|
|
Global Newsletter June 2017
|
 |
|
|
Dear Friends and Supporters,
This month, we celebrated the launch of
Safety Delivered, a new program supported by a 1 million USD grant from The UPS Foundation that will bring helmet safety and distracted driving education to four countries in the region. I was also able to attend a press conference in Vietnam recognizing 10 years of Ford’s
Driving Skills for Life program, which we have helped implement in communities around Asia.
In Thailand, we launched the latest edition of
Street Wise, supported by Chevron, at a school where zero students currently wear helmets. Our recent program in Cambodia,
Head Safe. Helmet On., was showcased in a feature story in the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile’s AUTO magazine. U.S. AID-Development Innovation Ventures, FIA Foundation, The UPS Foundation, and other cost-sharing partners backed the initiative.
Reflecting on the incredible partners who have collaborated with us to create safe communities energizes us as we continue our work in the coming months and beyond. Together, we can save millions of lives.
Kind regards,
Mirjam Sidik
CEO, AIP Foundation
|
|
|
Photo of the month – “Wise heads save lives”
Chantheavin, 8, received a helmet, which protected her from suffering a potential brain injury during a recent road crash, through the
Head Safe. Helmet On. program in Cambodia. Read more about her story and the work we championed through the helmet initiative in the latest edition of the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile’s AUTO magazine here.
|
|
|
AIP Foundation receives $1 million USD grant from The UPS Foundation for two-year regional road safety
6 June, 2017 – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
|
AIP Foundation’s CEO, Mirjam Sidik, joins the Managing Director of UPS Vietnam, Daryl Tay, to launch the multi-country program.
|
AIP Foundation received a $1 million USD grant from The UPS Foundation for a new road safety program,
Safety Delivered, which will be implemented in Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, and Myanmar.
Safety Delivered will take place over two years. It will work with young, inexperienced motorcycle drivers to improve their distracted driving behaviors while also working to increase child helmet use. The program’s launch was held in tandem with International Children’s Day, which was established in 1925 to raise awareness about the rights and well being of the world’s youngest generation.
Safety Delivered activities will include school-based road safety education, public awareness campaigns, and motorcycle helmet distribution and education. The program will focus on distracted driving because of the behavior’s severe consequences. According to the World Health Organization, a driver talking on a mobile phone is four times more likely to be involved in a road crash than one who is not.
AIP Foundation and The UPS Foundation announced the
Safety Delivered partnership against the backdrop of former U.S. President Barack Obama’s historic visit to Vietnam in May 2016. The organizations have been working together since 2011 on school-based and advocacy-focused road safety initiatives in Southeast Asia.
View more photos from the official check handover here.
Read the full press release here.
|
|
|
Related news: UN forum highlights rights of disabled people to accessible mobility
13 June, 2017 – New York City, U.S
|
Natalie Draisin, Manager of FIA Foundation’s North America office and its United Nations Representative, speaks during the recent high-level UN meeting.
|
Source:
FIA Foundation, 13 June, 2017
The FIA Foundation has highlighted new research on accessible mobility and the rights of disabled people to equal access to transportation at a high-level UN meeting.
Speaking at the 10th session of Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the FIA Foundation presented on the role of safe, accessible, and inclusive mobility in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Habitat III New Urban Agenda.
The conference, held at UN headquarters in New York on 13th June, included a focus on inclusive and accessible development in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Habitat III New Urban Agenda to ensure the rights of vulnerable populations. The FIA Foundation highlighted the role of mobility in providing access to education, improving health, and reducing gender inequality and poverty.
Presenting the Foundation’s ‘Safe and Sound’ report exploring best practices to improve women’s safety on public transport, Natalie Draisin said, “A lack of safe and secure transport reduces economic opportunities, reinforcing poverty and increasing inequality and social exclusion.”
The FIA Foundation will be publishing a follow up to the ‘Safe and Sound’ report in the fall of this year, including guidance based on studies from Quito, Buenos Aires, and Santiago for transport authorities and operators, development agencies and civil society.
Read the full article here.
|
|
|
Related news: Bloomberg Philanthropies releases annual report
May 2017
|
Mike Bloomberg, the American businessman, philanthropist, and politician behind Bloomberg Philanthropies, attends an AIP Foundation helmet safety event.
|
Source:
Bloomberg Philanthropies, May 2017
Bloomberg Philanthropies, a leading supporter of road safety issues around the world, recently released its latest annual report. In response the alarmingly high road crash death rates, Bloomberg Philanthropies has dedicated more than $250 million to invest in low- and middle-income countries in an effort to increase road safety and save lives. Since the organization began working on road safety in 2007, more than 3.3 billion people have benefited from strengthened road safety laws, over 90 million people have been exposed to media campaigns promoting road safety, more than 50,000 professionals have been trained on road safety tactics, and $5.4 billion has been committed by governments toward infrastructure improvements that will make roads safer.
