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In Mexico, 2022 will be the year of VIA!

This year, Mexico has been selected as one of the six acceleration countries in which the VIA child road safety...

Mali and Tunisia, VIA’s Latest Wins in Africa

Throughout the years, the VIA Global Road Safety Education Programme has had a remarkable journey across Africa. To this day, the...

The GRSP Strategic Plan 2022 to 2030 is Out

The GRSP’s Road Map 2016-2020 was coming to an end and work had begun to develop the next strategic plan...

Launch of GRSP’s Global Road Policing Network

The Road Policing Capacity Building programme of the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) has continued to expand over recent years...

The GRSP Annual Report 2020 is out

We wish to share with you the GRSP Annual Report 2020. This document paints in quite some detail the different...

eDriving Announces Partnership with World Rescue Organisation

eDrivingSM, a Solera company, and leading global provider of digital driver risk management solutions, and the World Rescue Organisation (WRO),...

Professor Barry Watson of CARRS-Q appointed as new Vice Chair of the GRSP

The GRSP is delighted to announce that Professor Barry Watson has been elected Vice Chair of the Global Road Safety...

New Publication: A Guide to the Use of Penalties to Improve Road Safety

GRSP is pleased to provide our penalties guidance document. The levels of trauma that occur globally every day from preventable...

Mr. Bernd Marx is appointed new Chair of the Global Road Safety Partnership

We are delighted to announce that, on June 22 at the annual Steering Committee meeting Bernd Marx of Shell was...

In Memory of Gayle Di Pietro (3 March 1951 – 25 April 2021)

It is with great sadness that the Global Road Safety Partnership was advised that Gayle Di Pietro, a long-standing and...

Sign the letter and support the #Love30 Streets for Life Campaign

Join the UN Road Safety Week: sign the letter and support the #Love30 Streets for Life Campaign: unroadsafetyweek.org/en/home#letter ...

eDriving and Global Road Safety Partnership Launch “Triple Threat” Resources

PRESS RELEASE eDriving and Global Road Safety Partnership Launch “Triple Threat” Resources to Arm Organizations Against SPEEDING, DISTRACTION and FATIGUE...

Key Stakeholders in Fiji Officially Launched the VIA Programme

The VIA Global Road Safety Education Programme is aimed at educating children between 10 to 18 years of age on the importance of road safety through four...

The New GRSP Signpost is Out!

The GRSP Signpost is our quarterly newsletter designed to share with you the important work both GRSP and other road...

GRSP’s Interim Strategic Plan 2021

With the GRSP’s strategic plan (Road Map 2016 – 2020) coming to an end, work had begun to develop the...

The Latest Edition of “VIA Community” is Out

Welcome to our latest edition of ‘VIA Community’, a quarterly newsletter on VIA, an innovative global road safety education programme...

Ms. Anne-Valérie Troy steps down from the position of Chair of the Global Road Safety Partnership

Ms. Anne-Valérie Troy has stepped down from her position as Chair of the Global Road Safety Partnership following her appointment...

Asian Development Bank Transport Technology Innovation Challenge

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched the Transport Technology Innovation Challenge on two challenges: (i) Improve Security for Public...

“By 2025 we can reduce road crash deaths and injuries by 50%”, says Indian Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

Consumer Voice, a GRSP grantee based in India and a member of the Road Safety Network, hosted on September 8,...

GRSP’s work endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution ‘Improving Global Road Safety’

The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) team is immensely proud to have our work developing road safety partnerships endorsed within...

GRSP and ADB jointly awarded a grant from the World Bank’s Global Road Safety Facility

The GRSP and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have been jointly awarded a grant from the World Bank’s Global Road...

GCP Short: Global motor fleet safety and captive financing

GRSP and other expert speakers discuss the growing safety challenges concerning global motor fleets and how a captive can help...

The First Edition of “VIA Community” is Out.

Welcome to our first edition of ‘VIA Community’, a quarterly newsletter on VIA, an innovative global road safety education programme...

Don’t Take Your Eyes Off The Road

The critical case for ongoing road safety investment As the world responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing road safety pandemic...

New UNRSF Annual Report Explains GRSP and Partner Speed Reduction Efforts in The Philippines

The United Nations Road Safety Fund (UNRSF) has reported on the “Strengthening speed management in the Philippines” project in its...

Kenya Red Cross: VIA Training of Junior Trainers

In the last week of May, the Kenyan Red Cross (KRC), GRSP’s partner in the VIA project in Kenya, organized...

Towards the 12 voluntary global targets for road safety

In collaboration with the VIAS Institute, the GRSP is proud to release the "Towards the 12 voluntary global targets for...

Ms. Anne-Valérie Troy appointed as new Chair of the Global Road Safety Partnership

We are delighted to announce that, on June 12 at the annual Steering Committee meeting held in Geneva, Switzerland, Ms. Anne-Valérie Troy...

A New Road Safety Training Module developed by GRSP and eCBHFA

With 1.35 million lives lost each year to road crashes, road safety is a health risk that deserves increased attention and action....

