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 1st African Road Safety Forum, organized by the Moroccan National Committee for Prevention of Road Accidents, was held 13–15 November 2018 in Marrakech, Morocco. The Alliance was a forum partner and ran several sessions at the event. We also launched the Africa Chapter of the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety there. Africa […]
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 […]
The Alliance congratulates the International Road Federation on 70 years of promoting road infrastructure around the world. In 1948, IRF was established by industry leaders in Washington DC, US, to assist Western Europe in the reconstruction of its infrastructure after the second World War. Its role has been to promote road infrastructure around the world as […]
Over the first 11 months of 2017 in Algeria, 362 drivers were involved in crashes while driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. While 362 is still too many, over the past five years since Alliance member Association Tariq Essalama Bejaia began organizing awareness campaigns, Algeria has seen a considerable drop in the death […]
Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) has announced the launch of the Round 13 Call for Proposals under the Road Safety Grants Programme. Since 2012, the Road Safety Grants Programme has supported organizations advocating for the adoption and implementation of evidence-based policies to protect road users. In Round 13, GRSP is calling for proposals for advocacy […]
2018 is shaping up to be another big year for the Alliance and for road safety. Alliance Advocate Training We will hold regional Alliance Advocate training for members in the Africa region in March, and for members in the Asia region in the fall (date TBC). Find out more HERE. Webinars We are planning several series […]
Shane O’Connor, Communication Advisor, FedEx, is a well-known figure in the road safety world and a great friend and supporter of the Alliance. You may have met him at the Global Meeting, seen him speak at a conference, or benefited from his support and advice. As the face of road safety at FedEx, he is […]
From UN Global Road Safety Week and World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, to the Fifth Global Meeting, the publication of Walking the Talk, and welcoming our 200th member, 2017 has been an important year for the Alliance. It has also been a significant year for our members which included legislation successes in […]
