Global Newsletter December 2019

Dear Friends and Supporters,

As we look back on 2019 and reflect on the work we have carried out across our program countries and communities, AIP Foundation would like to express our gratitude to the many supporters who have contributed their time, generosity, and energy to promote safer roads and safer lives.

With the invaluable help of teachers, parents, volunteers, donors, and our teams on the ground, the 2019 year saw the successful distribution of quality helmets to vulnerable communities, advocacy for the design of safer school zones, and the education of youth to reduce distracted driving and encourage positive peer-to-peer education.

To wrap up the year, in December, AIP Foundation set out to engage communities across Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar, where we distributed quality helmets and emphasized the importance of always wearing a helmet as both a driver and a passenger to students, teachers, and parents.

To prepare for the 2020 launch of our pilot traffic safety e-curriculum in Vietnam, which aims to raise the road safety awareness of primary school students, we also empowered 140 teachers to equip them with the skills and tools necessary to deliver critical road safety education to their students. The new pilot e-curriculum will be launched in Pleiku City, Vietnam and will educate students on safe pedestrian, passenger, and driving behaviors, to promote safer journeys to and from school.

The year-end also held several recognitions for which we were greatly honored to receive: in London, England, AIP Foundation was jointly recognized as a 2019 Prince Michael International Road Safety Award recipient with our long-time partner The UPS Foundation, for our work in promoting helmet use among primary school students. In Hanoi, Vietnam, we were honored to be among 28 foreign NGOs recognized by the Committee for Foreign NGO Affairs for our work in reducing poverty and promoting sustainable development in Vietnam from 2014-2018.

We look forward to what 2020 will hold, as we know we can make a tremendous impact with the generous support of our partners and communities.

For more information on our activities, achievements, and related road crash intervention news, please read on.

Kind regards,

Mirjam Sidik
CEO, AIP Foundation

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Photo of the Month: AIP Foundation and The UPS Foundation jointly honored for international contributions to road safety
10 December, 2019 – London, England

	Mr. John Day, UPS Health & Safety Manager, UK, Ireland & Nordics (far left), Mr. Mark Vale, UPS President, UK, Ireland and the Nordics (center left), with HRH Prince Michael of Kent (center), Mr. Greig Craft, AIP Foundation Founder and President (right center), and Ms. Mirjam Sidik, AIP Foundation and CEO (far right), at the 2019 Prince Michael International Road Safety Award Ceremony in London.

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 through road safety efforts. Mr. Greig Craft, AIP Foundation Founder and President and Ms. Mirjam Sidik, AIP Foundation CEO joined Mr. Mark Vale, UPS President, UK, Ireland and the Nordics and Mr. John Day, UPS Health & Safety Manager, UK, Ireland & Nordics, to receive the award and meet with HRH Prince Michael of Kent.

Since 2011,The UPS Foundation has been a champion of child helmet use, supporting AIP Foundation in increasing helmet use among primary school students and reducing distracted driving behaviors among young and inexperienced drivers across Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Through innovative programming focused on behavior-changing public awareness media campaigns, legislative advocacy efforts for systemic change, and the provision of high quality helmets and road safety education, The UPS Foundation and AIP Foundation have contributed to sustainable knowledge, attitude, and behavior change to promote the safety of at-risk populations on roads throughout Asia.

The UPS Foundation was one of the first private sector companies to join the United Nations Decade of Action on Road Safety in 2011 and has prioritized improving road user behavior through education and enforcement since that time.

From 2011-2018, The UPS Foundation and AIP Foundation partnered to distributed a total of 51,844 helmets to children in high-risk, underprivileged areas, and directly educated 2,797 teachers, 244,810 students, and 77,282 parents.

Additionally, from 2019-2020, through the second phase of the Safety Delivered program, the joint partnership aims to reduce road crash injuries and fatalities among vulnerable motorcyclists by working with young drivers to improve their driving behaviors and by increasing child helmet use, with the expansion of programming to India and the Philippines.