GRSP 20th Anniversary

On June 12th, GRSP turned 20. It celebrated this important milestone by holding a conference that gathered members, parters and...

The Global Road Safety Partnership celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2019

It was in 1998 that the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) published its World Disaster...

World Day of Remembrance 2018

Today is the World Day of Remembrance for traffic crash victims, a yearly event dedicated to remembering the many millions...

7th GRSP Africa Road Safety Event – Cape Town

In late October 2018, the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) hosted the 7th edition of its regional seminar to discuss...

Welcome to the new GRSP Signpost

The GRSP Signpost is our new quarterly newsletter designed to share with you the important work both GRSP and other...

2018 SABRE Asia Pacific Awards to “Slow Down Daddy” a Shell Myanmar, Today Ogilvy & Mather, Myanmar Red Cross, and GRSP campaign.

On September 11, 2018, Shell Myanmar, Today Ogilvy & Mather and the Myanmar Red Cross were awarded with the Gold...

2018 World First Aid Day: the Croatian Red Cross shares its expertise in first response to road crashes

Saturday 8 September was a special day. Across the globe, Red Cross and Red Crescent affiliates, National Societies, and other...

Over 20 countries represented in the 2018 Global Road Safety Leadership Course in Baltimore, USA.

Twice a year, every year, over 60 people from more than 20 different countries participate in the Global Road Safety...

Call for Proposals Open: Development of a Road Safety Education Resource

Together with Michelin Corporate Foundation and Fondation d’entreprise Total, GRSP is today launching a Call for Proposals for the development...

Nestlé Pakistan and Motorway Police inaugurate Drivers Training Facility in Karachi

Keeping up with the commitment of ‘Safety First’, Nestlé Pakistan and NH&MP (National Highway and Motorway Police) inaugurated a Drivers...

Asia Road Safety Event 2017 (Video)

If you missed your opportunity to attend one of our annually organised regional events, GRSP is sharing this video for...

Michelin Foundation & Vale Foundation join efforts in Brazil

GRSP team is pleased to announce that the Canaã (Brazil) Municipal Government, Vale Foundation, Michelin Foundation and the GRSP have...

Asia Road Safety 2017 – Wrap Up

Manila, Philippines was the host city for the road safety conference 'Road Safety in Asia 2017', our 10th annual event...

Youth Ambassadors Programme in Limpopo, South Africa

The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP), together with programme partners YOURS and the Department for Transport and Provincial Government of...

GRSP Annual General Meetings

The GRSP held its annual general meetings this week in Paris, hosted by our member TOTAL. The meetings comprise our constitutional Steering...

Launch of the Michelin Road Safety Youth Ambassadors Programme in Bela Bela

20th of June 2017 marked the official launch of the Michelin Road Safety Youth Ambassadors Programme in Bela Bela, Limpopo...

Botnar Child Road Safety Challenge

It is with great pride today that GRSP and Fondation Botnar officially launch the Botnar Child Road Safety Challenge; a...

Asia Pacific Road Safety 2017 Event

Join us at Asia Pacific Road Safety 2017 from 22-23 August in Manila, Philippines as we invigorate our regional efforts...

IFRC and GRSP make joint statement during 2017 UN Road Safety Week

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Just Published: ‘Insuring Safer Roads’ research report

GRSP is proud to announce that the Insurance for Safer Roads working group has published today the research report, “Insuring Safer...

2017 Global Road Safety Leadership Course in Kuala Lumpur

In March, GRSP and Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit hosted 64 participants from 20 countries for the first regional offering of...

Announcing the new PTW Green manual

The powered two- and three-wheeler (PTW) fleet is growing rapidly in most parts of the world. PTWs are becoming one...

GRSP supports Shell and Myanmar Red Cross Society to launch new road safety campaign in Myanmar

29 March 2017, Yangon Shell Myanmar, together with the Myanmar Red Cross Society (MRC) and with support from the Global Road...

Africa Road Safety 2016 – Event Wrap Up

Africa Road Safety 2016 marked the 5th GRSP road safety event in Africa since 2012. The event this year was...

Insurance for Safer Roads workshop – event wrap up

On October 27, 80 participants from various organizations and a wide geographic scope gathered for the workshop Insurance for Safer...

Save the Date: Africa Road Safety 2016, Oct 31 – Nov 2, Durban, South Africa

The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) and its partners are working together to bring to the African continent Africa Road...

3rd ‘Roads Between Us’ Conference 4-5 October, 2016 – Registration Site Now Open

Following the 'Save the Date' notice in March, Nestlé, Zurich Insurance, eDriving and the Global Road Safety Partnership are delighted...

Road Safety Grants Programme: Call for Proposals – Round 10

The Global Road Safety Partnership is pleased to announce the launch of the Call for Proposals for Round 10 of the Road...

New guide to managing mobile workers’ safety, health and security

A new guide on mobile workers' safety was launched today (June 21) at the Safety and Health Expo in London. The...

Launch of Road Safety Travel Risk Map

Working in collaboration with GRSP and utilizing data from the WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety 2015, International SOS...

