On 16th April 2012 Director of YOURS Mr Floor Lieshout officially launched our new publication; The Youth and Road Safety Action Kit at the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration meeting in Washington DC, USA. The launch coincided with our official online launch on the YOURS website!
Members of the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC) here about the Youth and Road Safety Action Kit!
YOURS has officially launched the Youth and Road Safety Action Kit and this first publication has already struck postive chords with road safety experts, campaigners and decision makers who have endorsed this groundbreaking document and complimented its unique design, approach and methodology.
Director of YOURS – Mr Floor Lieshout travelled to Washington DC with to attend the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration and launch the kit in front of the eyes of the world’s road safety decision makers. The meeting, hosted by the World Bank opened the platform for updates on the Decade of Action, The Road Safety Fund and the upcoming General Assembly meeting on forthcoming road safety resolutions. As an official member of the UNRSC, YOURS was given a platform to share the eagerly awaited Youth and Road Safety Action Kit publication and informing global road safety leaders on its purpose, use and application.
Mr Lieshout’s presentation is available to view in the video attached on the right column and in brief, focuses on the unique style of the action kit; its dynamic handmade 3D world presentation, scientific yet appealing and accessible design and the opportunity to maximize its use to train young people all around the world on youth and road safety issues and the basics to really get started with road safety action.
(Left to right) Patrick Lepercq – Corporate Vice-President Public Affairs Michelin, Dr Etienne Krug – Chair of the UNRSC, David Sleet CDC endorse the Youth and Road Safety Action Kit.
During his presentation, Floor thanked Michelin, founding member of YOURS for their continued support and making the kit a possiblity. He also thanked IUHPE for their assistance and CDC for their technical support as well as praising the work of his team for making the idea of an accessible kit that can be picked up and used by and young person and used for road safety action a reality.
Floor also invited the UNRSC and others to help us translate the kit into other languages, parter with us to deliver youth and road safety workshops using the basis of the kit as we did in Oman and of course to download the kit for free here.
This presentation was a momentous occasion for YOURS and received with great positvity and optimism. YOURS’ mission to work with many to dramatically reduce the amount of young people dying on the world’s roads is a step closer to becoming a bigger reality.