Read more about the award-winning Safety Delivered program below:

In 2017, The UPS Foundation and AIP Foundation began implementing Safety Delivered, to increase helmet use among primary school students and reduce distracted driving behaviors among young, inexperienced motorcycle drivers. The program leverages the role that youth play in road injury prevention among their peers and empowers them to serve as role models. Through a youth-centric and empowerment-based intervention model, Safety Delivered provided multi-faceted trainings and events through the Youth Ambassador for Road Safety (YARS) Training, which developed and conducted 96 peer-to-peer activities to educate a total of 40,633 students.

Between 2017-2018, with the support of 402 hours contributed by UPS volunteers, Safety Delivered reached 3,685,573 people directly and 22,477,482 people indirectly, saving approximately $14.3 million USD in prevented injuries, fatalities, and loss of income and productivity.

See more photos of AIP Foundation and UPS at the award ceremony in London here.

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British Consulate General promotes motorcycle and helmet safety for students and teachers in Vietnam
13 December, 2019 – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

	Representatives of the British Consulate General and AIP Foundation with students and teachers for a "Ride it Safe" workshop promoting safe motorcycle driving behaviors.

In an effort to educate both locals and foreigners on the importance of safe motorcycle driving in Vietnam, the British Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City led a “Ride it Safe” workshop to target British nationals who are living or traveling in Vietnam, in addition to students and teachers in Ho Chi Minh City. The workshop aimed to raise awareness of the potential dangers of riding motorcycles and the measures that drivers can take to protect themselves, bringing together over 130 participants, including students and teachers from the ABC International School. The workshop is a part of the British Consulate General’s #KnowSafetyNoAccidents campaign, which was launched in September 2018.

At the workshop, Mr. Nguyen Van Thach, Director General of the Traffic Safety Department at the Ministry of Transportation of Vietnam, discussed road safety laws in Vietnam, including the government’s requirements for driving a motorcycle and minimum standards for motorcycle helmets. Mr. Wyatt Chan, a local expatriate, shared an account of a serious motorcycle accident he witnessed while living in Vietnam.

Ms. Trang Truong, Program Manager at AIP Foundation, also shared the successes and challenges of AIP Foundation’s helmet campaign in Vietnam since 2007, when a universal helmet law was introduced to the country, and further emphasized the importance of correctly wearing quality, standard helmets. Students in attendance also signed a pledge committing to play a part in reducing road accidents in Vietnam by making safety a priority and encouraging others to do the same.

See more photos from the workshop here.

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Highlight from Our Founder: Child Genital Reconstruction Surgery Program carries out 14th Mission
4-22 November, 2019 — Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, and Hanoi, Vietnam

	"Miracle Baby" Thien Nhan, and Dr. Roberto De Castro, Director of Pediatric Surgery & Urology at Petruciani Hospital, in Lecce, Italy.

The Child Genital Reconstruction Surgery Program, which provides free surgeries for Vietnamese children suffering from severe genital birth defects or loss of genitals from trauma, recently launched its 14th mission across Vietnam. From November 4-22, 2019, a team of surgeons traveled throughout the country to provide free surgeries to 84 Vietnamese children in need. As of 2019, a total 487 surgeries have been carried out to support the positive health outcomes of child patients in Vietnam.

The reconstructive surgery program was inspired by the case of “Miracle Baby” Thien Nhan, an infant who was discarded at birth and abandoned in a jungle in 2007. Thien Nhan suffered a total loss of genitals and one leg due to a brutal attack by wild animals. The baby infant resiliently survived the incident and was subsequently adopted, coming to live happily with his new family in Hanoi, Vietnam. With the support of a renowned Italian surgeon, Thien Nhan later received a successful reconstructive surgery. The young boy is now an official Goodwill Ambassador who symbolizes the need of many young children who suffer from genital defects or loss of genitals due to traumatic incidents and are in need of life-changing support and assistance.

After news of Thien Nhan’s successful surgery in Italy spread to Vietnam, many other Vietnamese families came forward with tragic stories of their own children in need. Although genital defects and other related concerns are not typically discussed in Asian countries, the story of Thien Nhan’s recovery sparked conversation and brought the issue to light.

