The sub-regional workshops ‘Road safety fundamentals and interventions’ organized in the framework of the TRACECA Road Safety II project, funded by the European Union, were held in Chisinau, Tbilisi and Almaty between October 22nd and November 5th 2014. Led by the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) and Eastern Alliance for Safe and Sustainable Transport (EASST)…
On 18 November, Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital Foundation held a public forum to discuss the content of a draft amendment to Kenya’s Traffic Bill. The foundation joins several civil society organizations, including Usalama Watch Initiative, Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital, and Handicap International, in advocating for legislative changes with funding through the Bloomberg Philanthropies Road Safety Grants Programme….
October 30 saw GRSP host the 2014 International Road Safety Executive Dinner at the President Wilson Hotel in Geneva. It was a distinguished gathering comprising thought leaders, advocates and innovators in the field of road safety. The evening was in part a celebration, acknowledging some achievements of the year. It presented an opportunity to connect,…
Each year, approximately 8,700 people die and 200,000 people are injured due to road crashes in Turkey. Addressing gaps in seat-belt legislation and robustly enforcing seat-belt legislation is one important way to address this humanitarian crisis. The Turkish Red Crescent Society, with funding from the Bloomberg Philanthropies Road Safety Grants Programme, is working to address…
As the EuroMed Road Safety Programme nears its end, beneficiary countries look back and evaluate their pilot projects. To assist with this, an internal review tool was specifically developed by the PMER department at IFRC MENA. Whilst the tool does not replace a formal external project audit, it is an effective method to auto-assess a…
November 20, 2014 marked 25 years since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international treaty that recognizes the human rights of children (defined as persons up to the age of 18 years). The Convention is the most…
The Indonesia Road Safety Children Colloquium was held in Jakarta from 11 – 13 November, organized by GRSP Indonesia. Supported by the ministries of transport, public work, health, education, the Indonesian Traffic Police together with a number of private sector organizations, the event involved a number of training initiatives designed to: educate children from all…
Francais In 2012, under the leadership of Nestlé, Zurich Insurance and Activa Insurance, a conference on road safety in Africa was held in Ghana. This first conference entitled, ‘The Roads Between Us’, brought together stakeholders from the public, private and civil society sectors and enjoyed great success both within the conference, and in the establishment…
English En 2012, sous l’égide Nestlé, Zurich Insurance et Activa Insurance, une conférence sur la Sécurité Routière en Afrique s’est déroulée au Ghana. Cette première conférence intitulée, ‘The Roads Between Us – ou les Routes entre Nous en français’, qui a réuni des acteurs des secteurs publics et privés ainsi que de la société civile…
Aon Global Risk Consulting recently presented GRSP member Nestlé with an Aon Client Innovation Award for its “Safe Driving” programme at the annual Aon Risk Sympsium. The event, which took place September 28 – 30 near Milan, recognizes innovation and creative thinking in risk management. “At Aon, it is our core belief that risk management…
With over 1.2 million people killed each year, road crashes are one of the world’s leading causes of death. Over 3400 men, women and children are killed every single day on the world’s roads while walking, cycling, or driving. Another 20–50 million others are injured each year, killing mostly those between 5 and 44 years…
In 2014 GRSP conducted a mapping project involving 142 National Societies of Red Cross and Red Crescent to assess the capacity of National Societies to engage with road safety. The report document has now been launched at a series of events at the Geneva secretariat of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent….
The Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia programme (TRACECA) was launched by the European Commission in 1993 to encourage development of a transport corridor from Europe to China, via the Black Sea, the Caucasus, Caspian Sea and Central Asia. The main aim of the European Commission’s TRACECA programme is to strengthen economic relations, trade and transport links between…
Through its work with the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Road Safety Programme, GRSP has earned its position as an enforcement trainer of choice for governments and traffic police divisions all over the world. The ‘train the trainer’ focus on leaving skills behind is key to its ever-expanding reach through replication, however in Brazil, it has taken…
India has one of the highest rates of road fatalities in the world, with 137,576 deaths reported last year alone. The Supreme Court of India has called the issue of road crashes in India a ‘disaster’. The response then, to this disaster ‘must ensure a robust and accountable framework to enable and sustain road safety…
