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Our vision is a world where children travel safely to and from school

Let’s make every school journey safe for our kids!

Each day 500 children are killed in preventable traffic crashes around the world. Sometimes they are killed just yards from the school entrance.

Each traffic death and injury violates a child’s right to an education.

Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) is an award-winning evidence-based programme of tools, training and support to measure, manage and communicate the risk children are exposed to on a journey to school.

SR4S is informing strategic investment in infrastructure upgrades saving lives and preventing serious injuries every day. It is also empowering global and community advocacy to address the leading killer of young people world-wide – road traffic deaths.

AIP Foundation’s Big Data Screening Methodology Gains National Recognition

AIP Foundation has reached a major milestone: the Ministry of Construction (MOC) invited Mr. Le Tien Phong, Country Manager – Vietnam at AIP Foundation, to introduce its Big Data Screening methodology at two national workshops—the first time we have contributed at a national-level government event. This reflects growing trust and recognition for our work in improving traffic and pedestrian safety.

YEA Introduces New Features to Strengthen Youth Participation in Road Safety

The Youth Engagement App (YEA) continues to evolve as a practical tool for empowering young people to identify and communicate road safety risks around their schools and communities. The latest update introduces several new features designed to improve usability,...

Advancing Safer Journeys to School through Regional Cooperation in Africa

Across Africa, road traffic injuries remain one of the leading causes of death and serious injury among children, particularly during daily journeys to and from school. Creating safe school zones is therefore not only a transport priority, but a critical investment in...

Empowering Educators: Teacher Trainings Advance Youth Road Safety Across Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

Originally published by AIP Foundation (Image Credit: AIP Foundation) VINH LONG and AN GIANG Province, Viet Nam Fifty-six teachers from 28 high schools across the Mekong Delta in Vietnam have completed three-day Training of Trainers (TOT) workshops designed to equip...

Legacy for the Future: A Landmark Partnership for Safer Girls’ Journeys to the Pitch and School

In a major announcement that unites the world of sport with global advocacy for child safety, we’re excited to join the UEFA Foundation for Children, Adidas Foundation and the FIA Foundation to expand the “Legacy for the Future” initiative – a...

Consultation Open: Brazil’s New Road Safety Guide in School Environments

The Government of Brazil is welcoming feedback on its new draft Road Safety Guide for School Environments, an important reference tool which aims to transform road safety around schools for vulnerable children and adolescents. It recommends Star Rating for Schools as...

Frontiers in Public Health: Slow Zones, Safe Zones Vietnam

Frontiers in Public Health has published the results of AIP Foundation’s ‘Slow Zones, Safe Zones’ project in Vietnam which saw crashes plummet by 33% and school zone Star Ratings dramatically improved to 4- and 5-stars, impacting the safety of 17 million children. The...

Youth Action for Livable Cities campaign launches in Vinh Long and An Giang Provinces, Vietnam

Original article and photos published by AIP Foundation VINH LONG Province, Vietnam – 10 February 2026 Despite being frequent road and public space users, Vietnamese urban youth are often excluded from the city design and traffic safety decisions that impact them...

ThaiRAP supports assessments, training and youth for safer highways and streets

National capacity building and more than 18,000km of iRAP assessments have recently been supported by ThaiRAP, working in partnership with the Department of Highways and the Children and Youth Council. These efforts will inform lifesaving action to improve road safety...

AI&Me Phase II Officially Kicks Off in Vinh Long and An Giang Provinces empowering youth

The workshop, hosted by AIP Foundation, gathered 59 representatives from provincial and local government agencies including the Department of Education and Training, Union of Friendship Organizations, Department of Construction, iRAP, and 18 secondary schools....

First steps towards safer journeys to school in Cluj, Romania, supported by the FIA Foundation

Original Article and Image credit: Child Health Initiative (CHI) The municipality of Cluj, Romania, has announced key school zone road safety measures following research and advocacy by local NGO, Fundatia Crucea Alba (FCA), supported by the FIA Foundation and using...

Caminho Seguro – Safe Pathways to Schools Project: Results Presented at the National Congress on Traffic and Mobility

Gabriela presented the Caminho Seguro (Safe Pathways to Schools) project at the Brazilian National Congress on Traffic and Mobility (Image credit: Gabriela Teló) Road Safety Challenges in Brazil Brazil continues to face a significant road safety challenge. According...

Star Rating for Schools: Five Years of Global Impact

2025 marked a milestone year for the Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) programme, celebrating five years of global impact and collaboration. The anniversary was recognised in early 2025 alongside partners from around the world at the 4th Global Ministerial Conference in...

Surakarta launches AI&Me initiative to Empower Youth for more Liveable Cities

SURAKARTA, Indonesia – December 11, 2025 The city of Surakarta officially launched the Indonesia component of the AI&Me: Empowering Youth for Livable Cities program, marking Indonesia's entry into an innovative framework that puts young people at the forefront of...