The story of Thien Nhan also served as a catalyst for AIP Foundation Founder and President Mr. Greig Craft to independently establish the Thien Nhan & Friends program, with the support of AIP Foundation Deputy CEO Ms. Hoang Na Huong, and Board Member Ms. Tran Mai Anh. For Mr. Greig Craft, the program aligns closely with AIP Foundation’s mission, with both ventures aiming to address unnecessary suffering and reduce injuries and fatalities among vulnerable populations in low- and middle-income countries.

Along with adoptive mother Ms. Tran Mai Anh, godparents Greig Craft, Hoang Na Huong, Dr. Roberto De Castro, a highly acclaimed Director of Pediatric Surgery and Urology in Italy, and a team of internationally renowned surgeons donate their time and skills every year to carry out the mission of promoting the health and well-being of children in need through the program.

Dr. De Castro has enjoyed a highly acclaimed 40-year career and was formerly Director of Pediatric surgery at Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy, and former Head of Pediatric Urology at the King Faisal Hospital, Saudi Arabia. He now devotes his time to humanitarian missions to help poor children around the world.

In November 2019, for the 14th mission of the program, the Child Genital Reconstruction Surgery Program team began in Ho Chi Minh City at Children's Hospital #2, benefitting 15 children who received reconstructive operations. The team then traveled to Da Nang to carry out 22 operations at the Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children. The 14th mission was concluded in Hanoi, with 40 complex procedures conducted at the National Hospital for Pediatrics and Viet Duc Hospital. Many of these challenging and complex reconstructive surgeries can last from between 8 to 10 hours—and in some cases, even longer.

Through the program, Vietnamese pediatric urology surgeons are trained in training seminars and surgical workshops. A number of Vietnamese surgeons will also be selected to train in Italy starting next year, building the capacity of medical practitioners in the country to help children and patients like Thien Nhan.

The Child Genital Reconstruction Surgery Program was established by AIP Foundation Founder and President Greig Craft as an independent venture, with financial support provided almost exclusively by friends, family, and Vietnamese donors.

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Vietnam

UPS Volunteers and AIP Foundation Kick Off “ Safety Delivered 2019-2020”
3 December, 2019 – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Students participate in a group dance after receiving their new helmets.

In celebration of AIP Foundation’s Safety Delivered program, nearly 1,600 attendees, including volunteers from UPS (NYSE: UPS), students, parents, school officials, and local stakeholders, banded together to raise awareness for road safety through a kick-off ceremony and motorcycle parade at Ho Văn Thanh Primary School in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Safety Delivered is supported by The UPS Foundation and implemented by AIP Foundation in Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. The program aims to reduce road crash injuries and fatalities among vulnerable motorcyclists by working with young drivers to improve their driving behaviors and by increasing child helmet use.

Through Safety Delivered 2019-2020, approximately 11,000 helmets for students, teachers, and parents, will be donated by The UPS Foundation across Ho Chi Minh City and Thai Nguyen. The Safety Delivered program will reach students at 18 primary schools, including one school which specifically supports students with disabilities, in high risk areas this year. Helmet handover ceremonies at other schools across Ho Chi Minh City in District 12, Go Vap, Can Gio, as well as in Thai Nguyen Province, also took place throughout November.

Russell Reed, Managing Director of UPS Thailand and Vietnam stated, “Everyone has a part to play in creating safer roads and drivers. I am heartened by the dedicated efforts of our UPS Vietnam volunteers working with AIP Foundation to increase students’ knowledge of road safety. Community change requires the concerted effort of advocates and stakeholders alike in promoting positive habits. In doing so, we can create a powerful multiplier effect that will boost road safety efforts and save lives on the roads across Vietnam.”

To read more about the event, please see the Press Release here.

View photos from the event here.

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140 teachers trained on new traffic safety e-curriculum with Slow Zones, Safe Zones
7-8 December, 2019 - Pleiku City, Vietnam

Teacher demonstrating the e-curriculum lesson to the other training participants for a training session through Slow Zones, Safe Zones program.

AIP Foundation has been developing an innovative “e-curriculum” on traffic safety for primary school students as part of the Slow Zones, Safe Zones program, supported by Fondation Botnar and managed by the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP).The e-curriculum features interactive videos, games, activities, designed to teach students life-saving skills related to safer road behaviors, including speed reduction, a key component of the e-curriculum’s messaging.

