The Road Safety Fund, the official Fund for the Decade of Action for Road Safety, have given its support for the YOURS CORE Group Meeting taking place next week in Geneva. The grant is made possible through the generous support of Johnson & Johnson to the Fund. Its support is an illustration of the importance placed on youth and road safety during the Decade of Action.
The YOURS CORE Group meeting is the first of its kind since the organization began its operations in 2010. After the rigorous process of recruiting and selecting our Coordinators of the Regions (CORE Group) late last year, the group is being brought together for the first time at the World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland to plan for the years ahead in their two year term as coordinators.
The grant provided from the Road Safety Fund with generous support from Johnson & Johnson, will go towards operational costs involved in training our international CORE Group in the work of YOURS and the use of the soon to be published, Youth and Road Safety Action Kit. YOURS is recognized as the international body for youth and road safety issues and this fund demonstrates the important role of young people in saving lives during the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020.
In addition to the grant of the Road Safety Fund, Michelin (founding member of YOURS) made this meeting possible and we would like to thank them for their continues support of our work.
About the Fund
The Fund is gathered by raising financial support from corporations, the international donor community and the general public. The Road Safety Fund is managed under UK charitable law by the FIA Foundation (UK registered charity No. 1088670) and the World Health Organization.
Proceeds raised through the Fund are invested in two ways:
- Road injury prevention programmes in developing countries – working with a wide range of partners on the frontline of the global road death epidemic to save lives.
- Enabling global advocacy for the Decade of Action, building awareness and support for the Decade’s injury reduction goals.
YOURS thanks Johnson & Johnson, the Road Safety Fund and Michelin for their support for the CORE Group meeting. In conclusion we would like to thank the World Health Organization for hosting the meeting.