foundation staff as part of an extensive research project he is completing on powered two-wheel vehicles in Southeast Asia for the United Nations. Before coming to Vietnam, he had met with universities, governments, and nonprofits in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and the
Dr. Rodjana Khoonpoon, a member of the engineering faculty at Rajmangala University of Technology, and her team met with AIP Foundation staff to prepare for their work on the Street Wise final report. The group will use AIP Foundation’s monitoring and evaluation tools to gather information on helmet use rates, administer focus groups, and conduct
Helmets for Families, a program supported by Manulife Cambodia, engaged hundreds of students and families during both school and community events affiliated with the Sothearos Primary School in Phnom Penh. The events aimed to educate attendees on the mandatory helmet law that went into effect in Cambodia in January 2016. During the extracurricular activities at
Street Wise, a program supported by Chevron Thailand Exploration & Production, Ltd., engaged 2,500 students and faculty at the Wicheinchom School in Songkhla Province in three days of road safety extracurricular activities from 21-25 July, 2016. Facilitators taught participants about safe driving regulations and how to properly wear helmets, and led a road simulation activity. The program launched its initiative with the Wicheinchom
GlobalGiving, a U.S.-based online fundraising platform for nonprofits, recently selected AIP Foundation’s submission as one of 73 finalists in its 7th annual photo contest. The contest was open to the public for a week this month, during which time the Helmets for Kids photo received 524 votes and earned a third place finish in its category. Thanks