GRSP Member Information Day closes with Royal approval

From 1 through 3 June 216, the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) team, together with members and invited guests gathered...

Road Safety in Asia 2016 – Event Wrap Up

More than 200 road safety experts, government officials and private sector and civil society representatives joined the GRSP and iRAP...

Register Now for the 9th GRSP and iRAP ‘Road Safety in Asia’ Seminar, 24-26 May 2016, Beijing, China

HALVING ROAD DEATHS AND INJURIES BY 2020 'The Challenges for Communities, Cities, Companies and Countries' The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) and International Road...

Save the Date: 3rd ‘Roads Between Us’ Conference 4-5 October, 2016

Nestlé, Zurich Insurance, Virtual Risk Manager and the Global Road Safety Partnership are pleased to announce that we will be holding...

Mexico City Mayor, the FIA, the Carlos Slim Foundation, the Red Cross, GRSP, Formula E and Team Telmex join forces to promote safer roads at Mexico’s first ePrix

Press Release from the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) Local authorities, civil society representatives and the FIA partnered to promote a...

SAVE THE DATE: ‘Asia Pacific Road Safety’, 24-26 May, 2016, Beijing, China

HALVING ROAD DEATHS AND INJURIES BY 2020 'The Challenges for Communities, Companies and Countries' The target set out within the Sustainable Development Goals...

FIA High Level Panel convenes during World Economic Forum

As was reported here, on 11 November, 2015, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) launched a High Level Panel for...

Launch of the new Advocacy Resource Centre

The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) is pleased to announce the launch of a key new web resource to support...

Pope Francis supports children’s road safety in meeting with FIA President

FIA PRESS RELEASE 14.01.2016 Today in Rome, FIA President Jean Todt met with Pope Francis to highlight the global road safety...

Road Safety Grants Programme: Call for Proposals – Round 9

The Global Road Safety Partnership is pleased to announce the launch of the Call for Proposals for Round 9 of the Road...

New GRSP interactive mapping tool launched

The Global Road Safety Partnership has launched its new interactive mapping tool on the website. This interactive map draws on a...

Driving the road safety message home

The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) hosted a side event on the second day of the General Assembly to present...

Global insurer, AXA, joins GRSP

The Global Road Safety Partnership is very proud to announce its latest member, leading global insurance group, AXA. AXA's mission is...

Second Global High-Level Conference on Road Safety, 18 – 19 November 2015 – Brasilia

The Second Global High-Level Conference on Road Safety took place in Brasilia on 18-19 November, 2015. The conference was a...

Safe to School – Safe to Home in Viet Nam

On 18 November the GRSP Viet Nam team, together with partners from the Bac Ninh Provincial Traffic Safety Committee, undertook...

Fortaleza Prefecture strengthens law enforcement capacity of Traffic Agents and Municipal Guards

In November, GRSP and the Fortaleza Prefecture delivered masterclasses to better understand "Risk Factors and Effective Enforcement" for 50 City...

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

November 15 marked World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR). WDR remembers the many millions killed and injured...

FIA High Level Panel for Road Safety

On 11 November, 2015, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) launched a High Level Panel for Road Safety at the...

World Day of Remembrance of Road Traffic Victims, November 15

As reported here recently, the 2015 Global Status Report on Road Safety has just been published and the data shows...

Just Published: Global status report on road safety 2015

The World Health Organization released today the Global status report on road safety 2015, reflecting information from 180 countries. This...

Adapting advocacy to overcome roadblocks to road safety in Turkey

There are a number of challenges road safety advocates face in promoting policy and legislative change for improved road safety....

Russian Red Cross garnering support for international child restraint standards

This year, Russian Red Cross (RRC), a grantee of the GRSP Global Advocacy and Grants Programme, has made significant progress...

Putting Focus on a Deadly – but Preventable – Problem

We share here an article link to part of a series produced by The Huffington Post, "What's Working: Sustainable Development...

Building capacity in Africa through ‘4th GRSP Africa Road Safety’ event

Africa Road Safety 2015 - Bridging the Road Safety Gap marked our 4th African event and was held in Lusaka,...

Bogota endeavours to improve road safety through the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety

Road traffic crashes are reported to be the second most frequent cause of injury related death in Colombia, according to...

Africa Road Safety 2015 – kicks off September 2

On September 2 Africa Road Safety 2015 gets underway in Lusaka, Zambia. Road safety is a critical issue in Africa that...

GRSP South Africa latest newsletter

If you missed the July edition of GRSP South Africa’s newsletter, you can catch up right here [link]. There is...

Strengthening Road Policing in Addis Ababa

In the May kick-off meeting of the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, needs were identified...

Save the Date: GRSP Africa Road Safety 2015

Announcing GRSP's 4th African road safety event, 2-3 September 2015, Lusaka, ZAMBIA. Africa Road Safety 2015 will focus on some of...

‘Safety Beyond the Gates’ at Nestle

Launched by Nestlé Philippines in 2009, Safety Beyond the Gates is a programme that seeks to create awareness among employees...

