Collaboration is one of the four Alliance’s values set out in our Strategic Plan 2024–2030. Together and allied, harnessing our different strengths for a shared goal, our voice will always be stronger. In the run up to the Fourth Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Morocco next year, a unified civil society voice continues to be of the utmost importance.
As part of a 350-strong network, Alliance member NGOs know and are part of that, their experiences from the frontline of unsafe roads feeding into a global call to implement proven actions now that will make people and communities safe and help them to thrive.
This month, collaboration with iRAP has enhanced the Mobility Snapshot data from last month’s #CommitToAct campaign with detailed safety recommendations and cost estimates for pedestrian safety. It showed 80% of the Mobility Snapshots were rated zero-star, but that 83% could be improved to three-star or above by implementing Priority Interventions that are proven to be effective in saving lives. This additional data from iRAP is an added value for NGOs, bringing iRAP’s technical expertise to back up their advocacy and increasing their credibility to decision makers.
We support collaboration among NGOs and with other stakeholders through networking and sharing opportunities. Our partnership with Fundación Aleatica is enabling the First Latin American Regional Meeting of the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety in November which will bring together NGOs and other stakeholders from the region in one place ahead of the Ministerial Conference.
Collaboration also enables us to amplify voices from the ground. NGOs and other partners working in local contexts are well placed to describe the realities people around the world are facing and offer solutions. At our pre-conference walk-shop at Safety 2024 in India, we will further draw on the experience of global experts and local community members to formulate and strengthen our call for safe and affordable helmets for all. These will serve as inputs for a white paper on availability of safe and affordable helmets. As a participating agency for the UN Road Safety Fund, we are also seeking proposals for partnerships for the implementation of laws or standards on motorcycle helmets in Asia.
If you represent an NGO working in road safety that isn’t yet part of the Alliance, find out how to join us and become part of a worldwide network advocating together to save lives HERE.
