The Alliance is excited to welcome a new member that joined us in March: National Safety Council – Maharashtra Chapter is a division of the National Safety Council of India. It is an autonomous body set up by the Ministry of Labour, India, with an objective to create occupational health and safety awareness. It organizes […]
March 20 was the Journée Internationale de la Francophonie, the international francophone day, which is held every year to demonstrate commitment to the development of road safety in countries sharing the French language. The day featured several initiatives including a video clip competition for young francophones, organized by Lasermedia. Read more HERE and see Francophone road safety […]
From 18 – 24 March 2018, NGOs and other organizations across Francophone countries will commemorate the Semaine Internationale de la Courtoise sur la Route, the international week of courtesy on the road. Drivers are encouraged to follow the “10 Commandments of Courtesy on the Road.” I keep my cool in all circumstances and do not get […]
Recently, the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the UN Economic Commission for Europe published the findings of the Road Safety Performance Review conducted at the request of the Ugandan government. It is one of two performance reviews conducted at the end of 2017 in Uganda and Cameroon, as part of an Africa-wide initiative to […]
Data collection and analysis is a core element of the Alliance Advocate training. Without evidence, it is hard to convince decision makers of the need for action. Advocates used iRAP’s Star Rating for Schools to build their advocacy messages and found that the roads around St Dominic’s School in Nairobi were one or two star […]
16 March 2018 Yesterday, grassroots NGO members of the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety received the commitment of Kenyan policy makers to implement measures that will mean safer journeys for the 2000 children that walk to a Nairobi school every day. The commitment was made at a panel discussion featuring representatives from […]
Each year selected UN Member States are invited to conduct a review of their progress against the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) focus on particular SDGs. In 2018, Goal 11, to “make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable” has been selected. Goal 11 is significant for road safety. Target 11.2 states, […]
12 March 2018, Nairobi, Kenya Every day, road traffic crashes kill more than 500 children globally, with the highest number of deaths occurring in Africa. Today, 20 grassroots NGO leaders from 15 countries across Africa will gather in Nairobi, Kenya, to undertake a safe school zone demonstration project that will save children’s lives by bringing […]
WHO is accepting applications for its global mentoring program, MENTOR-VIP, which is designed to assist junior injury prevention practitioners to develop specific skills through structured collaboration with a more experienced person who has volunteered to act as a mentor. Since its inception in 2007, nearly 100 mentorships on a range of violence and injury topics […]
The Alliance is excited to welcome a new member that joined us in February: Healthy People Rwanda (HPR)’s mission is to strengthen the contribution of young professionals toward a healthier Rwandan society. It does this by empowering the community and facilitating health-development commitments and delivery, to impact at a grassroots level. After realizing the burden of […]
The Ninth World Urban Forum (WUF9) was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 7–13 February 2018. WUF9 focused on localizing and scaling up implementation of the New Urban Agenda established in Quito, Ecuador in October 2016. It culminated in the signing of the Kuala Lumpur Declaration, which called for global, regional, national, and local implementation […]
The road fatality rate in Trinidad and Tobago is at its lowest in 20 years, with a 14% decrease in the past year. Arrive Alive is working hard to continue this downward trend. They have built strong relations with the national government, with the aim of seeing “better policies and laws enacted faster,” says Sharon Inglefield, […]
Visually stunning street designs have helped transform road intersections in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, making them safer and more attractive and inviting for pedestrians. In a project conducted by the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) over the course of three nights, a task force in Addis Ababa used paint and planters to make pedestrian […]
In less than a month, the next cohort of Alliance Advocates will gather in Nairobi, Kenya, for training. It will include 20 Alliance members from 15 countries around Africa. The Alliance Advocates will work on a safe school zone data collection project using best practice tools and techniques. We interviewed two of the new Advocates […]
Following the agreement of voluntary targets for road safety in November 2017, WHO is now consulting with member states on the performance indicators for the targets. It has published a discussion paper, which you can read HERE, and member states will meet to discuss and finalize the indicators 22–23 February 2018. The performance indicators are the way […]
As we prepare for the 5th UN Global Road Safety Week (UNGRSW) 6–12 May 2019, we look back to the last UNGRSW and some of the impacts that the #SlowDown campaign had around the world. Argentina During the last UNGRSW in 2017, Luchemos Por La Vida proposed legislation to reduce speed limits by 10 kilometers […]
The Alliance is excited to welcome the three new members that joined us in January: The Nada Foundation for Safer Egyptian Roads, Egypt, designs, promotes, and advocates for interventions that are proven to reduce the burden of road traffic injuries. Egypt has one of the highest fatality rates globally, with an average of 30–35 loved […]
Alliance member Kids Nonprofit Organization (KNPO), Sweden, have launched a new free smartphone app that detects when a user is walking or running and emits a flashing light through the screen on the front and the flashlight on the back. Designed with nighttime joggers in mind but equally adaptable to pedestrians, the BLINK app makes […]
At Government Bilingual High School Nyalla in Douala, Cameroon, between one and three students suffer road traffic injuries every week. The school is situated on a main road into the city, and there are no road signs indicating a school, no speed-limit signs, no children-crossing signs, no speed-calming measures, and no zebra crossings for the […]
According to a recent report by the World Bank, low- and middle-income countries could be up to 22% wealthier if road deaths were halved in their countries. The report, The High Toll of Traffic Injuries, which was released in December 2017, studied the effect of road traffic crashes in five countries that are part of the Bloomberg […]
