It is simply impossible to enforce a helmet wearing law if the traffic police do not wear helmets – but that’s all about to change in the capital of Lao PDR, Vientiane, following the supply of 450 helmets in support of road safety initiatives. The helmets were provided to the Ministry of Public Security’s Traffic…
June 10 through 14 saw the city of Aguascalientes host a major ‘Train the Trainers’ event on the ‘Safe and Efficient Setup of an Alcohol Checkpoint’ for the six cities involved in the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Road Safety Programme in Mexico. It was the first time all six cities were called together for a single…
A large gathering of local traffic police, the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee, media representatives, school teachers, parents and school children attended the June launch of GRSP’s new Safe to School – Safe to Home project in Vietnam. The event was a stand out success with commitment statements from the school principals, addresses from the key…
The Turkish Red Crescent Society (TRCS) launched their road safety advocacy project in June 2013. TRCS will be contributing to an ongoing advocacy campaign focused on strengthening seat-belt laws in partnership with organizations including the World Health Organization and the Association for Safe International Travel (ASIRT). The project is funded by the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global…
The 2013 edition of Renault’s Your Ideas Your Initiatives competition has once again put the spotlight on youth and their capacity to take action and make concrete changes to improve their own lives. The competition calls on students to develop and implement their own creative initiatives to help make positive changes in their communities and…
Fundamental to the founding principles of GRSP is the sustainability of the partnerships we build. Testament to the success of this model has been the evolution of many in-country partnerships to form a network of 12 independently governed, locally funded Global Road Safety Partnership National Societies. GRSP Hungary is a leading example of our National…
May was an important month for work on the Abuja City, Moshood Abiola Way Enhancement Programme with safety and informational engineering interventions undertaken. The project focusses on a 6km section of this major Abuja City arterial road which had seen growing numbers of road crash deaths and injuries over the period 2006 through 2010 when…
The role of the media in reporting road safety issues is well documented. The media has access to populations and can serve as an agent of awareness building and education – so educating the media on the impact of particular road behaviours is crucially important to ensure priority, and accurate, coverage of road safety messages….
GRSP would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Shell for having earned the prestigious Prince Michael of Kent International Road Safety Award. The Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards recognise achievements and innovations which will improve road safety. Each year the most outstanding examples of international road safety initiatives are given public recognition through…
In 2011, 254 pedestrians died on Cambodia’s roads; an increase of 17% on the previous year. Fighting to turn the tide on pedestrian safety, the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) is working closely with the Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) at both governmental and community levels to raise awareness, educate and ultimately, reverse this trend. To…
The Global Road Safety Partnership’s (GRSP) Hosting Agreement with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a crucial legal arrangement which gives GRSP its status as an auxilliary to government, and with that, access to decision and policy makers within the field of road safety around the world. In the…
May 15 saw the release of the new GRSP Annual Report. This bright and modern document is a showcase for the work of GRSP and Partners, detailing: the achievements of GRSP and Partners in the last 12 months the relationship between GRSP and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies the different…
What could be worse than a child leaving home for school one morning, full of the promise of learning and interaction with friends, only to return home seriously injured, or worse, not returning home at all? Sadly, in Vietnam, as well as in many other countries around the world, child road traffic injuries are a…
NEW YORK (April 30, 2013) – Bloomberg Philanthropies today launched a new website featuring the first comprehensive look at all programmes and initiatives in the organization’s five key focus areas including Public Health, Environment, Education, Government Innovation and the Arts at www.bloomberg.org. The new Bloomberg Philanthropies website defines the mission, work, and philanthropic approach of the foundation. It…
It has been an annual event since 1984, and this year, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) United Traffic Week was held under the slogan, ‘Your safety is our aim’. From Saudi Arabia to Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and reaching to the Sultanate of Oman and the UAE, activities promoting safe driving behaviour were held involving all…