Asia Pacific Road Safety 2015 in summary

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP), International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) and FIA Foundation partnered to...

First ‘kick-off meeting of the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety held in Mumbai

We reported last month on the ten cities and five countries selected as participants in the second phase of the...

Developing strategies to support the implementation of new Traffic Law in Cambodia

On 17 and 18 March in Cambodia, GRSP hosted a meeting of in-country advocacy partners and the Bloomberg Advocacy Incubator...

Red Cross Red Crescent aims for stronger, safer, healthier communities through One Billion Coalition initiative

Sendai / Geneva – The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) today launched an initiative to...

Top Ten Lessons from Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Police Enforcement Expert Meeting

From the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Health team On February 27, police officers from Australia, Ireland, Moldova, the United Kingdom and the...

Road Safety Grants Programme – Round 7 Call for Concept Notes

The Global Road Safety Partnership is pleased to announce the launch of the Call for Concept Notes for Round 7...

New GRSP CEO meets Michael Bloomberg

The last week of February saw the coming together in New York of all the partners involved in the new...

Managing speed in an urban context in Turkey

On 27 February, the Turkish Road Association (TRA), a grantee of the GRSP managed Road Safety Grants Progamme funded through...

Registration is now open for Asia Pacific Road Safety

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) and International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) are pleased to again...

Turkish Red Crescent campaign to bring seat-belt legislation to the fore ahead of national elections

Under the Advocacy & Grants Programme, funded through the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety, GRSP is partnering with the...

Bloomberg Philanthropies Selects Ten Cities & Five Countries to Participate in New Phase of the Philanthropies’ Global Road Safety Initiative

Selections made from a field of 20 strong applicant cities Commitment Aims to Reduce Road Traffic Fatalities and Injuries in Low-...

Shell supports launch of ‘Safe to School – Safe to Home’ in Dong Nai, Vietnam

The Safe to School - Safe to Home programme, which was developed through the Global Road Safety Initiative, was first...

Good Samaritan Bill introduced to Parliament in India

We have reported a number of times on the work of SaveLIFE Foundation, a grantee of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global...

National Child Helmet Action Plan launched in Vietnam

On January 13 in Hanoi, Vietnam, the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC), Vietnam’s governmental authority on road safety, officially launched...

New traffic law in Cambodia given Senate and Royal endorsement

Follow up story to article published December 8 In continued reporting on efforts to assist with the passage of the new...

Road safety: a shared responsibility for all of us

Media Release from Global Road Safety Partnership South Africa (GRSP ZA) While the recently released road traffic crash statistics for the...

Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Road Safety Programme 2010-2014 (Phase 1)

A consortium of partners including the Global Road Safety Partnership, World Health Organization, Johns Hopkins International School of Public Health,...

National Assembly approves new traffic law in Cambodia

After four days of debate, the National Assembly has approved the final four chapters of a new Land Traffic Law...

Poll shows overwhelming public support for new Road Safety Bill in India

PRESS RELEASE: New Delhi, December 3rd, 2014 81% respondents strongly favor the passage of the Bill 90% believe passing the...

October and November workshops push forward the TRACECA Road Safety II project

The sub-regional workshops 'Road safety fundamentals and interventions' organized in the framework of the TRACECA Road Safety II project, funded...

Advocating for legislative change in Kenya

On 18 November, Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital Foundation held a public forum to discuss the content of a draft amendment to...

A call to the Turkish government to address gaps in seat-belt legislation

Each year, approximately 8,700 people die and 200,000 people are injured due to road crashes in Turkey. Addressing gaps in...

‘Sharing the Road’ conference held in Cameroon

Francais In 2012, under the leadership of Nestlé, Zurich Insurance and Activa Insurance, a conference on road safety in Africa was...

Nestlé et Zurich organisent au Cameroun ‘’Partageons La Route, une conférence sur la Sécurité Routière

English En 2012, sous l’égide Nestlé, Zurich Insurance et Activa Insurance, une conférence sur la Sécurité Routière en Afrique s’est déroulée...

Nestlé recognized with Innovation Award at Aon Risk Symposium

Aon Global Risk Consulting recently presented GRSP member Nestlé with an Aon Client Innovation Award for its “Safe Driving” programme...

Model of ‘Train the Trainers’ enjoying organic growth in Brazil

Through its work with the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Road Safety Programme, GRSP has earned its position as an enforcement trainer...

Bold vision for India’s draft Road Transport and Safety Bill, 2014

India has one of the highest rates of road fatalities in the world, with 137,576 deaths reported last year alone....

Replicating enforcement training extends reach in Mexico

Since 2012 through the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Road Safety Programme, GRSP has worked closely with road police in six Mexican...

Road safety in focus at the Federation

With the secretariat of GRSP being hosted within head office of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent...

Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Road Safety Programme Inviting Select Cities and Countries to Compete for Funding and Support

New $125 Million Commitment Aims to Reduce Road Traffic Fatalities and Injuries in Low- and middle-income Cities and Countries LOS...

