Los socios de SR4S fueron galardonados en los Premios Prince Michael 2025

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 traffic injuries across the world.

The Prince Michael Road Safety Awards is the highest global honour bestowed in road safety – a wonderful milestone to celebrate in only the fifth year since launch of the SR4S programme!

Founded and presented by HRH Prince Michael of Kent, the awards programme has been honouring outstanding achievement and innovation in road safety since 1987, and projects supporting the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety which aims to halve global road deaths and injuries by 2030.

This year, 17 winners and three highly commended entries were recognised for their outstanding contribution to road trauma reduction in the categories of road safety management, safe road use, safe infrastructure, safe vehicles, speed management, technology and post-crash response.

Every winning project demonstrates how evidence-based innovation, commitment and collaboration can translate into measurable improvements in road safety, ultimately saving lives in communities across the globe.

SR4S PARTNER WINNERS

Consolidated Consultants Group (CCG), Saudi Arabia
Improvement of traffic safety around schools and mosques in Riyadh
Consolidated Consultants Group’s “Improvement of Traffic Safety around Schools and Mosques in Riyadh” is a pioneering road safety management program covering 300 high-risk zones, which incorporate 968 schools and 115 mosques across the city. It is a partnership of CCG, the Riyadh Municipality and the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP). Aligned with Saudi Vision 2030 and iRAP’s global standards, it combines data-driven planning, smart infrastructure, and community engagement to protect vulnerable road users. Over an 18 month period, the initiative has substantially reduced traffic hazards supported by Clasificación de estrellas para escuelas, raising safety levels and improving daily mobility for thousands of students and worshippers. Read more here.

Safe School Zones Program in Peru
Improving the safety of road infrastructure, inclusive urban design, and data-driven management tools to reduce traffic crashes in school areas of Peru
The National Safe School Zones Program – “Entornos Escolares Seguros” – run by the Ministry of Transport and Communications in Peru, promotes safe road infrastructure, inclusive urban design, and data-driven management tools to reduce traffic crashes in school areas. Developed with the support of local government and public entities, the program integrates technical regulations, digital monitoring, and specialised training. A pilot project in Trujillo and some pilots carried out in partnership with 3M were evaluated using iRAP Star Rating for Schools (SR4S). The Trujillo project achieved the maximum road safety rating of 5 stars. The application of the SR4S methodology  has supported the consolidation of a national model based on evidence, intergovernmental coordination, and digital tools. In 2024, 52 municipalities implemented 925 safe school zones, to the benefit of over 700,000 students, consolidating a model of land transport management that will continue to improve road safety.  The program is currently applying SR4S in projects being implemented together with the Touring y Automóvil Club del Perú. Most recently, an SR4S project was completed in the district of Surquillo, in Lima. Read more in English here and in Spanish here.

Prudence Foundation SAFE STEPS Kids Program
Mitigating the risks students in Vietnam and Cambodia experience by providing safe equipment, proper road traffic education, and safer infrastructure surrounding schools
Prudence Foundation’s SAFE STEPS Kids program addresses a range of social harms from climate change to public health. As part of the wider program, AIP Foundation’s SAFE STEPS Kids Road Safety initiative aims to mitigate the risks students in Vietnam and Cambodia experience every single day by providing students with safe equipment, proper road traffic education, and safer infrastructure surrounding their schools. The initiative encompasses a holistic approach in which education is key for safe road user behaviours, in addition to the helmet safety and infrastructure upgrade components to the program. Utilizing iRAP’s Star Ratings for Schools methodology, 84 school zones were assessed across nine provinces (six in Vietnam and three in Cambodia). 17 schools (15 in Vietnam, two in Cambodia) received evidence-based upgrades, including rumble strips, traffic signs, zebra crossings, key road markings, flashing beacons, and 30km/hr speed limit signs. Read more here.

Slower Speeds in Tunisia
Prioritising the implementation of 30 km/h zones to reduce fatalities and improve safety in Tunisia
In Tunisia, over 200 children (under 14) tragically died in road crashes between 2022 and 2024; most as pedestrians near schools. Excessive speed remains a key factor. L’Association des Ambassadeurs de la Sécurité Routière (The Association of Road Safety Ambassadors – ASR) is prioritising the implementation of 30 km/h zones to reduce fatalities and improve safety. To support this, ASR is advocating for a review of the current speed limit decree and upgrading infrastructure around several pilot schools. The project is grounded in robust scientific research and data analysis. ASR conducted detailed studies, including speed and pedestrian observation, traffic crash analysis around schools, and mapping of high-risk areas. Evaluations were carried out using the Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) app to assess school zone safety levels. The collected data provided a strong evidence base to prioritize interventions, identify the most dangerous zones, and guide decision-making. These efforts aim to protect children through legal reform, awareness, and safer road environments near educational establishments. Read more in English here and in French here.

Advancing 30km/h School Speed Zones in Georgia
A long-term advocacy campaign encouraging decision-makers at national and municipal levels to implement a policy of 30km/h speed limits around schools in Georgia
Partnership for Road Safety (PfRS) Georgia has conducted a long-term advocacy campaign encouraging decision-makers at national and municipal levels to implement a policy of 30km/h speed limits around schools. The campaign has provided tools, built capacity, and promoted international practice, encouraging authorities to reduce speed limits and implement traffic calming measures. Georgian NGO PfRS, supported by EASST and the FIA Foundation, has successfully transformed road safety policy and infrastructure around more than 300 schools, protecting approximately 180,000 children on their daily journeys to and from school, and catalysing local municipal investments of an estimated US$1.7 million in infrastructure changes. The outcomes of the campaign were enhanced through an additional Star Rating for Schools project implemented in 2022 which led to the upgrading of four school zones. The campaign also successfully called for 30km/h speed limits as a recommendation in the National Road Safety Strategy. Leer más aquí.

The 2025 Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards Programme involved the review of nearly 80 international nominations from 27 countries, across seven categories, by 30 expert judges representing all areas of road safety.

Congratulating his winners, HRH Prince Michael said: “I am delighted that winners come from so many countries across the world and show how much can be achieved to reduce casualties through innovative programmes at local, national and international levels. I am also especially pleased to be able to recognise successes of both small NGOs and the private sector, as well as governments.”

iRAP CEO Greg Smith said, “We warmly congratulate the incredible work of our partners recognised this year. They are not only saving lives and preventing serious injuries in their own countries, but shining a light of inspiration and evidence-based leadership for others to follow. We are immensely proud of their efforts.”

For a full list of 2025 Award Winners and details on their programmes, visit www.roadsafetyawards.com.

Greig Craft, Founder and President, and Hoang Thi Na Huong, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the AIP Foundation with HRH Prince Michael of Kent

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