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PROTECTING VIETNAM’S CHILDREN FROM A PERSISTANT ENEMY: ROAD CRASHES DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR OF THE DRAGON To avoid the annual dramatic increase in road deaths and injuries that come with Tet holiday, extra precautions must be taken to protect Vietnam‟s children. On January 5th, Ho Chi Minh City‟s Pham Van Chieu Primary School received a donation of 1870 helmets from United Parcel Service (UPS), a sponsor well aware of the holiday‟s impact on road conditions. The donation, part of a school-based helmet education program called Helmets for Kids, was implemented by the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation with the collaboration of Ho Chi Minh City‟s Department of Education and Training (DOET) and Traffic Safety Committee (TSC).
When a staff member is injured, Nguyen Kha Trac Primary School takes action After a staff member from Nguyen Kha Trac Primary School was injured in a motorcycle accident in early December, students and teachers eagerly received road safety assistance. Through the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation‟s Helmets for Kids program, 1,139 helmets were donated to the school at a Helmet Handover Ceremony on December 27th. The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) and the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC) collaborated closely on this project.
Ministry of Transport Leadership calls for collaboration to increase child helmet wearing in 2012 planning on 2012 activities on child helmet use” in Ha Noi on December 12th to solicit international
stakeholders and government authorities to improve child helmet wearing in Vietnam.
Miss Vietnam urges families: Put helmets on your children!
This Sunday, Miss Vietnam 2008 hosted a Family Day event in Ho Chi Minh City that was full of fun activities centered around child motorcycle helmets. Family Day aimed to educate parents and encourage children to wear helmets every time they ride on a motorcycle. Organized by Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation, in collaboration with Ho Chi Minh City’s Traffic Safety Committee (TSC) and Department of Education and Training (DoET), the event was attended by over a thousand parents and children at the Children’s House in District 3.
Local authorities, teachers, and parents come together in Danang to promote action on child helmet use
City officials lead a workshop in Danang on December 17th to mobilize local road traffic safety agents to improve the child motorcycle helmet situation in the city.
H.E Hun Manet Represents Prime Minister at Child Helmet Donation H.E. Hun Manet, representing Prime Minister H.E. Hun Sen, joined the Australian Ambassador to Cambodia (name)to celebrate the donation of 100 motorcycle helmets to primary school students on December 6th in Phnom Penh.
Cambodia Biker Club Kicks Off Passenger Helmet Campaign On December 7th, members of the Cambodia Biker Club made a formal commitment to putting helmets on themselves and their passengers every time they ride, as a convoy of riders kicked off the new "Always care. Always wear a helmet." public awareness campaign. The campaign is being implemented by Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation, in close collaboration with the National Road Safety Committee (NRSC) and the General Commissariat of National Police, Ministry of Interior (MoI).
Promoting Action on Child Helmet Use - Local Authorities Discuss Ways Forward in Hanoi, HCMC, and Danang
A series of workshops held in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Danang in November and December are mobilizing local road traffic safety agents. The workshops aim to inform, and to guide attendees in improving the child motorcycle helmet situation in their cities. City officials and road safety specialists are leading the workshops in order to provide attendees with high quality information, an illustration of the government’s serious commitment to this campaign at the local level.
“Children also need a helmet”- Setting the Facts Straight on Child Helmet Use in Vietnam
From November 2nd to 30th, 50,000 flyers refuting widespread myths about child helmet wearing will be distributed in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Danang. This marks the launch of a public awareness campaign focused on child motorcycle helmet use by the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC), the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), the National Traffic Police (C67), and the World Health Organization (WHO). The social marketing campaign is being implemented by Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation and will be accompanied by strengthened police enforcement, supported by WHO.
KATHY UYEN AND THANH BUI COMMEMORATE ROAD TRAFFIC VICTIMS IN VIETNAM Actress Kathy Uyen and singer Thanh Bui visited Truong Van Thanh Primary School in Ho Chi Minh City's District 9 in honor of the World Remembrance Day for Road Traffic Victims. Discussions with students and meaningful commemoration activities were followed by interviews with local authorities on road safety. Asia Injury Prevention Foundation (AIP Foundation) organized the day's events with the hope that it will increase students' awareness of road safety issues and lead to increased preventative action nationwide.
Intel launches “Click on Safety”, a new traffic safety e-Learning curriculum for primary schools in district 9 Ho Chi Minh City, 18 November 2011 - Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation held a Handover Ceremony at Phuoc Thanh School in District 9. Earlier this week, a similar ceremony took place in the same district at Phuoc Long School. Both of these events celebrate Intel Products Vietnam's sponsorship of Click on Safety, AIP Foundation's newest road safety education program. Two additional AIP Foundation programs, Helmets for Kids and Safe Routes to School, were also held at the schools.