To train teachers on using the e-curriculum application and content effectively with their students, AIP Foundation coordinated a two-day training session with more than 140 teachers from two project schools in the Slow Zones, Safe Zones program. Mrs. Oanh Trinh, Road Safety Specialist from GRSP and Mrs. Ha Nguyen, a member of the editorial board responsible for e-curriculum development, conducted the training and worked with core teacher representatives from 31 schools in Pleiku City, in addition to local authorities and members from the director board. For the training session, teachers also learned to use the application effectively by conducting practice class lessons in groups and demonstrating how they would teach the content in a classroom setting.

Following this training, the traffic safety e-curriculum will be piloted in two project schools, Nguyen Luong Bang Primary School and Phan Dang Luu Primary School, in February 2020. The two primary schools will each be equipped with five televisions to support the pilot of the e-curriculum application.

The traffic safety e-curriculum was designed with feedback from young people, and utilizes a student-centered approach to road safety education. The traffic safety e-curriculum includes the following ten lessons:
● The Road to School
● Safe Walking and Crossing
● Bicycle Safety
● Motorcycle Safety
● Car Safety
● Bus and Train Safety
● Boat Safety
● Avoiding Road Crashes
● Road Crash Consequences
● Road Signs

See more photos of the teacher training here.

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Committee for Foreign NGO Affairs honors AIP Foundation for contributions to poverty reduction and sustainable development in Vietnam
12 December, 2019 - Hanoi, Vietnam

Ms. Diep Dao, AIP Foundation Executive Assistant to the President, was in attendance to receive the certificate on behalf of the organization.

AIP Foundation and 28 other foreign NGOs were honored by the Committee for Foreign NGO Affairs (COMINGO) for contributing to the reduction of poverty and the promotion of sustainable development in Vietnam during the 2014-2018 period, with the distinction of receiving a Certificate of Merit from the Chairman of COMINGO.

AIP Foundation received the honor at the 4th International Conference on Vietnam – Foreign NGOs Cooperation, which brought together 800 representatives from the government and public sector to assess the cooperation between Vietnam and foreign non-governmental organizations between 2014-2019, as well as to discuss upcoming priorities for future cooperation in 2020-2025.

The two-day conference featured six seminars focusing on partnerships between Vietnam and foreign NGOs in several areas, namely education and training; health care; cooperation between foreign businesses and NGOs for sustainable development; the settlement of social issues and war consequences; the environment, climate change response, natural disaster prevention and mitigation, and emergency rescue; and poverty elimination and socio-economic development.

AIP Foundation has been promoting life-saving road safety education in Vietnam since its inception in 1999, and continues to implement road safety education and awareness-raising programs across its program countries.

See more photos of the ceremony here.

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Helmets for Kids targets at-risk students in Vinh Phuc Province for the second year in a row
19 December, 2019 – Vinh Phuc Province, Vietnam

Mr. Anthony Salapete, Vice President, MTM Architecture of Vietnam Garment Manufacturing Company (VNG) places a brand new helmet on a student at Phu Xuan Primary School.

In response to the Vietnam National Traffic Safety Committee’s 2019 traffic safety action plan, which calls for better traffic safety measures for motorcyclists and passengers, AIP Foundation addressed non-helmet use among children through its Helmets for Kids program by providing more than 400 helmets to at-risk students at Phu Xuan Primary School in Binh Xuyen District, a rural district of Vinh Phuc Province in the Red River Delta region of Northern Vietnam. The Helmets for Kids is supported by the Vietnam Garment Manufacturing Company (VNG) - TAL Apparel.

The helmet handover ceremony brought together students and parents from Phu Xuan Primary School, in addition to representatives from the National Traffic Safety Committee, Vinh Phuc Traffic Safety Committee, Vinh Phuc Department of Education and Training, Binh Xuyen Bureau of Education and Training, and the Binh Xuyen People’s Committee. AIP Foundation staff and representatives of TAL Apparel also attended the ceremony.

Pre-intervention helmet observations conducted by AIP Foundation showed that while more than 95% of the students at Phu Xuan Primary School travel to school by motorcycle with adults or alone on bicycles, 0% of students were found to wear helmets.

