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Two programmes built on the Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) methodology took home major honours at the 2026 Australasian Road Safety Conference (ARSC)<\/a>, held in Sydney from 26 to 29 October.<\/p>\n Peru’s national safe school zones programme and the AI&Me project in Vietnam were both recognised by judges for measurable, scalable work protecting children on their journeys to and from school. Together they show how one consistent, evidence-based way of assessing risk can be put to work in very different settings, from a national ministry rollout to a youth-led, AI-powered initiative.<\/p>\n The Road Safety Directorate of Peru’s Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC)<\/a> received the Australasian College of Road Safety (ACRS) Excellence in Road Safety Highly Commended Award.<\/p>\n The MTC has made SR4S the backbone of a national programme for safer school environments. In its first phase, the Ministry supported 52 municipalities to deliver 925 safer school zones, benefiting more than 700,000 students. The programme has since grown to 141 municipalities.<\/p>\n The model is also travelling beyond the school gate. The MTC is adapting the same approach to the streets around health centres, another place where people on foot are especially exposed.<\/p>\n What makes Peru’s programme stand out is its use of the full SR4S cycle:<\/p>\n The award follows the programme’s earlier Prince Michael International Road Safety Award<\/a>, further confirming Peru as a global reference point for school road safety. Congratulations to the MTC and every participating municipality and partner.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/starratingforschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Peru.jpeg” title_text=”Peru” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n AIP Foundation and the AI&Me project received the conference’s Best Submission Award, the second time the initiative has earned this honour.<\/p>\n AI&Me is led by AIP Foundation in partnership with iRAP, Youth for Road Safety (YOURS) and local government partners, with support from Fondation Botnar, FIA Foundation and Google.org. It combines four ingredients:<\/p>\n The result is a programme where data and young people’s voices point to the same places, and where improvements can be made faster and with greater confidence. It is a powerful example of SR4S working alongside new technology, rather than being replaced by it.<\/p>\n Congratulations to AIP Foundation, Linh Nguyen and every AI&Me partner. Read more about AI&Me<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/starratingforschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/AIPF3b-1.png” title_text=”AIPF3b (1)” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nPeru: safer school zones at national scale<\/h2>\n
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Vietnam: AI&Me wins Best Submission, again<\/h2>\n
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Celebrating the wider iRAP family<\/h2>\n