Give a Vietnamese child a helmet; save a life

So far this school year, AIP Foundation has continued to implement its helmet education initiatives throughout Vietnam. The organization expanded its Helmets for Kids program to underserved ethnic minority students in the country's central highlands. Other highlights include teaming up with a power company to host a "Values Day" celebration and training teachers on a road safety curriculum. Read below for more on these exciting developments!

Helmets for Kids expands to serving ethnic minority children in Vietnam

24 October, 2016 – Gia Lai Province

To increase helmet use rates of children within the provinces of Dong Nai, Gia Lai, and Quang Nam, AIP Foundation, supported by Johnson & Johnson, will provide 21 primary schools in these provinces with 5,300 high quality helmets and road safety education under the Helmets for Kids program throughout the current school year. 

AIP Foundation will work at six primary schools in Gia Lai Province, a region where almost 50% of people come from ethnic minority groups. The province serves as a major transportation hub between the northern and southern parts of the country. It is also considered low-income, and some people make as little as $1.60 USD per day.

Power company teams up with secondary school for road safety education program

1 November, 2016 – Quang Ninh Province

AES-VCM Mong Duong Power Company staff joined 600 secondary school students and teachers for a road safety education training program during the company's annual "Values Day" celebration. The company also donated 600 helmets to the students at Mong Duong Secondary School in Vietnam's Quang Ninh Province. Local government representatives, including those from the provincial Traffic Safety Committee, were also in attendance. The education program consisted of a presentation, followed by a question and answer session as well as interactive games.

The power company's annual "Values Day" event highlights its dedication to putting safety first, acting with integrity, honoring commitments, striving for excellence, and having fun. This year, the company focused on the theme of road safety.

Nearly 90 teachers trained in road safety curriculum, helmet wearing techniques

7-12 November, 2016 – Hanoi

As part of the Helmets for Families program, supported by Abbott Laboratories, 87 teachers were trained on the proper way to wear a helmet and AIP Foundation's newly developed School Guidelines curriculum. AIP Foundation staff also discussed the results from the previous year of the program and its implementation strategy for this school year. The teachers, who work at Lien Ninh and Dong Quang primary schools in Hanoi, will mainly administer the road safety trainings to 1st grade students and their parents.

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