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Youth for Road Safety (YOURS<\/a>) has released a new\u00a0Policymakers\u2019 Toolkit<\/a>, a unique advocacy document that will help iRAP partners, policymakers and decision-makers to meaningfully engage with young people for improved road safety.<\/p>\n Tragically, road traffic injuries have been the leading killer of young people worldwide for over a decade. Over 3 billion people \u2013 nearly half of the world\u2019s population \u2013 are under the age of 25. Of these children and young people,\u00a0more than 1,000 die every day<\/strong>\u00a0on the world\u2019s roads. Tens of thousands more are injured.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021 \u2013 2030<\/a>\u00a0recognizes youth as a critical stakeholder vital to its successful delivery.<\/p>\n According to Stefania Minniti, Advocacy Director and Floor Lieshout, Executive Director of YOURS, \u201cWe believe that the absence of young people in road safety policymaking is a self-defeating travesty. Deaths will continue on the world\u2019s roads without actively engaging and working with young people to develop safe and sustainable mobility systems. Closing the gap between policymakers and youth in the global road safety agenda is at the core of our mission to save young lives. Now, with this Toolkit for Meaningful Youth Participation, we encourage decision-makers worldwide to rethink their perception of youth and their approach to working with young people on road safety. We call for an urgent focus on this leading public health issue for youth.\u201d<\/p>\n The Policymakers\u2019 Toolkit promotes the core principles of meaningful youth participation as a cycle of relationship building, commitment, investment, and a fundamental shift in mindset that can be applied to any organisation, agency or government aiming to work for or with youth.<\/p>\n It includes a road map to guide you through the ins and outs of meaningful youth participation, paving the way for the development, implementation, and evaluation of road safety policies with young people.<\/p>\n It includes case studies that show the tangible benefits of involving young people in local and global road safety efforts, examples as seen through the experiences of youth leaders, and self-assessment scorecards to support the evaluation and tracking of your efforts to meaningfully involve youth.<\/p>\n We encourage our partners to download the Toolkit and ensure youth are considered and prioritised in policy and action to eliminate high-risk roads.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/claimingourspace.typeform.com\/toolkit” button_text=”Download the Policymakers’ Toolkit” _builder_version=”4.9.11″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” background_layout=”dark” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.11″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Some of the important ways iRAP is collaborating with YOURS and engaging youth for safer roads include the\u00a0Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) Programme<\/a>\u00a0(of which YOURS is a Lead Partner), the\u00a0Youth Star Master Trainers Programme<\/a>\u00a0and in the presentation of global road safety advocacy, events and campaigns.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/phpThumb.jpg” _builder_version=”4.9.11″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.11″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Toolkit was initially presented during the High-Level Meeting on Road Safety in June in New York. Etienne Krug, Director, Social Determinants of Health, World Health Organisation with YOURS\u2019 youth ambassadors at the event.\u00a0<\/em>(Images credit: YOURS)<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Youth for Road Safety (YOURS) has released a new\u00a0Policymakers\u2019 Toolkit, a unique advocacy document that will help iRAP partners, policymakers and decision-makers to meaningfully engage with young people for improved road safety. Tragically, road traffic injuries have been the leading killer of young people worldwide for over a decade. 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