Mr. Nguyen Trong Thai, Chief of the secretariat of the National Traffic Safety Committee remarked, “The issue of non-child helmet use is of great concern, which highlights the need for strong collaboration from the private sector, such as the TAL Group, to address traffic safety issues for children. The need for greater road crash prevention awareness at Phu Xuan Primary School is of the utmost importance. Students should not be on our roads without protective equipment for their developing brains. The Helmets for Kids program will demonstrate to students, as well as their parents, the importance of wearing a helmet whenever they are traveling on a motorcycle or bicycle.”

To learn more about the ceremony, read the Press Release here.

View photos from the ceremony here.

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Youth say "no" to honking with Ford Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) program
6 December, 18 December, and 4 January, 2019 – Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Hai Duong, Vietnam

Vietnamese singer, Le Thien Hieu, collaborates with AIP Foundation and Ford Vietnam for the third year in a row during the annual "Coi Show" as part of the "No Honking" campaign.

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 music events called "Coi Show" to target youth in Vietnam. The music events reached over 3,300 students, all between the age of 16-24, with the aim of promoting a safer road culture and environment throughout the country. In Vietnamese, the word "coi" translates to honking, and the name of the music show calls attention to the frequency of driver honking in road culture across Vietnam.

The Coi Show music events, which have taken place since 2017, gained the attention and support of the Vietnamese government, with participation from Mr. Khuat Viet Hung, Vice Executive Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee, and Ms. Pham Thi Lan Anh, an expert from the National Traffic Safety Committee.

Appealing to trends among youth in Vietnam, the Coi Show leverages the talents of young artists, such as Le Thien Hieu, a famous young Vietnamese singer, to deliver road safety knowledge through a more creative approach. The show also featured a photo exhibition, "Traffic in the Magic Land," showcasing the work of famous photographers to promote awareness for road safety in Vietnam.

At the Coi Show, students also received educational opportunities to learn more about risky road behaviors, including distracted and drunk driving, as well as safe driving behaviors, including how to drive at a safe distance and recognizing blind spots to avoid dangerous road crashes.

2019 marks the 12th year of AIP Foundation and Ford Vietnam's collaboration in the Ford Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) program in Vietnam, which provides licensed drivers and future drivers the necessary skills for safe driving and green driving.

View more photos from the shows here.

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Cambodia

Helmets for Families delivers quality helmets to students in third most populous province of Cambodia
12 December, 2019 – Battambang Province, Cambodia

Students participate in a performance with their brand new helmets onstage.

The Helmets for Families program, organized by AIP Foundation with the support of Manulife Cambodia, held a symbolic helmet handover ceremony at Onlong Vil Primary School in Onlong Vil Commune, Sangke District, Battambang Province, in which 1,238 helmets were donated to students, teachers, and parents. The event was attended by provincial and national government representatives, including officers of Battambang Province, as well as road safety stakeholders and representatives from Manulife Cambodia and AIP Foundation.

Despite the introduction of the universal helmet law in Cambodia in 2015, child helmet use rates remain low. At Onlong Vil Primary School, although 80-95% of students commute by motorcycle or bicycle, less than 5% of students wear helmets. At least 80% of students at Onlong Vil are from low-income local families and can also make it difficult for parents to afford a helmet for their children.

The event concluded with stakeholders and representatives symbolically placing the donated helmets on students and teachers of Onlong Vil Primary School, representing the new partnership.

The Helmets for Families program, which has operated in Cambodia since 2012, aims to provide parents with quality helmets, as well promote helmet use through engaging parents as role models, providing training opportunities, and targeting both parents and their children to be educated on safe road behaviors.

Read the Press Release to learn more about the event.

View more photos from the ceremony here.

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Encouraging students in Phnom Penh to wear motorcycle helmets as part of their school uniform
24 December, 2019 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Students with their brand new helmets during the Safety Delivered 2019 kick-off event in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

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 2019-2020 kick-off event, implemented by AIP Foundation and supported by The UPS Foundation. The event aims to inspire young students to be role models in their community by promoting helmet use. Over the course of the 2019-2020 program, The UPS Foundation will donate more than 2,000 helmets to primary schools located in high-risk communities.

