Pediatricians in Colombia: a vital ally Together with the support of the Colombian National Road Safety Agency and PAHO, we carried out a training cycle for pediatricians in Bogota, Colombia; a vital ally when it comes to reaching parents with the message of safe mobility.
New technicians trained in child passenger safety This week a new edition of the training of trainers in Child Passenger Safety was held; implemented since 2017 by the Fundacion Gonzalo Rodriguez.
Save the date: FISEVI 2024 El Salvador hosts the largest forum on child road safety in Latin America: FISEVI; a space that seeks to establish a dialogue between the relevant actors in road safety, from governments to private institutions, to reduce road accidents.
More than 400 technicians trained VMT and FONAT technicians, motorcyclists and drivers participated in a new technical training. This is part of El Salvador’s preparation for FISEVI 2024.
International cooperation: actions to improve child road safety A delegation from Uruguay made a full agenda presentation of Model School Environments for the State of Jalisco in Mexico, in addition to presenting the primary results of the qualitative and quantitative studies carried out within the framework of the project “Bases for an integrated management of road safety”.
Technical training: Uruguay’s experience in Jalisco Within the framework of the presentation of the primary results of the project “Bases for an integrated management of road safety”, a series of technical trainings on child road safety were given by the Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez to different governmental actors.
Gonchi Rodriguez Cultural Center begins its activities The Gonchi Rodriguez Cultural Center was formally inaugurated on the occasion of another anniversary of Gonchi’s death, which also marks the National Motorsports Day in honor of Gonzalo Rodriguez.
South-South cooperation promotes child road safety in El Salvador Within the framework of the South-South cooperation project between Uruguay and El Salvador, called “Strengthening of El Salvador’s capacities for the sustainable management of road safety”, we began training in child road safety for various related institutions.
Child Road Safety on the international cooperation agenda: presentation of results With the support of the Uruguayan Agency for International Cooperation (AUCI) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we presented to the ambassadors and representatives of the embassies of the region the primary results of the project to expand Child Road Safety in Central America, which we developed in Colombia, El Salvador and Panama, within the framework of international cooperation.
Parliament approved National Motorist’s Day in honor of Gonchi The bill states that “September 11 of each year shall be declared National Motorsports Day”. The date was not chosen at random, but evokes the tragic day on which the young driver lost his life during qualifying tests at the Laguna Seca circuit, in the United States, on September 11, 1999.
Jalisco and Uruguay initiate road safety project SETRAN will share the methodological development of its Accident Map, while Uruguay will provide technical assistance on road safety in school environments.
Authorities participated in the “Re-Thinking Mobility” meeting to promote safe mobility Within the framework of the Global Road Safety Week, declared by the United Nations, the Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez (FGR) in coordination with the PAHO/WHO Representation in Uruguay and the support of the International Motor Vehicle Inspection Committee (CITA) and the National Road Safety Unit (UNASEV), organized a meeting to “Rethink Mobility” in order to work towards active and safe mobility, according to the recommendations of the Global Road Safety Plan.
