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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 and the Protec Helmet assembly plant in the Noi Bai Industrial Zone on Monday. The trip was a fact-finding mission and information sharing opportunity for the Nicaraguan delegation, AIP Foundation and its international affiliate, the Global Helmet Vaccine Initiative.

In anticipation of initiating programs under the Nicaragua Helmet Vaccine Initiative, AIP Foundation and Global Helmet Vaccine Initiative representatives have been working with the National Police to develop a strategic road safety plan for Nicaragua. The Initiative will focus on promoting helmet use to protect vulnerable road users on the nation’s roads. The construction of a not-for-profit helmet assembly plant based on the Vietnam Protec model is a central component of the development plan. Technical assistance, school-based projects, public awareness campaigns and police training are also key elements of the Vietnam-Nicaragua collaboration. AIP Foundation organized a donation of fifteen hi-tech radar guns from the Australian Police to the Nicaragua National Police.

The delegation met with Mr. Than Van Thanh, Chief Secretariat of the National Traffic Safety Committee to share best practices. All parties viewed the meetings as a valuable opportunity to cooperate in the area of road safety during the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020.

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