Hundreds of Children in Tan Thanh District Receive Life Saving Helmets Tan Thanh, 3 October 2011 – This Monday, the first grade students at Nguyen Thi Dinh Primary School received shiny new helmets from a sponsor who has been helping children stay safe on Vietnam’s dangerous roads since 2009, Cai Mep International Terminal Co., Ltd (CMIT). Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation facilitated this donation through their Helmets for Kids program, with strong support from the Ba Ria – Vung Tau Department of Education and Training.
Asia Injury Prevention Foundation holds Stakeholder Consultative Meeting in Cambodia Regarding a Motorcycle Passenger Helmet Campaign
Phnom Penh, 19 August 2011- Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation, in close collaboration with the National Road Safety Committee (NRSC), the General Commissariat of National Police, Ministry of Interior, and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS) held a Stakeholder Consultative Meeting to discuss an effective action plan for a Motorcycle Passenger Helmet Campaign to be launched this October.
Greig Craft - Road Safety Ambassador Receives Vietnam's Prestigious Friendship Medal Hanoi, 27 July 2011 - Mr. Greig Craft, President of the AIP Foundation, was awarded Vietnam's highest civilian honor - the Prestigious Friendship Medal - for his philanthropic work and contributions to improving road safety in Vietnam.
ANZ Royal Bank and AIP Foundation hold first Helmets for Kids Handover Ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh, 19 July 2011- ANZ Royal Bank donated 453 helmets to teachers and students of York Batr Primary School through AIP Foundation’s Helmets for Kids program, at the first Handover Ceremony in Cambodia.
Thai Road Safety Delegation Visits Vietnam Hanoi, 6 June 2011- The Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation hosted a Thai road safety delegation ofsenior government officials from the Department of Disaster Prevention and Management(DDPM)andThai private sector stakeholders in Hanoi.
Australian Governor-General Supports Vietnam’s Launch Of The Decade Of Action For Road Safety 10 May, 2011- Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce, Governor-General of Australia, supported the UN's Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011-2020) in Vietnam at a Helmets for Kids event on 10 May
Decade of Action for Road Safety Launches Worldwide May 11, 2011, More than 80 countries worldwide celebrated the launch of the Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011-2020) on May 11, uniting around the common message: "It Is Time for Action."
“FOR VIETNAMESE KID’S SAFETY ON THE ROAD”, MICHELIN VIETNAM AND AIP FOUNDATION PROMOTE WEARING HELMET AMONG CHILDREN Ho Chi Minh City, April 27th, 2011 - Michelin Viet Nam in coordination with AIP Foundation donated 1,515 helmets through the Helmets for Kids program to the teachers and students of Phuoc Long Primary School in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City
MICHELIN HOSTS ROAD SHOW PROMOTING ROAD SAFETY Ho Chi Minh City, April 24th, 2011 - Michelin Viet Nam and the Asia Injury Prevention Foundation (AIP Foundation) held a road show to promote road safety in District 9 of Ho Chi Minh City
FedEx and AIP/Safe Kids Vietnam Organize ‘Who is the number one?’ Competition to Improve Child Pedestrians’ Safety Knowledge HO CHI MINH CITY, April 7, 2011 - FedEx Express, the world's largest express transportation company and a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) has launched a competition to promote pedestrian safety and usage of its Traffic Safety Park among primary school children
Total Vietnam improves traffic safety awareness for students Dong Nai, Vietnam, 2 March 2011 - Total Vietnam in partnership with Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation launched its Safe Routes to School program at An Loi Primary School, Long Thanh district, Dong Nai province, which provides road safety education to more than 900 students.
Michelle Yeoh Films Road Safety Documentary in Cambodia To promote traffic safety awareness, the FIA Foundation in coordination with the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation recently filmed a documentary featuring actress and Global Road Safety Ambassador Michelle Yeoh
Road Safety Expert Robert Klein Joins the Global Helmet Vaccine Initiative 19 January 2011, GHVI – an international road safety coalition including the World Bank, the Center for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), the FIA Foundation and the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP)
Foundation – has appointed Robert Klein, a renowned international road safety expert, as its
Global Development Director
Sophie Paris Vietnam Donates Helmets to Students to Promote Road Safety Ho Chi Minh City, 10 January 2011- Sophie Paris Vietnam today donated more than 200 helmets to students at Dong Ba Primary School in Ho Chi Minh City through the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation’s Helmets for Kids program.