“Since we have the passenger helmet law in place, we began enforcement of the mandatory passenger helmet law nationwide,” Mr. Chan Buntheurn, Commune Chief of Traffic Police of Chroy Changvar Commune, said. “Since then, we have seen a dramatic increase in safer road behaviors in our community. It’s programs like Safety Delivered which complement our robust law enforcement efforts, and inspire us to continue pushing toward our goal of halving Cambodia’s road crash deaths by 2020.”

Chbar Ampov 2 and Wat Mongkol Serei Kean Kleang Primary School are located on busy, national roads, which places students at risk of road crash fatalities or injuries. Despite the high-risk traffic environments in which many schools are located in Cambodia, while 80% of students in the country commute to school by motorcycles and bicycles, only about 1% wear helmets.

In addition to receiving helmets, students and their teachers also participated in educational activities during the event to learn more about road crash prevention. The program also engages parents to positively influence and promote safe behaviors among students. “Children are our most valuable asset and our society, but they are also a vulnerable group. We are committed to working with our parents,” said Phan Sokheayayy, Director of Wat Mongkol Serei Kean Khleang Primary School.

Read more about the ceremony and the Safety Delivered program in the Press Release here.

View more photos from the event here.

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Thailand

Distributing quality helmets and helmet use knowledge to students across Bangkok
18-24 December, 2019 - Bangkok, Thailand

Over 420 students and teachers at Bang Sakae Nai School, Bangkok gathered for helmet distribution and trainings through the Safety Delivered program.

Following the successful selection of twelve program schools to receive quality helmets and helmet use education through the Safety Delivered program in Thailand, AIP Foundation conducted a week-long road show to launch school-based educational activities for students and teachers throughout Bangkok.

From the week of December 18-24, AIP Foundation traveled to several program schools to deliver messages on the importance of helmet use and conduct helmet wearing demonstrations, engaging over 1,100 students and teachers across Ta Klam School, Wat Bang Sakae Nai School, Wat Nimmanoradee School, and Nak Nawa U Tham School.

Program schools were selected based on several criteria, including the condition of the road environment surrounding the school, the economic need of the community, low helmet-wearing rates of students, and the level of commitment from school administrators to promote helmet use among students through the program.

See more photos of the school-based educational activities delivered through Safety Delivered in Bangkok, Thailand here.

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Myanmar

Promoting helmet safety at high-risk schools in Myanmar, set to reach 3,000 additional people from 2019-2020
19 December, 2019 – Mandalay Region, Myanmar

U Sai Pann Hsaing, Minister of Shan Ethnic Affairs, left, greets a student at the Safety Delivered helmet handover ceremony held in Mandalay, Myanmar.

Following the success of the Safety Delivered program’s first year of implementation in Myanmar in between 2017-2018, a total 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 one of the most fatal and costly public health problems in Myanmar, causing 17,452 crashes in 2018 that resulted in 5,184 deaths and 26,741 injuries, with motorcyclists making up the majority of fatalities at 45%.

School No. 13 was selected for the Safety Delivered program due to its high-risk location near a busy, main highway. At both School No. 13 and 32, student helmet-wearing rates were observed to be less than 5%.

Between both School No. 13 and School No. 32, to promote the road safety of students, a total 2,027 helmets will be donated in 2019 through the Safety Delivered program. Representatives from both schools were in attendance at the helmet handover ceremony to demonstrate their shared commitment to promoting the safety of their students on the roads.

U Sai Pann Hsaing, Minister of Shan Ethnic Affairs, kicked off the event with a keynote address, and stated, “Following today’s ceremony, I hope that all children at School No. 13, and all future program schools in Mandalay, will wear their new helmets whenever they are riding a motorcycle or bicycle. I also strongly urge that teachers and parents act as positive role models by always wearing a helmet when riding as well.”

Additional senior officials from the Chief Minister of the Mandalay Region’s Office, the Mandalay Region Education Office, the Mandalay Police Office, and the Mandalay Region Road Transport Administration Office, as well as road safety stakeholders and representatives from AIP Foundation, The UPS Foundation, and the President of the Myanmar Organization for Road Safety (MORS) were also in attendance.

Read more about the ceremony in the Press Release.

View more photos from the event here.

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