Funded by the Safe and Sustainable Mobility Grants programme, this initiative aimed to improve road safety and promote environmentally friendly transport options for students.
Thousands of Vietnamese children face daily dangers on their way to school due to inadequate road infrastructure, lack of sidewalks, and limited cycling safety knowledge. These issues create many risks and highlight the urgent need for improved safety measures and community support for safer cycling routes.
The programme introduced a youth-driven Bike Safely GPS tracker app, conducted surveys in 11 schools, and organised safe cycling training for 12 schools in Phu Thien District, where over 60% of students rely on bicycles. Local authorities were encouraged to use data from the programme to enhance cycling infrastructure, fostering greener and safer mobility.
The programme’s achievements include educating over 5,000 students, parents, and teachers and distributing 32 bicycles, 2,350 backpacks, and 5,360 Bike Safety booklets. A student survey recorded an impressive 27,687 kilometers cycled in one month, reducing 1.26 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
Educational efforts significantly boosted students’ knowledge, with those demonstrating excellent understanding rising from 23.7% to 57.2%. These results reflect the programme’s success in encouraging safe, sustainable transport habits.
“The Ride Safe - Bike Safety program has made a true impact in Gia Lai Province promoting safer and greener modes of transportation to school. Engaging youth is the first step that we need to take to make a real change, and youth are at the forefront of this programme advocating for their rights to safe school journeys,” shared Mirjam Sidik, Chief Executive Officer at AIP Foundation.