Final round – event “toc luc total – racing for charity” HCMC - December 18th, 2010, at the Exhibition Center SECC, the final round of TOC LUC TOTAL competition held by TOTAL Vietnam was taken place with participation of 28 players
Intel improves traffic safety awareness for vietnamese children Ho Chi Minh City, December 9th, 2010 - Intel Products Viet Nam in coordination with AIP Foundation held a Helmets for Kids and traffic safety curriculum handover ceremony for teachers and students of Nguyen Minh Quang Primary School in District 9 in Ho Chi Minh City.
Sofitel Bangkok Silom Donates Helmets to Thai Students Bangkok, 24 November 2010- Sofitel Bangkok Silom donated 175 helmets to primary school students at Wat Kaewjamfah School in Bangrak District as part of the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation's Helmets for Kids program. Diversey Hygiene (Thailand) Co., Ltd. additionally donated a year's supply of hand sanitizer and soap dispensers to the school to promote hygiene.
TOTAL Vietnam Raises VND 400,000,000 for Traffic Safety Education to Vietnamese Children Ho Chi Minh City, November 16th, 2010 - TOTAL Vietnam announced their upcoming fundraising event “Toc luc TOTAL” with the goal of raising VND 400,000,000 for AIP Foundation’s Safe Routes to School traffic safety program
Kathy Uyen and Thanh Bui Join the World Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims Ho Chi Minh City, 18 November 11, 2010- Movie Star Kathy Uyen and Australian Idol Thanh Bui will become Goodwill Ambassadors for the public awareness campaign to announce The World Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims, initiated by the AIP Foundation in coordination with the Ho Chi Minh Traffic Safety Committee
FedEx and Safe Kids Vietnam Launch Traffic Safety Park, E-Learning Program in Dong Nai Province FedEx Express and the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation/Safe Kids Vietnam officially opened a Traffic Safety Park at Quang Bien Primary School in Trang Bom District, Dong Nai Province.
Cai Mep International Terminal Co., Ltd. (CMIT) Promotes Road Safety Amongst Vietnamese Children in Tan Thanh District Tan Thanh, 4 October 2010 - Nearly 700 students and teachers at Nguyen Thi Dinh Primary School in Tan Thanh received helmets and helmet use education thanks to Cai Mep International Co., Ltd.'s (CMIT) sponsorship.
Bill Clinton Formally Recognizes AIP Foundation’s Commitment to Action at the Clinton Global Initiative New York, 22 September, 2010- Greig Craft, president of the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation, announced today onstage at the Clinton Global Initiative a commitment to implement road safety programs in 94 schools across 4 countries over the next 3 years
Chevron and Partners Sponsor Helmets for Kids Road Safety Event at Batam Primary School Batam, 29 July 2010- The Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation with corporate sponsors Chevron Corporation, Mitsui Exploration Co., Ltd. (MOECO), and PTT Exploration and Production Public Company, Ltd. (PTTEP)
Nicaragua Delegation Visits Protec Helmet Factory Hanoi, 21 June 2010 - A Government delegation from Nicaragua led by Major Commissioner Roberto Gonzalez Kraudy, National Transit Chief and Mr Alvaro Lacayo, President of the Automobile Club of Nicaragua, and a member of the National Traffic Safety Committee of Nicaragua, visited AIP Foundation in Hanoi
AIP Foundation supports the enforcement of Decree 34, trains parents 18 May 2010 – AIP Foundation is launching a new intervention that targets parents’ education and awareness on child helmet use.
Otis Elevators bolsters AIP Foundation’s traffic safety initiatives, supports Helmets for Kids Hanoi, 2 October 2009 – Otis Elevator Vietnam donated 571 helmets to first grade students and teachers of the Tay Son School Primary School in Hanoi
THAKRAL BROTHERS PTE LTD. donates 350 helmets for students through HELMETS FOR KIDS Program HANOI, Vietnam – On September 11, 2009, the Asia Injury Prevention Foundation (AIP Foundation) and Thakral Brothers Pte Ltd.
Child Helmet Safety Captured in Photography and Song National Photography Contest culminates with award concert Ho Chi Minh City, 29 June 2009 – Photos of beaming smiles captured under their securely fastened child helmets, or embracing their parents wearing the same gear, adorned the walls in the Exhibition Hall of Lan Anh Music Center today
Vietnam Helmet Wearing Coalition celebrates the “Helmets for Kids on Highway 1” project with a helmet donation and roadshow Hanoi, May 15, 2009 - Vietnam Helmet Wearing Coalition celebrates the “Helmets for Kids on Highway 1” project with a helmet donation and roadshow
AIP Foundation’s helmet giveaways improve safety along Highway 1 Hanoi, April 29, 2009 - A total of 17 primary school children died in road crashes during the 2007-2008 school year in Binh Thuan province.