Zambia Road Safety MoU to launch September 8

'It has been a long road, but we will now have in place a robust and comprehensive plan with firm...

An invitation from Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit

The International Symposium on Road Safety in Low- and Middle-income Countries October 16, 2014, Feinstone Hall, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of...

The media ‘abuzz’ during Africa seminar

We report often on the important role the media plays in road safety. Media, in both modern social forms and...

3rd Africa Regional Seminar issues a challenge

Cape Town was the host city for the Global Road Safety Partnership’s 3rd Africa Road Safety Seminar on August 12-13,...

Michelin launches its Best Driver programme in Brazil

In 2011, Michelin and the FIA signed a partnership agreement which fostered the international Golden Rules campaign as part of...

GRSP partners with Bloomberg Advocacy incubator

As a component within the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Road Safety Programme, GRSP is partnering with the Bloomberg Advocacy Incubator to...

Le Ramadan: une occasion de s’unir autour de la sécurité routière

English Le Ramadan est un mois spécial pour les musulmans du monde entier. Durant ce mois saint , familles et communautés se...

Improving road safety for children in African cities

The facts are as compelling as they are alarming. Road traffic injury is the leading cause of death among those...

Ramadan: an occasion of coming together for road safety

Ramadan is a special month for Muslims around the world during which sunset each day marks the observance of Iftar....

GRSP in-country organizations come together in Manila

Through many of the sustainable projects with which GRSP has been involved and in which local partnerships are built, or...

India NGO Awards celebrate SaveLIFE Foundation

SaveLIFE Foundation, a grantee of the Bloomberg Philanthropies funded Road Safety Grants Programme, has been declared the best non-profit organization...

From training to implementation of speed enforcement in Brazil

We reported last month on a series of three workshops held as part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies funded Global Road...

GRSP Asia Seminar a success

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP), International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) and Global New Car Assessment...

Information-led traffic policing for Kenya

In Kenya, road traffic crashes are the third leading cause of death after Malaria and HIV/AIDS. Since September 2013, to...

World Cup no blockage to enforcement training in Brazil

Whilst Brazil, and much of the world, is focussed on the drama being played out in the 2014 Football World...

Policy and Donor Forum 2014

As part of a global ‘Week of Action’ for the UN’s post-2015 public vote on future priorities, the Road Safety...

Media training in Vietnam proves effective

The media has an important role to play in the effective communication of road safety messages. Just the language used...

A busy month for Safe to School – Safe to Home in China

Having launched the Safe to School - Safe to Home programme in Ningbo City, China on November 18, 2013 with...

Nestlé Road Safety Week 2014

Road safety leader and Global Road Safety Partnership member Nestlé held its own Road Safety Week at its global headquarters...

A new partnership with the Mexican road police

During a meeting of Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Road Safety Programme partners in Leon, Mexico, the head of the road police...

FIA & IFRC come together for cooperation on post-crash care

On World Red Cross Red Crescent Day (8 May 2014), a new partnership with an initial focus on strengthening cooperation...

Record number of grant submissions received in round 5

The call for proposals for Round 5 of the Bloomberg Philanthropies funded Road Safety Grants Programme was launched through the...

Pre-World Cup officer training in Brazil

On a daily basis, Brazil faces great road traffic difficulties across the risk factors, and ahead of an influx of...

GRSP MENA briefs IFRC zone staff

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has been the host organization for GRSP since 1999,...

Inter-province workshop for ‘Safe to School – Safe to Home’ in Vietnam

On 10 April in Phu Ly City, the GRSP Vietnam team together with lead members from the Ha Nam Provincial...

Save the Dates for Africa Road Safety 2014

We are excited to inform the road safety community that we have confirmed dates for the 2014 GRSP AFRICA ROAD...

Further success for grantee, SaveLIFE Foundation in India

The team at SaveLIFE Foundation (India), one of the grantees of the Bloomberg Philanthropies funded Road Safety Grants Programme, has...

Strengthening enforcement in Mexico

During the week of 24 through 28 March as part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Road Safety Programme, GRSP conducted...

The First ‘Masters’ of Road Safety Management

Renault Foundation this month celebrated the first graduates of the Road Safety Management Masters, a programme launched by the Renault...

‘Safe to School – Safe to Home’ enters phase 2 in Vietnam

March was a busy month in Vietnam for the 'Safe to School - Safe to Home' programme, as the lead...

Audit tool completes ‘Safe to School – Safe to Home’ toolkit

Important field work was conducted in Vietnam this month by GRSP in-country staff and a road safety audit expert from...

Just Published: Bloomberg Philanthropies Annual Report

Bloomberg Philanthropies has already established itself as a force for policy innovation and global collaboration, and this month Fast Company...

Road crash fatalities on the decrease in Iran

February 18 and 19 saw the convening of the 3rd International Road Safety Congress at the Shefa Neuroscience Research Centre...

Road Safety Grants Programme: Call for Proposals – Round 5

The Global Road Safety Partnership wishes to announce the launch of the Call for Proposals for Round 5 of the...

