#SlowDown for children safety Within the context of the 4A UN Global Road Safety Week, the Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez joined the global campaign #SlowDown (#BajáUnCambio) promoting speed reduction in the city.
What is children transport on motorcycles like in Latin America? Within the context of the Global Road Safety Week, the Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez presented the “Study on conditions for children transport on motorcycles in Latin America†on May 8, at the Executive Tower.
First Ibero-American Congress on Road Safety and Education for Police Officers The Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez attended the first Ibero-American Congress on Road Safety and Education for Police Officers (CIPSEVI in Spanish) held on April 27 and 28 in Puente Genil (Córdoba, Spain).
Fifth Global Meeting – NGOs for Road Safety The biannual Fifth Global Meeting of Non-governmental Organizations Advocating for Road Safety and Road Victims convened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on April 3-6, 2017. The meeting was organized by the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety (the Alliance) and the Ministry of Transport of Malaysia, and sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Training to Traffic Enforcers in Maldonado on Child Restraint Systems On March 23, at 9 am., at the Campus Municipal conference room, the Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez provided training to the Municipality of Maldonado traffic police officers about the correct use of child restraint systems: child and booster seats in cars.
Safe Return to Class 7th Edition As in every school start in the past seven years, Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez, launched the campaign Safe Return to Class with the aim of raising awareness in the population on the safety conditions necessary to transport children from and to schools, by private cars, school transport, two-wheelers or as pedestrians
The Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez supported the new child seats act in Chile The new Chilean act that came into force on March 17, states that children under 12 should always travel in the back seat of the car, wearing a seat belt or a suitable child restraint system. It also states that until turning 9 years old (or 135 cm tall and 33 kilograms) children should travel in a child seat suitable for their age, height and weight.
Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez participated in the meeting of members of the Global Initiative for Child Health and Mobility in London As a member of the Global Initiative for Child Health and Mobility, the Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez, through its President, María Fernanda Rodríguez, participated of a strategic meeting with the other members of the coalition coordinated by the FIA Foundation to discuss the agenda, sharing activities and experiences for promotion and research.
Travel to the Future, Safely: Raising Awareness through a Virtual Experience The Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez and BlueCross & BlueShield from Uruguay presented “Travel to the Future, Safelyâ€, a virtual experience to raise awareness in adults about the risk of transporting children in cars lacking the appropriate restraint system.
The Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez participated in a Road Safety Summit in Washington DC The “Safe Roads / Safe Kids†summit took place on December 8 and 9. The event was organized by Safe Kids Worldwide and aims to improve road safety visibility on the international agenda in order to reduce child injuries and deaths. The Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez, through its Research Coordinator, Florencia Lambrosquini, made a presentation on “Articulation Between the Third Sector and Regional Governments to Manage Child Road Safety”.
The Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez presented its Check Up Point at the V Ibero-American Road Safety Congress The V CISEV was held in Santiago de Chile on November 7 – 9. One of the main aspects of the congress was “Vulnerable Users´ Safetyâ€. The Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez, represented by its Training Coordinator, Mathías Silva, delivered a presentation on “Check Up Points for Child Restraint Systems in Uruguayâ€.
The Ministry of Education and Culture and the Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez together for Child Road Safety Invited by the Department of Early Childhood of the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez´s Training Department delivered a presentation to private kindergarten teachers children (0 – 6 y.o).
