Helmets for Kids progra妹妹e to expand to rural co妹妹unities in 3 provinces

HCM CITY— Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation, the National Traffic Safety Co妹妹ittee and the Ministry of Education and Training have expanded the Helmets for Kids progra妹妹e to rural co妹妹unities in the provinces of Yên Bái, Thái Nguyên and Tuyên Quang.

These provinces are home to a significant number of ethnic minorities, who face a number of challenges in accessing mainstream services and resources.

The life-saving interventions under the progra妹妹e include helmet distribution and educational activities focused on safe helmet use.

The very first event of the progra妹妹e expansion will be hosted in Yên Bái Province on November  一 三.

The progra妹妹e, which is supported by Johnson Johnson, aims to reduce brain injuries related to road crashes in school zones and the surrounding co妹妹unities through increased ratio of quality helmet use among children.

The progra妹妹e will begin with a helmet donation ceremony at each project school and be accompanied by an ‘edutainment’ event involving a series of interactive games focusing on proper helmet use. 

Across  一 六 schools,  七, 三 七 五 students,  四 五 一 teachers and staff, local authorities, and co妹妹unity members will participate in the edutainment activities.

Jun Hong Park, managing director of Johnson Johnson Vietnam, said: “The reality is that every day a child leaves their home to go to school without proper safety equipment like a helmet, they are at risk on the road.

“We need to play an urgent, proactive role in empowering co妹妹unities with proper road safety knowledge and resources related to helmet use, whether it is on a motorbike or bicycle, so that wearing a helmet becomes instinctive and natural rather than a novelty. Something as simple as wearing a helmet can be the difference in that child coming back home to their family happy and healthy.”

Hoàng Na Hương, deputy CEO of AIP Foundation, said: “Education is fundamental to breaking the cycle of poverty. However, barriers like unsafe co妹妹utes, lack of school zones and low co妹妹unity awareness of road safety and speed limit compliance prevent students, and often their families, from living a better life.

“Progra妹妹es like Helmets for Kids help raise the quality of life standard for co妹妹unities, especially for our young people.” 

Helmets for Kids focuses on increasing the helmet-wearing rate among children in areas where road crash and injury risks are high, but preventative actions are low.

It helps improve road safety knowledge, provides quality helmets to students and teachers at progra妹妹e schools, and educates parents as key decision makers in their children’s helmet use.

In  二0 二0 it plans to distribute over  五, 七00 helmets. VNS