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Our major donor the FIA Foundation has just released their 2022 report which once again highlights some of the  Star Rating for Schools’ significant achievements. The FIA Foundation reports on its charitable activities in 2022, including participating in the first UN...

Image credit: EASST Original article published by EASST here Municipal authorities in the Georgian region of Zugdidi are in the process of setting 30km/h speed limits around all school zones in the municipality. 40 school zones in Zugdidi city have already had new...

Image credit: Tres Cantos City Council Project Background: During the 2021-2022 school year, Royal Automobile Club of Spain (RACE) has designed and implemented, together with the FIA Foundation, the Road Safety Plan “Caminos Escolares Seguros” in the Madrid...

Image credit (above and right): Rafaela Machado, iRAP Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) Global Programme Coordinator Rafaela Machado had the opportunity to attend the first ever FIA Region I Coordination Forum for Eastern and Central European Countries (COFO) Road Safety...

Image credit: AIP Foundation Original content from AIP Foundation: www.aip-foundation.org/national-and-local-governments-in-central-vietnam-receive-two-prestigious-international-awards-for-prioritizing-safe-school-zones-to-safeguard-every-childs-journey-to-school/ For...

We are excited to announce the launch of a new ‘Safe Schools Tracker’ – a Star Ratings for Schools (SR4S) interactive report that shares insights about how safety around schools is being improved.   SR4S is an evidence-based tool for measuring, managing and...

IndiaRAP Technical Manager Jigesh Bhavsar presented at a National Dialogue on Road Safety for Children Workshop in Delhi today, marking the occasion of National Engineers Day in the country. The one-day workshop drew leading road safety stakeholders committed to...

Original article from FIA Foundation - www.fiafoundation.org/news/latin-america-fia-congress-focuses-on-road-safety  The FIA Foundation joined mobility and sport clubs from across North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, for the FIA Americas Congress in...

Youth for Road Safety (YOURS) has released a new Policymakers’ 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...

The latest Star Rating for Schools newsletter is out now – read some great stories of how SR4S Lead Partners are engaging partners and leading safer infrastructures around the world.   In this issue: How to get started UN High-level Meeting for Road Safety brings...

Image credit: EASST Original article published by EASST With the support of the FIA Road Safety Grants Programme and the FIA Foundation, EASST have been working with local partners in Georgia – Partnership for Road Safety and the Georgian FIA Club, the Georgian Motor...

Image credit: Global Alliance of NGO's for Road Safety iRAP Partners’ work in more than 100 countries and the critical need for high-level prioritisation of safe road infrastructure were key focusses of the UN High-level Meeting on Road Safety, held from 30 June to 1...

Authors from University of the Philippines Diliman Abstract: This study uses the tool developed by the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) called “Star Rating for Schools” or SR4S. It is a systematic and evidence-based tool for assessing and managing the...

Image credit: Cities 4 Children Alliance In June, iRAP joined the Cities 4 Children Alliance members in Katowice, Poland to discuss the next phase of the Alliance. The alliance is an interdisciplinary network of 27 organisations working together to ensure that child...

Image credit: RACE Original article published by RACE During the 2021-2022 school year, RACE has designed and implemented, together with the FIA Foundation, the Road Safety Plan "Caminos Escolares Seguros" in the Madrid municipalities of Guadalix de la Sierra and Tres...

The Global Alliance of NGO's for Road Safety held a livestream session 'Live from Leipzig 30 in Action' at the FIA booth during the International Transport Forum - 2020 Summit, in Germany last month. The event showcased the benefits of implementing  30 km/h limits...

Image credit: Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez In June 2022, iRAP held a meeting with SR4S Lead Partners in London. AIP Foundation, EASST, FIA, Gonzalo Rodriguez Foundation and Global Alliance joined iRAP to hear the progress of SR4S tools since the previous meeting in...

Image credit: Automóvil Club de Chile (ACCHI) Original article published on FIA Foundation website  The FIA School Assessment Programme, based on iRAP’s Star Ratings for School (SR4S) methodology, was launched in Chile to improve the safety of children on their way to...

Image credits: Zambia Road Safety Trust Original article published on FIA Foundation website  According to the World Health Organization, over 3,500 people die in road traffic crashes every year in Zambia. To reduce road traffic fatalities and injuries in Kitwe, the...