Thailand - July 4, 2012

AIP Foundation and Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), Ministry ofInterior, launched Thailand Helmet Vaccine Initiative (THVI) in Talad Kreab Municipality, Bangpa-in, Ayutthaya on July 4thwith generous corporate and stakeholder support. The event kick started the implementation of the official collaboration between AIP Foundation and DDPM as part of the Thai government’s 100% helmet use campaign.

Honored guests included the Danish Ambassador H.E. Mikael H. Winther, Mr. Thomas Raldolf, of Pizza Company Racing Team, and Thai celebrities Cholrassami Nga-taweesuk from TV Channel 5 and Clare Patchimanon from TV Channel 3. The event demonstrated a firm commitment from multiple stakeholders to make roads in Thailand safer over the next 10 years, in accordance with the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011-2020). Going forward, the Talad Kreab community model for road safety will serve as an inspiration for others throughout Thailand.