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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 27^th. The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) and the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC) collaborated closely on this project.

While Ms. Thuy’s helmet may have saved her life, only 15.5% of the students at Nguyen Kha Trac Primary school typically wear helmets, according to an observation conducted by AIP Foundation. This is particularly dangerous considering that 80% of the students’ parents must take the highway when driving them to school, where trucks, cars, and motorcycles merge together at very high speeds. If a child were in a situation similar to their teacher’s but were not wearing a helmet, the result could be deadly.

On December 27^th, a ceremony was held to officially distribute the helmets to the students. Attendance was high among parents and government officials, including representatives from the MoET and NTSC. Students performed a song and participated in a road safety fashion show, and were instructed on wearing their new helmets correctly.

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