AIP Foundation has collaborated with Bloomberg Philanthropies and affiliated organizations on a range of initiatives. It is currently coordinating the Thailand activities for the
Legal Development Program (LDP), which is led by the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety and the World Health Organization.
Explore the full report here.
|
|
|
Local stakeholders gather for helmet program year-end review meeting
28 June, 2017 - Dong Nai Province
|
Students watch their peers discuss their photo submissions to the “Photovoice” contest in Ho Chi Minh City.
|
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 and awareness program, select schools received subsidized helmets, hosted extracurricular activities, and implemented an educational curriculum.
AIP Foundation implemented other
Helmets for Kids activities during the 2016-2017 school year in Gia Lai and Quang Nam provinces. Over the past five years, Johnson & Johnson has supported the program in Vietnam and has donated more than 45,000 helmets to vulnerable road users.
View more photos from the meeting here.
|
|
|
AIP Foundation joins Ford Vietnam in Danang to kick off 2017
Driving Skills for Life efforts
9 June, 2017 – Da Nang
|
AIP Foundation’s CEO, Mirjam Sidik, discusses road safety in Vietnam and the nonprofit’s partnership with Ford.
|
AIP Foundation joined Ford Vietnam to officially kick off the 10th year of the global
Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) program in Danang. The program aims to have at least 1,500 drivers participate in
DSFL sessions this year, bringing the total number of participants since its launch in Vietnam in 2008 to 13,000. Ford offers the
DSFL program at no cost to participants and in conjunction with its strategic partners that include AIP Foundation and the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC), as well as the support of its Ford dealers and local communities. AIP Foundation’s CEO, Mirjam Sidik, discussed Ford’s long-term partnership with the nonprofit during the launch event in Danang.
In 2017,
DSFL will also bring safe driving training courses to transportation companies in key cities. These mobile sessions will have the aim of promoting traffic safety awareness among public transportation suppliers and public drivers in Vietnam to help decrease the number of accidents caused by commercial vehicles.
In addition to the
DSFL event, the Ford Fund announced its support of the Smarter Danang Project that will help to create a civilized, safe and convenient transport environment for the Vietnamese community. With the support of the Ford Fund, Ford Vietnam will provide 50 traffic cameras to the 0511 Smart Camera System in Danang city, in which the APEC 2017 meeting will take place.
|
|
|
Helmets for Families highlighted in Manulife Cambodia's five-year anniversary video
26 June, 2017 - Phnom Penh
|
AIP Foundation’s Cambodia Country Director, Pagna Kim, discusses the nonprofit’s five-year partnership with the life insurance company.
|
AIP Foundation's partnership with Canada-based life insurance company, Manulife Cambodia, was highlighted in the company's five-year anniversary video. Manulife Cambodia has supported the
Helmets for Families program since 2012. Throughout its tenure, the initiative has provided nearly 4,000 motorcycle helmets to some of the country's most vulnerable road users.
Hear more from our Cambodia Country Director, Pagna Kim, about the partnership here, starting 6:45.
|
|
|
Helmet safety achievements featured in Federation Internationale de l'Automobile’s AUTO magazine
20 June, 2017
|
Chantheavin (center) received a helmet, which protected her from suffering potential brain injuries during a recent road crash, through the
Head Safe. Helmet On. program.
|
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 program 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 shares the realities Cambodian families face on their country’s roads each day, as well as the work being championed by diverse stakeholders to save lives and strengthen legislation.
Read the full story via Issuu here.
Download the PDF here.
|
|
|
Take a ride with Grab in Thailand to help AIP Foundation save lives
19 June-9 July, 2017 – Bangkok
|
Grab, the Asia-based ride-sharing company, will donate 5% of the revenue from its rides in Bangkok to AIP Foundation from 19 June to 9 July.
|
From 19 June to 9 July, Grab, the Asia-based ride-sharing company, will donate 5% of the revenue from its rides in Bangkok to our programs. If you're in the Thai city, you can help us save lives by taking a ride with Grab.
