Through the Bloomberg Philanthropies funded Road Safety Grants Programme, Safe Kids Mexico, in collaboration with Safe Kids Worldwide, has been advocating for comprehensive child passenger safety laws in Jalisco, Mexico. The region of Jalisco is a leader in Mexico in the protection of children in cars, specifically, in child restraint systems. The state legislative body…
Building on the success achieved to date in Turkey through the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Road Safety Programme, programme consortium partner, the World Health Organization, together with the Government of Turkey, launched this month a new campaign to prevent speeding on Turkey’s roads. “Think About Consequences, Slow Down Your Speed”, released under the banner of the…
At the annual awards luncheon at the Savoy, London in the presence of the Patron, HRH Prince Michael of Kent GCVO, the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) has been awarded the prestigious Prince Michael International Road Safety Award. Each year the most outstanding examples of international road safety initiatives are given public recognition through the…
Evidence-led road safety is a term we see used a great deal, but perhaps nowhere is it better demonstrated than through the work of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Road Safety Programme. Ahead of a new social marketing campaign targeting speeding set for release in Turkey, Bloomberg Philanthropies has released another in its series of fact-filled infographics…
Global Road Safety Partnership South Africa has released the latest issue of its newsletter. This quality read provides updates on programmes and events including the 2 day National Road Safety Summit in Boksburg, the Chevron Visibility Project helping to make children more visible on the roads, the GRSP ZA 6th Annual General Meeting and the…
We reported in July on the historic decision taken by the High Court in India ordering the removal of illegal liquor shops along highways in Punjab and Haryana in response to a strategic and focussed campaign waged by ArriveSAFE, a grantee of the Road Safety Grants Programme funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies. In further recognition of…
We have reported previously on the progress being made by SaveLIFE Foundation, a grantee of the Road Safety Grants Programme funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, in their work to advocate for the adoption of a Good Samaritan law in India. The need is simple enough to define: nearly 150,000 people die each year on the roads…
For the seventh year, the Fleet Europe Awards have recognised the achievements of the finest fleet managers throughout Europe. The awards represent the highest stage upon which international fleet professionals receive recognition for bringing new solutions and management improvement to the market and to their companies. This year, at the ceremony held in Prague on…
A large delegation from the Ningbo Traffic Police, representatives from the Ningbo University of Technology, media representatives, project partners, teachers, parents and school children attended the November launch of Safe to School – Safe to Home in Ningbo City, China. The event was a stand out success demonstrating the deep commitment of all parties involved…
Global Road Safety Partnership this month launched its new publication, ‘Advocating for Road Safety: A Guidance Manual for National Societies’. The purpose of this document is to guide Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies through the process of planning and implementing a road safety advocacy initiative. The process outlined is based on learning from a…
Sydney, Australia was a proud host to the General Assembly of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement during November. This year, the General Assembly brought together 189 National Societies, including new members, the South Sudan Red Cross Society and the Cyprus Red Cross Society. Throughout the meeting, more than 1,000 Movement delegates from…
The adage that all of us can play a part in road safety is not new; yet the team at Shell China have managed to demonstrate it in a wonderfully refreshing way by letting its team and their families be movie stars. In June, the Shell China Country Leadership Team endorsed a special project to…
The importance of a coordinated approach to road safety is well documented; indeed through the GRSP website and social media we have recently highlighted the importance of aligning efforts to save lives. Perhaps nowhere is this better illustrated than through the work of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Road Safety Programme. Since 2011 in Kenya, through…
In October, the Red Cross Society of China, in partnership with the Global Road Safety Partnership, launched a seminal project advocating for the introduction of national Good Samaritan laws in China. Through the project, as part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Road Safety Programme, the Red Cross Society of China will implement two activities in…
Building on from rigorous planning and a successful mini workshop held in the middle of the year, October saw the official launch ceremony and first full session workshop of the Moroccan project, ‘Mohammedia, a Model City for the Protection of Road Users’, a joint collaboration between two GRSP programmes, GRSI-2 and EU MENA. The successful…
