Press Releases

Thai Road Safety Delegation Visits Vietnam

06/06/2011

Hanoi, 6 June 2011- The Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation hosted a Thai road safety delegation of senior government officials from the Department of Disaster Prevention and Management (DDPM)andThai private sector stakeholders in Hanoi. The delegation visited AIP Foundation’s non-profit Protec helmet factory and discussed the possibility to develop a similar non-profit helmet enterprise in Thailand.

Decade of Action for Road Safety Launches Worldwide

11/05/2011

May 11, 2011, More than 80 countries worldwide celebrated the launch of the Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011-2020) on May 11, uniting around the common message: "It Is Time for Action."

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNOR-GENERAL SUPPORTS VIETNAM’S LAUNCH OF THE DECADE OF ACTION FOR ROAD SAFETY

10/05/2011

10 May, 2011- Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce, Governor-General of Australia, supported the UN's Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011-2020) in Vietnam at a Helmets for Kids event on 10 May

Bill Clinton Formally Recognizes AIP Foundation's Commitment to Action at the Clinton Global Initiative

23/09/2010

Greig Craft, president of the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation, announced today onstage at the Clinton Global Initiative a commitment to implement road safety programs in 94 schools across 4 countries over the next 3 years.

The Global Helmet Vaccine Initiative presents Helmets for Kids in Manila, Philippines

26/05/2010

Global Helmet Vaccine Initiative (GHVI) co-founders, the Asia Injury Prevention Foundation (AIP Foundation) and the FIA Foundation, worked with the Automobile Association Philippines (AAP) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to donate 1,000 helmets to primary school students in Manila today.

Laser International launches Helmet Vaccine Coalition Senegal with a Helmets for Kids ceremony and a concert

18/03/2010

18 March 2010, Ziguinchor Senegal – On 20 March 2010 the Global Helmet Vaccine Initiative in co-ordination with Laser International and the Ministry of Transportation launches its first in-country project, the Senegal Helmet Vaccine Coalition to reduce traumatic brain injury and fatalities caused by road crashes. Funded by the FIA Foundation and the World Bank Global Road Safety Facility, the national project is part of the Global Helmet Vaccine Initiative, which aims to promote motorcycle helmet wearing throughout the developing world creating partnerships with government ministries, the private sector and non-governmental organizations.

Helmets for Kids in Mumbai

06/01/2009

In conjunction with Road Safety Week 2010 in India, the Western Indian Automobile Association and the FIA Foundation has donated over 800 Protec helmets to children in Mumbai on 6 January 2009.


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