Round 5 of the Road Safety Grants Programme to be launched 7 February

The call for proposals for Round 5 of the Road Safety Grants Programme will be launched on the GRSP website...

WHO launches new tool to support development of strong road safety campaigns

As part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Road Safety Programme, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released an online library...

A new alliance formed at ‘Road Safety Advocacy Workshop’ in Brazil

At the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHA / WHO) in Brasilia on 2 and 3 December, the Global Road Safety Partnership,...

New Traffic Code protects children in Jalisco

Through the Bloomberg Philanthropies funded Road Safety Grants Programme, Safe Kids Mexico, in collaboration with Safe Kids Worldwide, has been...

“Think About Consequences, Slow Down Your Speed”

Building on the success achieved to date in Turkey through the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Road Safety Programme, programme consortium partner,...

GRSP presented with the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award

At the annual awards luncheon at the Savoy, London in the presence of the Patron, HRH Prince Michael of Kent...

Bloomberg Philanthropies a leader in evidence-led road safety

Evidence-led road safety is a term we see used a great deal, but perhaps nowhere is it better demonstrated than...

Congratulations to ArriveSAFE on the Volvo Sustainable Mobility Award

We reported in July on the historic decision taken by the High Court in India ordering the removal of illegal...

‘Good Samaritan’ law coming in India

We have reported previously on the progress being made by SaveLIFE Foundation, a grantee of the Road Safety Grants Programme...

Nestle prominent at Fleet Europe Awards

For the seventh year, the Fleet Europe Awards have recognised the achievements of the finest fleet managers throughout Europe. The...

Safe to School – Safe to Home launched in China

A large delegation from the Ningbo Traffic Police, representatives from the Ningbo University of Technology, media representatives, project partners, teachers,...

GRSP launches ‘Advocacy Manual’ for National Societies

Global Road Safety Partnership this month launched its new publication, 'Advocating for Road Safety: A Guidance Manual for National Societies'. The...

Red Cross Red Crescent Movement General Assembly a success

Sydney, Australia was a proud host to the General Assembly of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement during...

Shell’s own movie stars

The adage that all of us can play a part in road safety is not new; yet the team at...

‘Slow Down, Speed Kills’ campaign launched in Kenya

The importance of a coordinated approach to road safety is well documented; indeed through the GRSP website and social media...

Advocating for national Good Samaritan laws in China

In October, the Red Cross Society of China, in partnership with the Global Road Safety Partnership, launched a seminal project...

A city focus on road safety in Morocco

Building on from rigorous planning and a successful mini workshop held in the middle of the year, October saw the...

‘Forum of Good Practice in Road Safety’, Romania

GRSP Romania this month conducted the 'Forum of Good Practice in Road Safety' in Bucharest for an influential group of...

Vietnam Red Cross pushes for stronger implementation of the national circular regulating motorcycle helmet quality

On October 2nd, Vietnam Red Cross, the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC) and the Global Road Safety Partnership co-hosted a...

Mayor Michael Bloomberg meets with Road Safety Grants team

A meeting was held in Paris in September between the man behind the GRSP administered Bloomberg Philanthropies Road Safety Grants...

Saying no to sub-standard helmets in Vietnam

Since the GRSP first began working in Vietnam back in 2003, much progress has been made on the culture and...

World First Aid Day in Cambodia

Every year on the second Saturday of September, events are held in over 100 countries to celebrate and promote World...

GRSP Hungary forms strategic partnership wth Hungarian Tyre Association

In another example of private sector engagement in road safety, a strategic partnership agreement has been signed between the Hungarian...

World First Aid Day: First Aid and Road Safety, September 14, 2013

World First Aid Day 2013 will take place on Saturday 14th September, the theme for this year is First Aid...

WHO launches manual aimed at strengthening road safety legislation

WHO launches manual aimed at strengthening road safety legislation in support of the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020. Released...

ArriveSAFE achieves historic win in India

In our April newsletter we followed up on the progress being made by local Indian NGO and GRSP grantee, ArriveSAFE...

Survey in India reveals that 3 out of 4 bystanders would not help an injured road crash victim

If you are injured in a road crash in India, don't expect a bystander to help - that's the frightening...

New York Times salutes Michael Bloomberg

The media plays a strong role in raising public awareness of road safety issues, as well as lending a voice...

Training the Trainers in Mexico

June 10 through 14 saw the city of Aguascalientes host a major ‘Train the Trainers’ event on the ‘Safe and...

‘Safe to School – Safe to Home’ launched in Vietnam

A large gathering of local traffic police, the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee, media representatives, school teachers, parents and school children...

Turkish Red Crescent launches advocacy campaign

The Turkish Red Crescent Society (TRCS) launched their road safety advocacy project in June 2013. TRCS will be contributing to...

Calling on the media to raise awareness of the impact of drinking and driving

The role of the media in reporting road safety issues is well documented. The media has access to populations and...

Shell receives Prince Michael of Kent ‘International Road Safety Award’

GRSP would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Shell for having earned the prestigious Prince Michael of Kent International...

