Cambodia - October 11, 2016

Representatives from USAID Development Innovation Ventures (USAID-DIV), based in Washington, D.C., visited the AIP Foundation Cambodia team to discuss the results of the project it recently supported, Head Safe. Helmet On. The representatives, Erin Crossett and Duc Tran, were able to witness first-hand the impact their support has had in increasing passenger helmet use. They visited a police enforcement checkpoint in Phnom Penh, and discussed the key challenges for effective helmet law enforcement with a senior traffic police official. The AIP Foundation Cambodia team, as well Mirjam Sidik, CEO and Peggy Moriarty, Development Coordinator, joined them. In addition to discussing the project outcomes from these past two years, AIP Foundation also presented plans to build on the project’s successes and increase the project’s future reach.

Head Safe. Helmet On.was implemented in three provinces in Cambodia from June 2014 to June 2016 with the aim of increasing passenger helmet use and decreasing road crash injuries and fatalities. The project reached more than 226,000 direct beneficiaries and helped to more than triple adult passenger helmet use rates in target provinces.