“The Africa Chapter is there to network and build capacity but also to advocate and put governments a little under the heat,” said Ahmed Shelbaya, NADA Foundation, Egypt. “In the next decade, unless we hold governments accountable, we will be meeting in 2030 with similar results to 2020.” On Wednesday 23 February, road safety NGOs […]
In 2020, several Alliance members participated in the Journal of Road Safety Mentorship Program provided by the Australasian College of Road Safety to promote evidence-based road safety programs from NGOs and encourage a greater focus on data. Through the program, Alliance member Uganda Road Accident Reduction Network Organization (URRENO) recently had a peer-reviewed paper titled […]
This month, the Alliance, working with Think Niti and supported by the UPS Foundation, delivered a targeted training program for member NGOs in India on the Good Samaritan Law. The Good Samaritan Law was established in India in 2016 in response to widespread harassment of bystanders who helped road crash victims. Those who assisted victims […]
In December 2019, 30kmph limits became regulation on urban roads across Zambia. Zambia Road Safety Trust (ZRST) was one of the NGOs advocating for the new measures, alongside Amend and Vital Strategies, Daniel Mwamba, Executive Director of ZRST is a 2016 Alliance Advocate. He credits the power-mapping principles that he learned on the training as […]
Today, the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety and WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities commence a three-day online training program to equip NGOs to advocate effectively for 30km/h limits and the Safe System approach in the run up to the 2021 UN Global Road Safety Week in May 2021. It is the responsibility […]
In 2016, the Supreme Court of India established the Good Samaritan law, to encourage and protect bystanders who help road crash victims. Sadly, this important law is not widely known among institutions, including police departments and hospitals, that must implement it, nor among citizens who are afraid to help their fellow Indians after a crash. […]
Donna Price, Founder and Chairperson of the Irish Road Victims’ Association (IRVA), is optimistic that the right frameworks are being put in place in order to achieve the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021 – 2030 in Ireland. The national road safety strategy for the next 10 years will be launched in March and […]
In September 2019, the Europe Commission, on behalf of Member States, presented a commitment to the Alliance to reduce road deaths and serious injuries by 50% by 2030. The target is supported by the action plans endorsed in October 2020 and are managed by Transport Community. On 27 January, the Alliance members in Europe joined […]
“Senegal is seeing growing motorization and infrastructure, but road safety is not keeping up: engineers while building new roads try but don’t always succeed to put people safety first and a big issue is the population are not following rules. We need political will to make road safety a priority and that is not yet […]
At the start of this new year, Kulanthayan Mani, Safe Kids Malaysia, Universiti Putra Malaysia, is reflecting on the possibilities that COVID-19 has shown us with regard to achieving the 2030 target to reduce road deaths and injuries by 50%. Kulan is waiting in anticipation for the official road crash and fatality figures for 2020. […]
In the past two years, Lebanon has experienced a revolution, financial collapse, an explosion that ripped the heart out of the capital city Beirut, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Citizens are unable to access their bank accounts, essential supplies are hard to get, hospitals are overwhelmed, and the government has no money to maintain basic infrastructure. […]
“Ten years in Argentina is a whole era. We have inflation at 4% per month and things change every week. It makes it hard to plan. At least we have the institutions. Our national agency is well set up and so my hope remains.” Hector D’Agostino is a founding member and ex-President of Conducienda a […]
“My main hope, that would accelerate road safety progress in Thailand in 2021 and toward the Decade of Action 2021–2030, would be to continue advocating for the national road safety agency to be established as an independent, standalone agency,” says Ratana Winther, the Chairperson of AIP Foundation in Thailand. Road safety falls within the remit […]
The Alliance is delighted to welcome two new members: Association Prévention Routière, France, has been working on attitudes and sensitization of road users since 1949. It reaches thousands of people every year across France, thanks to its regional and local network, and the active participation of 1,300 volunteers. Among its most recent achievements, the association […]
As the first Decade of Action ends and the next begins, now is our opportunity to showcase how much the Alliance and its NGOs have grown and prepare ourselves for the next phase. We have commissioned an independent consultant, Dr. Chika Sakashita, to conduct a survey that will review your achievements and how the Alliance’s […]
In September 2019, the Europe Commission, on behalf of Member States, handed a commitment to the Alliance to reduce road deaths and serious injuries by 50% by 2030. The target is supported by the action plans endorsed by the Ministerial Council of the Transport Community in Europe in October 2020. These action plans are managed by Transport […]
“ “Losing a child is the worst thing that can happen to any parent, but to lose them where their death could, and should, have been prevented is very hard to accept,” writes Donna Price, Co-Chair of the International Road Victims’ Partnership (IRVP), in its new publication, Writing a Guide for Families Bereaved by Road […]
The Global Road Safety Partnership has announced the launch of the Round 18 Call for Proposals under the Road Safety Grants Programme. In Round 18, GRSP will accept applications for advocacy to strengthen road user policies as well as vehicle safety standards in eligible countries. Safer Road Users: Eligible Countries Applications addressing national level road […]
Earlier this month, the Alliance Accelerator was piloted in Kampala, Uganda. The Accelerator will help NGOs to look at road safety challenges with a bottom-up approach, working from the problem to the solution, and utilizing Design Thinking and the Business Canvas Model. The pilot accelerator was attended by seven NGOs, government officials, academics, and media […]
Members In November 2020, the Alliance reached a milestone 250 members in 93 countries. Four further members have joined since then, bringing the total strength of the Alliance to 254 members. 15 new members in 2020 3 new countries: Chile, Dominican Republic, Swaziland Events 2020 was a significant year for road safety, setting the agenda […]