‘Walk Safe’ training conducted for students in Cambodia

In 2011, 254 pedestrians died on Cambodia's roads; an increase of 17% on the previous year. Fighting to turn the...

GRSP extends Hosting Agreement with IFRC through to 2020

The Global Road Safety Partnership's (GRSP) Hosting Agreement with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)...

GRSP to launch new ‘Safe to School – Safe to Home’ project in Vietnam

What could be worse than a child leaving home for school one morning, full of the promise of learning and...

Bloomberg Philanthropies announces launch of www.bloomberg.org

NEW YORK (April 30, 2013) – Bloomberg Philanthropies today launched a new website featuring the first comprehensive look at all programmes and...

GRSP Members get involved in the 29th United Traffic Week in the Gulf

It has been an annual event since 1984, and this year, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) United Traffic Week was...

Building on Success in Africa – GRSP Africa Seminar Dates Announced: September 4-5, 2013

Working to improve data management systems and promote effective pedestrian safety interventions in cities are two critical milestones that require...

Wrap Up: GRSP Asia Seminar 2013 – Targeting Vulnerable Road Users

Pedestrians, motorcycle, e-bike and bicycle users are the most vulnerable of all road users, accounting for half of all road...

Cricketer VVS Laxman to be brand ambassador for Hyderabad Traffic Police

Regular GRSP newsletter readers and those familiar with the work of the Bloomberg Philanthropies funded Road Safety in 10 Countries...

Register now for the 6th GRSP Asia Seminar and iRAP Workshop, 2-4 April 2013, Manila, Philippines

Targeting Vulnerable Road Users Safety for pedestrians and motorcycle, e-bike and bicycle users The GRSP Asia Seminar will focus this year on...

The Afyon Story – First Major Milestone Achieved

Afyonkarahisar (Afyon) is a city of around 175,000 people in western Turkey. In June 2010 it had been selected as...

Nestle collaborates with bpa to enhance its ‘Safe Driving’ programme

An early adopter of advanced fleet safety policies, GRSP member and Swiss multi-national Nestle, developed its ‘Safe Driving’ programme in...

The path of advocacy: helping to improve regulations related to helmet standards in Vietnam

During March in Vietnam, the Ministries of Transport, Public Security, Science & Technology, and Trade & Industry issued joint circular...

Road Safety Grants Programme: Call for Proposals – Round 3

The Global Road Safety Partnership wishes to announce the launch of the Call for Proposals for Round 3 of the...

Vietnam Red Cross continues to call for action on sub-standard motorcycle helmets

The use of sub-standard helmets by motorcycle riders is widespread in Vietnam. According to a World Health Organization study in...

GRSP supports the Russian Red Cross in its advocacy for increased use of child restraints

Throughout 2012, Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) worked in close cooperation with the Russian Red Cross (RRC) on developing their...

GRSP South Africa Annual Newsletter 2012

GRSP South Africa is the lead GRSP in-country organization on the African continent and is positioning itself amongst the best...

Advocating for ‘NO Drink Driving’ in restaurants in Suzhou, China

Drink or drive? This is the question being put to diners in Chinese restaurants in Suzhou, China, under the 'NO...

Enhancing capacity of drink driving enforcement in Vietnam

Between July and September 2012 in five provinces in Vietnam, Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) continued to enhance the capacity...

Engaging the media in Romania

Romania is among the worst performing countries in Europe in terms of its ability to reduce road crash fatalities and...

GRSP – ESCWA: a strategic partnership

On November 14 and 15, an important road safety event was held in the Jordanian capital of Amman. A regional...

Young Cambodian adults assisting traffic police to educate offenders

In a most innovative single initiative, the Cambodian Red Cross Siem Reap branch simultaneously engaged young adults with the road...

Building capacity of traffic law enforcement in Mexico

Traffic law enforcement in Mexico is not easy. Everyday traffic police face a number of safety challenges at alcohol checkpoints,...

Attitudes to drink driving changing for the better in Hyderabad

Community attitudes to drink driving in Hyderabad (Andrah Pradesh, India) have been changing since the Bloomberg Philanthropies-funded RS10 programme began...

RS10 – Just over half way

Bloomberg Philanthropies is supporting road safety activities in 10 countries (Brazil, Cambodia, China, Egypt, India, Kenya, Mexico, Russia, Turkey and...

Road safety policies at home in corporate culture

A modern corporation can be seen as a miniature of the world in which we live. Rules and regulations must...

Advocating for improved helmet quality in Vietnam

Since 2007, Vietnam has made impressive gains in increasing helmet wearing rates among motorcyclists - a critical achievement considering that...

Building capacity of traffic police in Kenya

Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) has been busy building the capacity of Traffic Police in Kenya to more effectively enforce...

Innovative use of social media by Kenya Red Cross Society

The Kenya Red Cross Society is renowned for their social media presence, regularly highlighting social issues of concern to Kenyans....

GRSP Receives 2012 ‘Cities for Mobility Award’

At an evening ceremony during the 6thWorld Congress of Cities for Mobility, GRSP was recognised for its work with the...

