15 November 2018, Marrakech, Morocco Yesterday, the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety (the Alliance) launched its Africa Chapter at the 1st African Road Safety Forum, in Marrakech, Morocco. The Africa region’s economy is growing faster than any other continent’s. Regrettably, this success brings some serious and painful consequences: Africa has 2% of the […]
The UN Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC) met in Geneva, Switzerland, at the beginning of October. The UNRSC is facilitated by WHO and is an informal consultative body for road safety that includes a number of NGOs. Topics of discussion at the meeting included progress on the UN Global Road Safety Fund, plans for the upcoming […]
France has become the first country to commit financial support to the UN Global Road Safety Fund launched earlier this year. At a reception in Paris, France to host the FIA High Level Panel for Road Safety, President Emmanuel Macron announced an initial EU€3 million contribution to the fund. President Macron was joined by FIA […]
The annual Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) Annual Strength in Numbers conference was held in Frisco, Texas, US, from 10–11 October 2018. NETS is a collaborative group of road safety professionals from corporate and governmental organizations whose objective is to advance road safety for their employees, family members, and members of the communities where they […]
In 2016, Alliance member the Society of Road Safety Ambassadors (SORSA), Botswana, received a seed grant through the Alliance Empowerment Program, sponsored by FedEx, for a project to attach reflectors to donkey carts. The project is now featured in a video produced by FedEx and published on the FedEx Cares blog. See the blog post […]
Fédération Européenne des Victimes de la Route (FEVR) has released the World Day of Remembrance 2018 official video on the theme of this year’s campaign “Roads have stories”. You can see it HERE. The World Day of Remembrance team would like to hear from you if you have an interest in having the video translated […]
Around the world on Tuesday 25 September, individuals and organizations took action to commemorate the anniversary of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to demonstrate to world leaders how many people stand behind the Sustainable Development Agenda. The campaign involved 500,000 people in 998 cities in 131 countries led by 1289 individuals and organizations. Road […]
The Alliance is excited to welcome the two new member organizations that joined us in September: Nirapad Sarak Chai (We Demand Safe Road) (NISCHA), Bangladesh, is an NGO that was established in 1993 in memory of Jahanara Kanchan, wife of renowned film star Ilias Kanchan. NISCHA works to create awareness about, and advocates for, road safety. It […]
Last year in Dushanbe, Alliance members Young Generation of Tajikistan NGO (YGT) and EASST, set out to improve seat belt use in the city, with particular focus on young people who make up 70% of the population. The pilot project, which was supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Special Shareholders Fund, […]
The 1st African Road Safety Forum is taking place 13–15 November 2018 in Marrakech, Morocco. The Laser International Foundation and the Francophone Alliance for Road Safety are supporting the Forum by organizing the 1st African Road Safety Film Festival. The 1st African Road Safety Film Festival aims to reinforce, through images and films, awareness of […]
Global NCAP is holding its first World Congress in Delhi, India this week bringing together the community of New Car Assessment Programmes (NCAPs) from around the world to share experiences around independent consumer vehicle safety ratings. Global NCAP and its NCAPs around the world—including regional programs ANCAP (Australasia), ASEAN NCAP, Euro NCAP, and Latin NCAP and […]
In July, Venezuela’s inflation reached 83,000% and prices for food and everyday items are doubling approximately every 26 days. Many public services, including bus and train services, are shutting down, and citizens are struggling to meet household expenses. The crisis is having a devastating effect on road conditions and subsequently on injuries and fatalities. Road infrastructure […]
Alliance member the Society of Road Safety Ambassadors recently held its second workshop dubbed ‘Too young to die’ in Gaborone, Botswana. The purpose of the workshop was to mobilize and educate 152 participants on drunk driving, alcohol and its impact on driving, knowing and managing their alcohol. The workshop sent a clear picture that alcohol and […]
In July, Alliance member Healthy People Rwanda (HPR) led by 2018 Alliance Advocate Innocent Nzeyimana, organized a road safety and first aid advocacy meeting under the theme “road safety starts with you.” The meeting brought together key stakeholders and decision makers including police, the Ministry of Youth, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Infrastructure, National Youth Council, […]
Alliance member SaveLIFE Foundation is leading an ambitious and innovative project that seeks to reduce fatalities on the Mumbai Pune Expressway to zero by 2020 and serve as a model that can be replicated on other roads across India. Before the project started, an average of 140 people were dying on the 100-kilometer expressway every […]
Official government statistics in Bangladesh report some 2,500 road deaths each year, although WHO estimates that the actual figure is 21,316—a rate of 13.6 per 100,000 people. High road-fatality rates are not a new issue in Bangladesh, but a recent incident brought road safety sharply into focus there. On 29 July 2018, two students waiting […]
This month, the Alliance attended the first meeting of the advisory board for the UN Road Safety Fund as a representative for civil society in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting brought together representatives from five Member States—Argentina, Lebanon, Nigeria, Russia, Sweden—UN, private sector donors, civil society, and academic partners who will provide strategic guidance and input […]
Safe Kids Worldwide together with the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention and the Child Injury Prevention Alliance are organizing a pre-conference in advance of Safety 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand on Sunday 4 November 2018. The event is titled “Child Injury Prevention and the Sustainable Development Goals” and features Saul Billingsley, FIA Foundation, Mirjam Sidik, […]
Transport for London, UK, has announced its Vision Zero action plan. As part of its strategy that by 2041 for 80% of all journeys in the city will be by walking, cycling, or public transport and that, also by 2041, there will be zero road deaths and serious injuries on London’s roads. The action plan […]
In May 2018, a child was tragically killed on the road outside Chiango Primary School, Maputo, Mozambique where Alliance Advocate Alexandre Nhampossa of AMVIRO is implementing a safe school project based on his Advocate action plan. The tragedy brought into sharp focus the dangers faced by students at the school as they cross the Maputo […]
