It is with great sadness that we note the passing of our beloved friend and colleague, Dr Daouda Sagna of LASER International based in Dakar, Senegal. Daouda was a much valued friend, colleague and global road safety champion and dedicated much of his life to the cause.

It is with great sadness that we note the passing of Dr. Daouda Sagna, our beloved friend and colleague. As the Director of Projects for LASER International, Secretary of the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety, and in his practice as a doctor, Daouda’s life was dedicated to helping others and making the world a better place.

Daouda was a valued member of the international road safety community.

Daouda was a valued friend and had worked with YOURS on several projects with great passion, dignity and love. In recent years, Daouda joined us in the First African Youth Assembly for Road Safety, The Caravane Project and last year’s LASER International Film Festival where we celebrated road safety films together in Paris. Daouda was an active member of the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration and was always a geniunely pleasant and happy young man. It is with a heavy heart that we mark his passing and wish his loved ones our sincere condolences and wish them strength at this hard time.

Our last photo with our beloved friend Daouda at the LASER Road Safety Film Festival – March 2013.

For those of you who knew Daouda and would like to leave a note or upload a photo, an online memorial webpage has been set up for the purpose:

http://memorial.yourtribute.com/Daouda-Sagna/

May Daouda rest in peace. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones at this time.