17/03/2017
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
08/03/2017
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.
23/02/2017
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.
12/12/2016
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".
09/11/2016
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€.
03/11/2016
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).
28/10/2016
The Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez took part in the Conference "Healthy, Safe, and Sustainable Mobility†in Colombia
The Road Safety Week took place in Colombia between October 24 - 28. In this country more than 5,700 children and adolescents died in the decade 2005 â€" 2015, according to data provided by the Ibero-American Road Safety Observatory.
24/10/2016
Second Road Safety Meeting in Maldonado
Within the context of the National Road Safety Week, the Second Road Safety Meeting took place on October 21 at Enjoy Conrad Hotel in Punta del Este, Maldonado. The Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez attended the event providing information on Child Restraint Systems and conducting tests of child seats.