KIDS ROAD SAFETY PANEL

by providence klugan from ghana

The project is about educating children from two schools with high-risk road traffic. Through the project, a panel made up of dedicated and committed young people will be created to educate and correct adults that commit road safety offenses around schools. The police will also be involved in terms of law enforcement.

The project is looking to contribute to the reduction of road traffic injuries around two school zones in Greater Accra by 2021.

ABOUT THE PROJECT LEAD

Providence, 28, is an accountant for the international NGO Amend Road Safety.
“I'm saddened at the rate at which people are dieing on our roads (especially the youth) and seem not to understand and grasp the importance of road safety and its impact on our daily lives. Things need to change now or we'll end up with a terrible future!”

PROJECT UPDATES

Engagement of schools and stakeholders

Providence and his team from Amend have went to different schools to start educating young students about high-risk traffic. They have communicated with the National Road Safety Authority and local police to gather support for the initiative. They are currently working on strategizing the next steps for their online campaign but the pandemic is giving them additional challenges.

delivery of road safety education programme

Providence and his team from under the Kids' Road Safety Panel met with local educators to discuss the road safety education programme to students from selected schools in Ghana. The team has received permission from the Ghana Education Service to implement the project and has resulted to the creation of media campaigns to further promote road safety in the community.

ABOUT THE LEAD ORGANISATION

Amend is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) active in the field of road safety. It delivers safe and healthy journeys and improved environments in developing countries. Amend has implemented KRSP in Mozambique and is the standard road safety education programme recognized and accepted by the country.