Cambodia - June 6, 2013

On June 5 and 6, 650 students from Cambodian Mekong University and Westline private schools participated in public discussions to raise awareness about the life-saving importance of helmets for motorcycle passengers, especially children and young adults. The students have the opportunity to raise their concerns about the safety of Cambodia’s roads by to the panel speakers, made up of high-level government officials, Major General Kim Yideth, Deputy of Central Department Public Order, Ministry of Interior and Chhorn Vorn Deputy Secretary General of the National Road Safety Committee. AIP Foundation also informed students about a small grant scheme, offered from May to December 2013, to fund road safety awareness activities at their universities.