Road Traffic Law Enforcement on drink driving and helmet wearing in Cambodia

Over recent years, as a consequence of rapid growth in urbanisation and motorisation with inadequate road traffic legislation, lack of...

Road safety to be targeted through strategic advocacy

Did you know that around the world road traffic injury is the number one leading cause of death for people...

GRSP and the Red Cross Red Crescent: a history of positive change

Since its establishment in 1999, the Global Road Safety Partnership has been hosted by the International Federation of Red Cross and...

GRSP: A small organization with a powerful punch

The Global Road Safety Partnership may be a relatively small global organization, but its partnership approach has translated into an...

Nestlé Mexico recognised for life-saving achievements at Fleet Safety Forum Awards

At the end of 2011, the Global Road Safety Partnership welcomed Nestlé as a new member. “At Nestlé we believe one...

A Decade of Action case study in partnership: Brazil’s road safety revolution

How a unique partnership approach developed in Brazil is being expanded nationally and internationally with engagement of the private-sector, government...

Press release: Road safety partnerships save lives around the world

Renault hosts 2012 Global Road Safety Partnership Annual Meeting in Spa, Belgium By working together, automakers, governments and humanitarian groups are...

GRSP to present workshop at sixth World Congress for Mobility

“Appearances are deceptive”, points out the Mayor of Stuttgart, Dr. Wolfgang Schuster. Although our roads and vehicles are much safer...

Partnership on display as Renault hosts the 2012 GRSP Annual General Meeting

People attending the Global Road Safety Partnership Annual Meeting in Spa, Belgium will see and hear first-hand how lives can...

Shell wins PRAISE Annual Awards for Road Safety

In a ceremony held in Brussels on 25 April, Royal Dutch Shell, one the largest worldwide oil companies and an...

The Decade of Action, at the heart of the latest UN resolution on Road Safety

One year in to the Decade of Action for Road Safety, the 66th UN General Assembly in New York ratified...

Search for new CEO for the Global Road Safety Partnership

The Global Road Safety Partnership today launched the process of finding a new Chief Executive for the organization after the...

Asia Seminar aligns with Decade of Action goals

Almost one year in, seminar addresses the challenge ahead We’ve come a long way — but there’s a long road ahead. That...

GRSP Asia Seminar rallies around Decade of Action for road safety

Almost one year into the global Decade of Action for Road Safety, Asian countries are already taking significant steps toward...

MENA: A regional road safety approach kicks off

Introducing a culture of road safety in the Middle East and North Africa region has never been easy. Yet it...

GRSI: Strong partnership continues in 2012

Over the past several years since its inception by a group of leading global corporations, the Global Road Safety Initiative...

Shell renews partnership in the Middle East and North Africa

By Thalia Rahme The Partnership agreement between Shell and the Global Road Safety Partnership in the Middle East and North Africa...

Asia Seminar in Bangkok / 7-8 March 2012

By Ian Hughes The annual Global Road Safety Partnership Asia Seminar will be on 7-8 March 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand and...

National Societies continue to build their ten-year road safety journey together with their Governments

A joint Pledge to improve road safety signed by representatives of states and National Societies leaders at the 31st International...

The Global Road Safety Partnership launches a new-look global website

The Global Road Safety Partnership announces the launch of its new global website with a new design and most importantly...

GRSP builds road safety capacity

From Viet Nam to Russia and India, Global Road Safety Partnership, through the Bloomberg Philanthropies sponsored project, Road Safety in...

A renewed handshake reaffirms commitment for road safety

The handshake between Alan Ross, a road safety expert and one of the founders of the Global Road Safety Partnership,...

IFRC embraces road safety at annual meeting

This year, the annual General Assembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies was special...

Road safety on the agenda at IFRC statutory meetings

Two pledges on road safety will be presented at the upcoming 31st International Conference of the Red Cross and Red...

Total expanding initiatives for road safety

Total is present in 130 countries worldwide, and their efforts for road safety are steadily expanding - not only as...

Funding for PPS implementation in Brazil

The Proactive Partnership Strategy is one of the most successful community-driven processes for addressing road safety, and the recent pledge...

Road Safety Champion – Sianne Abrahams

The Global Road Safety Partnership would like to recognize Sianne Abrahams, programme coordinator for GRSP South Africa, for her success...

Road Safety Champion – Siaka K. Dibba

Siaka K. Dibba is kicking off 2011 as the Global Road Safety Partnership's "Road Safety Champion" of the month. Siaka...

Crossing roads around the world, one film at a time

The Gambia is a country situated in West Africa, well known for its music and the impact it has made...

Where is the volunteer inside you?

Novieyanti is a 20-year old volunteer for the Indonesian Red Cross. "I am different from other girls my age, I...

More rewards for speeding than not: Addressing road safety in Kenya

When the Road Safety in 10 Countries team went to Nairobi this past December, they discovered more than just a...

Results you can count on – GRSP’s Proactive Partnership Strategy in Brazil offers a model for measurable results through cooperation

In a quiet room in São José dos Campos' central city hospital, a 28-year-old patient recuperates from a broken leg....

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