For more information on the initiative, like Grab on Facebook and watch the campaign's promotional video here.
|
|
|
1,200 helmets donated to Thai primary schools where zero students wear helmets
14 June, 2017 – Songkhla Province
|
Representatives from Chevron joined students in Songkhla Province during the
Street Wise kick-off ceremony.
|
As part of the latest stage of the
Street Wise road safety program in Thailand, 1,200 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 recent launch ceremony for Phase 2 of the road safety initiative. Chevron Thailand Exploration & Production, Ltd. and AIP Foundation launched the initiative in 2014.
Songpol Sawastom, the governor of Songkhla Province, gave the opening speech at the project launch ceremony. In addition to handing over the helmets to students, representatives from the schools signed an official Memorandum of Understanding to participate in the program. AIP Foundation also presented certificates to the “Master Trainers” who recently completed the road safety curriculum training. These trainers will be responsible for training fellow teachers and community members on helmet safety.
From 2014 to 2016, helmet-wearing rates at neighboring
Street Wise program schools in Songkhla Province increased from 3% to 38%. Since the program’s launch, 4,700 parents have attended workshops and 250 teachers from 10 target schools have been trained on the road safety curriculum. Thailand has the second-highest road crash fatality rate in the world. Street Wise provides school-based education and awareness tools to make the country’s roads safer.
View more photos from the event here.
Read the full press release here.
|
|
|
Road safety advocates learn fundamentals of academic, journalistic writing to enhance storytelling skills
13 June, 2017 – Bangkok
|
Members of the
Legal Development Program (LDP) and government representatives attend a writing workshop to enhance their storytelling skills.
|
As part of the
Legal Development Program (LDP), road safety advocates learned about the fundamentals of academic and journalistic writing in order to enhance their abilities to tell stories about community issues. Members of the
LDP, who have backgrounds in policy, law, and the media, were joined by representatives from government agencies during the workshop. Kannavee Kanitpong, manager of the Accident Centre of Thailand of the Asian Institute of Technology; Mathira Sutiwatananiti, a writer for Catalyst Asia Magazine; and Nichamon Thongphat, an
LDP member and researcher at the Thailand Development Research Institute, led the sessions.
The
LDP, which is led globally by the World Health Organization and the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety, aims to build the capacities of legal, civil society, and media professionals to strengthen road safety legislation and enforcement. AIP Foundation coordinates
LDP activities in Thailand.
|
|
|
Thailand chairperson advocates for road safety on Bangladeshi television show
7 June, 2017 – Dhaka, Bangladesh
|
AIP Foundation's Thailand Chairperson, Ratanawadee H. Winther (center), is joined by fellow road safety advocate, Ilias Kanchan (left), on Bangladesh’s 24 News network.
|
AIP Foundation's Thailand Chairperson, Ratanawadee H. Winther, joined Ilias Kanchan, a fellow road safety champion and Bangladeshi superstar, on the country's 24 News network. Winther discussed issues such as effective law enforcement and speed limits in her country on the Bangladeshi television show. Kanchan was an active participant in Bangladesh's efforts during the recent 4th UN Global Road Safety Week.
|
|
|
Street Wise prepares for expansion to 10 new schools in southern Thailand
2 June, 2017 – Songkhla Province
|
Teachers from the 10 new
Street Wise program schools convene to discuss the upcoming initiative.
|
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 instruct teachers on how to effectively educate their students about the importance of wearing helmets through engaging road safety lessons. Phase 2 of the program will officially launch during a ceremony on 14 June, 2017, at Singhanakhon City Hall. The program is a partnership between Chevron and AIP Foundation. It launched in the southern Thai province in 2014.
|
|
|
Walk Wise wraps-up fifth year, conducts evaluation in mountainous region of China
11-17 June, 2017 – Kaizhou District
|
Students in Kaizhou District participate in evaluation activities for the
Walk Wise road safety program.
|
Walk Wise, a road safety program focusing on a mountainous region in China, wrapped up its fifth year and consultants conducted a final evaluation of the initiative’s activities. Throughout its tenure, the program has worked with more than 80 schools in Kaizhou District. During the recent evaluation, students from intervention schools and one control school participated in focus groups and completed questionnaires. The team of consultants also conducted video observations in the school zones, and held focus groups with teachers, parents, and school leaders.
AIP Foundation teamed up with Chevron in 2012 to launch
Walk Wise. Since its inception, the program has worked with more than 120,000 students, trained more than 1,500 teachers, and collaborated with more than 260,000 parents and community members.
View more photos from the evaluation activities here.
|
|
|
