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The Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) Lead Partners are leading the way with the SR4S pilot and good news stories are spreading fast! Our latest news and updates track progress and celebrates schools’ and partner successes in making school journeys safer.
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Global Alliance member HOVITA used SR4S assessments for a ‘Scaling up Advocacy for Safe School Zone Uganda – Gulu City Pilot Project’
Excerpt from Global Review on Road Traffic Safety and Successful Establishment of Safe School Zones Safe Environment for Children Report Page 14: 3.2.1 Scaling Up Advocacy For Safe School Zone Uganda- Gulu City Pilot Project Hope for Victims of Traffic Accidents...
Speed management infrastructure piloted to support new 30km/h speed limit rules around schools in Moldova (EASST)
Last September, the Government of the Republic of Moldova approved amendments to the National Road Regulations mandating that all school zones should have a default maximum speed limit of 30km/h. This policy change followed a 2 year advocacy campaign led by local NGO and EASST partner, the Automobile Club of Moldova (ACM)….
Want to help make journeys to school safe? We’re recruiting a Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) Coordinator
iRAP is looking for a collaborative and enthusiastic person with a passion for safe mobility and experience in road safety to coordinate the global Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) program. Road crashes are the major cause of death of young people aged 5-24 years old....
SR4S supporting significant steps towards enhancing school safety in Papua New Guinea
School entrance of Gerehu Primary School was rated 1-star due to high speed limit and operating speed, lack of speed management measures and signages and markings (Image credit: PNG Road Traffic Authority's Road Safety Unit) The collaboration between UNICEF Papua New...
New SR4S model will go live on Tuesday June 27
You may have seen the news that we are updating the SR4S model. The model review was performed under the guidance of iRAP Global Technical Committee to ensure SR4S reflects the latest research, evidence and experience of partners around the world using the tool. SR4S...
UNRSF 2022 Annual Report launches with SR4S Partner projects featured
Star Rating for Schools partner work was celebrated in the UN Road Safety Fund 2022 Annual Report: Local Actions, Global Impacts launched on 25 May at a hybrid media event held during the ITF Summit in Leipzig Case stories in the Report feature results from the Fund’s...
3M extends support of SR4S as Global Programme Partner for two more years
Building on an existing 3-year partnership supporting the SR4S vision of a world where children travel safely to and from school, 3M announced that it will continue to support SR4S as a Global Programme Partner for two additional years. The partnership began in 2020...
Star Rating for Schools May 2023 Newsletter
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: Enhancements coming to the SR4S model – here is what you need to know...
Enhancements coming to the Star Rating for Schools model – all the information you need to know
SR4S (Star Rating for Schools) has been used by partners in 63 countries to assess the risk children are exposed to on their school journeys. iRAP is now updating the SR4S model, under the guidance of iRAP Global Technical Committee, to ensure SR4S reflects the latest...
UNICEF Paraguay – Students analysed road safety in the school environment
Image credit: UNICEF Paraguay Students from the Paraguay Pyahu school in Caaguazú recently attended a workshop supported by the Paraguayan Touring and Automobile Club and UNICEF. They analysed road safety around the school, supported by the SR4S app, and proposed...
Four school zones in Georgia get a ‘5 Star’ upgrade informed by SR4S App
The FIA Road Safety Grants Programme and the FIA Foundation have together supported the Eastern Alliance for Safe and Sustainable Transport (EASST), Partnership for Road Safety (PfRS), and the Georgian Automobile Sport Federation (GASF) to upgrade four school zones in...
Missed the first #RAPKnowledgeLive session? Watch the recording on the Youth Engagement App for safer school journeys here!
On Tuesday 18 April 2023, over 50 delegates across the world attended our first ever monthly #RAPKnowledge session on the recently released Youth Engagement App (YEA). In this session we covered: how the free app works; how it’s capturing student road safety...
Thiago de Moraes Gonzaga Foundation launches collaborative platform to protect children and adolescents
Image caption: Thiago Gonzaga Foundation presenting the platform during the Eighth Global Meeting of Nongovernmental Organizations Advocating for Road Safety and Road Victims, in El Salvador Thiago de Moraes Gonzaga Foundation has launched a new collaborative platform...
FIA Road Safety Grants Programme 2023 is open
The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) has launched the 2023 Road Safety Grants Programme. The FIA Road Safety Grants Programme enables Clubs to address road safety at a local level and support the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety. The FIA Mobility...
New school safety zone built through collaboration with 3M Indonesia: A youth initiative
Image credit (above): Estiara Ellizar In Bandung City, Indonesia, a new school safety zone at Junior High has increased safety from 2- to 5-stars, impacting more than 800 students and 5,000 nearby residents, thanks to a collaboration between 3M Indonesia, Global Youth...
NASA Nepal leads a pioneering ‘Safe School Zone’ campaign using SR4S assessments
Image credit (above and right): NASA Nepal The Nepal Automobiles’ Association (NASA Nepal) has recently completed a pioneering campaign called ‘Safe School Zone’ - a first-ever Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) campaign in Nepal. The campaign has been implemented...
It’s time to #RethinkMobility: Support UN Global Road Safety Week
Star Rating for Schools and our partners are proud to support this year’s 7th UN Global Road Safety Week from 15-21 May with the theme #RethinkMobility. Road traffic injures are a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, with around 1.3 million people killed...
SR4S Lead Partners reunite in El Salvador
As part of the Eighth Global Meeting of Nongovernmental Organizations Advocating for Road Safety and Road Victims (Global Meeting), Star Rating for Schools partners gathered in El Salvador on the 6th of March, 2023. During the meeting, iRAP presented where the SR4S...
SR4S training in the Philippines – creating safer journeys for school children
Image credit (above and below): UP NCTS The University of Philippines (UP) National Centre for Transportation Studies (NCTS), in collaboration with ImagineLaw, conducted a training session on Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) in Cagayan De Oro City on March 17 2023. The...
Under spotlight at world’s largest mobility expo
We are delighted to join the Autonomy Mobility World Expo (AMWE) in Paris this week from 22-23 March, the world’s largest platform for sustainable mobility solutions. Star Rating for Schools and the YEA app will be on show, along with iRAP partner innovation making...
Mozambique School Zone Safety Supported with Star Rating for Schools
Image credit: FIA Foundation Original article from FIA Foundation https://www.fiafoundation.org/news/mozambique-school-zone-safety-supported-with-star-rating-for-schools Mozambique auto club ATCM has joined forces with road safety NGO Amend on new school zone safety...
New! SR4S launches new tools to support school assessments
Enhanced Star Rating for Schools mobile app now available for Android and iOS We are thrilled to announce the launch of the new SR4S mobile app. It supports the data collection process for school assessments and works in combination with the SR4S web app. The new SR4S...
Youth Engagement App now integrated into SR4S web app
In exciting developments, iRAP has integrated results from the YEA (Youth Engagement App), recording road safety perceptions of students travelling to and from school, into Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) assessments to provide a more comprehensive picture of the...
Come see us at the Global Alliance of NGOs Meeting, El Salvador
We are looking forward to sharing the life-saving impact of Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) and roads made safer world-wide thanks to the inspiring work of road safety NGOs at next week’s Global Meeting of the Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety in El Salvador. With the...