The Association of Road Safety Ambassadors (ASR) wins a 2025 Prince Michael International Road Safety Award

Ms. Afef Ben Ghenia, President of Les Ambassadeurs de la Sécurité Routière (ASR) and a project team member, with HRH Prince Michael of Kent Tunisia, 25 November 2025 - L’Association des Ambassadeurs de la Sécurité Routière (ASR – Tunisia) was honoured today in...

Riyadh’s School and Mosque Zones Project Wins 2025 Prince Michael International Road Safety Award

CCG team members pictured with iRAP's Jigesh Bhavsar and Samar Abouraad, and local stakeholders, at the kick-off training held in Riyadh for the Star Rating for Schools assessment in September last year Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Consolidated Consultants Group...

AIP Foundation wins prestigious Prince Michael International Award for the SAFE STEPS Kids Road Safety program in Cambodia and Vietnam

Greig Craft, Founder and President, and Hoang Thi Na Huong, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the AIP Foundation with HRH Prince Michael of Kent LONDON, United Kingdom - AIP Foundation has won a 2025 Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for the SAFE STEPS...

SR4S Partners Honoured in 2025 Prince Michael Awards

In a prestigious London ceremony yesterday, the Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards Programme has honoured five Star Rating for Schools' (SR4S) partner programmes out of 17 winners recognised for their global impact helping to save lives and reduce road...

Partnership for Road Safety Georgia wins Prince Michael International Award for transformative school zone initiative

EASST were honoured to accept the Prince Michael Award on behalf of partner Gela Kvashilava and Irakli Izoria from Partnership for Road Safety Georgia. Pictured here with HRH Prince Michael of Kent, Dmitry Sambuk and Emily Carr, Deputy Directors of EASST A...

MTC Wins Prestigious Prince Michael International Award for the Safe School Environments Programme

Initiative of the Directorate of Road Safety Recognised at the 2025 Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards A new international distinction places Peru on the global road-safety agenda. The Safe School Environments National Programme - “Entornos Escolares...

EPR Road Operators in Brazil launch a new initiative to assess and improve 40 schools

Image credit: Grupo EPR Original article: exame.com (in Portuguese) Schools located along highways managed by six EPR concessionaires will be assessed as part of a new program aimed at enhancing safety for students. With a strong commitment to advancing social...

Brazilian F1 star Bortoleto calls for action on safe school journeys

Original article by FIA Foundation A strong call for further commitment to ensure all children have safe school journeys has been issued in Sao Paulo ahead of the Brazil Grand Prix. Working together with the Automotive Association of Brazil (AAB) and the FIA, the FIA...

Phnom Penh Launches “Safe School Zones” to Improve Road Safety

Image Above: SR4S Global Programme Coordinator Minh Vo attends the project workshop in Phnom Penh (Credit: Fresh News Asia) Original article published in Fresh News Asia (Phnom Penh): Phnom Penh City Hall has launched a new project, “Safe School Zones,” aimed at...

Exciting Update: Updated Safe Schools Tracker Now Live!

We are thrilled to announce the latest updates to our Safe Schools Tracker, an interactive tool showcasing global progress in making school journeys safer for children through the Star Rating for Schools (SR4S). 📊 Key Metrics at a Glance (as of June 2025): SR4S...

Star Rating for Schools October 2025 Newsletter

This month’s SR4S newsletter covers key achievements, success stories from partners creating safer roads for children, capacity building and stakeholder initiatives, updates on the Youth Engagement App (YEA) and essential resources – all made possible by our dedicated...

WHO and AIP Foundation launch new road safety partnership to save young lives in Vietnam

Original press release by AIP Foundation and WHO Vietnam Project 2000 road safety partnership was officially launched in Hanoi today, by the World Health Organization (WHO) Vietnam and the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation, along with 15 other partners, from...

Youth lead the way: Safe schools, save our lives

Road crashes claim an estimated 1.19 million lives every year and remain the leading cause of death for children and young people aged 5–29 (WHO, 2023). Achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 3.6, which calls for halving global road...

Budenovka school takes first steps to becoming a model for safer school zones in Kyrgyzstan

Original article from EASST Last month, Public Association ‘Road Safety’ (PARS) in collaboration with the Federation of Auto Motorsport and Road Safety of the Kyrgyz Republic (FAMS), and local municipal leaders unveiled speed management improvements at the Budenovka...

Caminho Seguro: A model for safer, more resilient school environments in Brazil

The daily journey to school is an essential part of childhood. Yet, across Brazil, this seemingly routine experience continues to carry unacceptable risks. In 2023, 878 children and adolescents lost their lives in preventable road crashes, according to DataSUS. Porto...

Improving school zone safety in Vietnam: National training empowers local authorities to safeguard students on their way to school

The one-and-a-half-day training aimed to strengthen the capacity of officials from provincial Departments of Construction across the country in applying the Safe School Zones Guide and assessing school zone safety using the Star Rating for Schools (SR4S). Original...

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