Little Sheriff adds fun to AIP Foundation’s helmet campaign – Child-friendly comic character to serve as awareness- raising ambassador Ho Chi Minh City, 25 March 2009 - AIP Foundation’s (Asia Injury Prevention Foundation) second Child Helmet Public Awareness Campaign has a new face.
Inspections Target High-Risk Roads in Vietnam Ha Noi, 12th March 2009 – Leading road safety organisations joined together today to celebrate the commencement of road safety inspections on over 3,000 kilometres of Vietnam’s highways.
AIP Foundation launches new child helmet campaign National Photography Contest promotes traffic safety Hanoi, 26 February 2009 – The AIP Foundation in co-operation with the National Traffic Safety Committee kicked off its Child Helmet Public Awareness Campaign with the announcement of its national traffic safety photography contest
Ministry of Education and Training give certificate of appreciate to the AIP Foundation to recognize its contributions to education in VN 15 January 2009 – Asia Injury Prevention Foundation (AIP Foundation) was presented a Certificate of Appreciation by the Minister of Education for our contributions to education of children in Vietnam. This honor is awarded to international organizations – both corporations and non-profit – and private sector companies in Vietnam.
Helmets for Kids ceremony at Hoang Hoa Tham primary school , 11th Dec 2008 Marking launch of WHO-UNICEF child injury report, helmet ceremony focuses on child deaths on Vietnam’s roads
Michelle Yeoh urges parents to put helmets on their children Ho Chi Minh City, 30 October 2008 - International Film Star and Road Safety Goodwill Ambassador Michelle Yeoh is visiting Ho Chi Minh City today, October 30th
New innovative helmet ad: Celebrities on billboards, buses, online and on TV Hanoi, September 24, 2008 - "Wear a Helmet. Every time. Everywhere" is a slogan that you'll see now on street corners in every major city in Vietnam (Hanoi, HCMC, Danang, Can Tho, Hue), as well as on buses and bus shelters in Hanoi and HCMC.
Helmet for Kids - Concert in Nha Trang on 16th June 2008 Nha Trang, 16th June 2008 – The public awareness campaign for the Asia Injury Prevention Foundation (AIP Foundation) orchestrated a concert and a Helmet for Kids (HFK) in Nha Trang City
Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu Praises Vietnam’s Road Safety Improvement Efforts Urges passage of child helmet wearing law Hanoi, 31 May 2008 - On 21 May 2008 Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa sent Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung a letter to congratulate Vietnam
Helmet for Kid - 24th May 2008 Concert in Hue Hue City, 24th May 2008 - The Asia Injury Prevention Foundation (AIP Foundation) organized a concert in Hue City today. The concert’s focus was the dangers of children riding on motorbikes without the most basic safety precaution, a helmet.
“Put Helmets on your Kids!” Phase III of the National Helmet Wearing Campaign to Launch Saturday Night Vung Tau, 19th April 2008—The Asia Injury Prevention Foundation (AIPF), the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC), and the Vietnam Helmet Wearing Coalition (VHWC)
DHL champions road safety among children with helmet sponsorship Hanoi, 19 March 2008: DHL, the world's leading express and logistics company, has further strengthened its partnership with the Asia Injury Prevention Foundation (AIPF) with a sponsorship of over 1,700 helmets to school children of Kim Dong Primary School in Hanoi, Vietnam
Film Star Michelle Yeoh in Hanoi to Promote Child Helmet Use Ha Noi, 18th March 2008 – International celebrity Michelle Yeoh, the Vietnam Helmet Wearing Coalition, the FIA Foundation, and the NTSC joined together in Hanoi today to stress the importance of helmets on child motorcycle passengers
WHO: Helmets Critically Important for Child Safety Ha Noi, 27th February 2008 – A delegation from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Geneva Headquarters lent its support to a Helmets for Kids Event (HFK) sponsored by the Vietnam Helmet Wearing Coalition (VHWC) on Wednesday, 27 February.
AIPF announces Phase II of National Helmet Wearing Campaign Ho Chi Minh City, 13th December 2007 – Asia Injury Prevention Foundation (AIPF) today announced the kick-off of Phase II of its year-long, US$1.5M National Helmet Wearing Campaign
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