UNRSC MEETING OCTOBER 5 – 6, 2010 LASER INTERNATIONAL MANAGING A ROAD SAFETY NETWORK Co authors : Ms. Ndèye Awa SARR – President Dr Daouda SAGNA- Director of Projects MAIN FORMER ACTIVITIES: DECEMBER 2009: FIRST EUROMEDITERRANEAN FORUM IN PARIS FEBRUARY 2010: GLOBAL ROAD SAFETY FILM FESTIVAL IN MARRAKECH MARSCH 2010: Launch GLOBAL HELMET VACCINE INITIATIVE IN SENEGAL MAY 2010: FIRST REGIONAL ROAD SAFETY FORUM IN DAKAR THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT, THE 18-19-20 FEB IN PARTENRSHIP WITH PRESIDENT OF LASER, THE DIRECTOR MAROCCO OF CNPAC AND THE JURY GLOBALGLOBAL ROADROAD SAFETYSAFETY FILMFILM FESTIVALFESTIVAL MICHELE YEOH RECEIVING FIA AWARD FEBRUARYFEBRUARY 1919 –– 2020 GLOBALGLOBAL FESTIVALFESTIVAL ROADROAD SAFETYSAFETY ININ MARRAKECHMARRAKECH GLOBAL HELMET VACCINE INITIATIVE ¾ PROGRAM LAUNCHED ON MARCH 2010 ¾ SENEGAL THE PILOTE COUNTRY ¾ AIPF PROGRAM LEADED BY LASER INTERNATIONAL ¾ 5 CITIES TARGETTED MARSCH 18, 2010 LAUNCH GHVI SENEGAL Road Safety Ambassador Rita Cuypers receiving DIDIER AWADI FIA certificate M. Greig CRAFT HELMET DONATION IN A PRIMARY SCHOOL IN ZIGUINCHOR 1st REGIONAL ROAD SAFETY FORUM SAFE, CLEAN AND HEALTHY TRANSPORT MrMr EKEKEEKEKE MONONOMONONO (WHO(WHO AFRICA)AFRICA) COUNTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS Senegal, Malia, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Benin, Togo, Cap Vert, Burkina Faso, Niger, Bissau Guinea, Morocco, Gambia, Tunisia, Cameroun, Nigeria, France, EU, UNECA, WHO, Fleet Forum, LASER EUROPE, TNT, North Star Alliance, UNEP, GTKP IT MOBILE, SICTA-SGS, CETUD LASER GOING REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL IN THE HEART OF A REGIONAL ROAD SAFETY NETWORK: WARSO - WAEMU – ECOWAS- WESTERN AFRICAN COUNTRIES ¾ RAISING GOVERNEMENTS COMMITMENT. ¾ FACILTATE RELATION BETWEEN GOVERNEMENT AND INSTITUTIONS. ¾ KNOWLEDGE AND REGIONAL EXPERTISE. ¾ PARTICIPATION IN COMITIES IN CHARGE OF DRAWING AND SETTING UP NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY PLANS. ◦ INVOLVMENT IN ROAD SAFETY AUDIT. DISSEMINATION OF PROGRAMS IN WESTERN AFRICA ¾ ROAD SAFETY FORUMS. ¾ GHVI ¾ TRANING OF THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT DRIVERS. ¾ PROGRAM OF SENSIBILISATION AND EDUCATION ALLONG THE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE. ¾ NEW TOOLS FOR ANALYSING ANDS REPORTING DATA EXPECTED OUTCOMES ¾ TOWARDS THE SETTING UP OF STANDARDS. ¾ THE CREATION OF A HELMET MANUFACTURING PLANT IN DAKAR; TO ALLOW WIDER DISSEMINATION AND THE REDUCTION OF THE PRODUCTION COST. ¾ NEW LEGISLATION : ON SEAT BELTS, HELMETS, ROAD MAINTENANCE…. ¾ ENFORCEMENT AND HARMONIZATION OF RULES GOVERNING ROAD TRAFFIC OFFENSES ¾ SAFE AND HEALTHY CORRIDORS (ECOWAS, EU, Private sector, WAEMU, GOVERNMENTS, NGO’s…) INTERNATIONAL ACTION PLAN ¾ REMEMBRANCE DAY 21 NOVEMBER. ¾ ROAD SAFETY FRANCOPHONIE MEETING 22- 23 - 24 NOVEMBER IN FRANCE. ¾ EURO MEDITERRANEAN ROAD SAFETY FORUM 2011. ¾ GLOBAL ROAD SAFETY FILM FESTIVAL WITH UNESCO IN 2011. CONCLUSION: ¾LASER INTERNATIONAL SUPPORTS THE DECADE OF ACTIONS FOR ROAD SAFETY; ITS STRATEGIES AND MULTIANNUAL PROGRAMS HAVE REVEALED THEIR EFFECTIVENESS FROM LOCAL TO INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. ¾NEVERTHELESS DESPITE ITS LOCAL, REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENTS AND NEW GOVERNMENTS WILLING RAISED, IF STRONG AND CONCRETE PARTNERSHIP IN DEVELOPMENT DOESN’T COME TRUE, THE ASSESSMENT WILL WORSENS IN MANY EMERGING COUNTRIES. ¾AS WE ALL KNOW THAT THE BURDEN OF ROAD DEATHS IN WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES AFFECTS UNDOUBTEDLY THEIR DEVELOPMENT, DECLARATIONS OF INTENTS SHOULD LEAVE THE PLACE NOW TO CONCRETE ACTION. THAT’S WHAT LASER TRY TO STICK TO. SO JUST MAKE IT EFFECTIVE AND POSSIBLE DEAR COLLABORATORS TOGETHER WHAT WE CALL NOW IS NOT FOR « HELP », BUT A NEW STRONG AND CLEAR PARTNERSHIP. A CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY, MULTISECTORAL, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR,TO SAVE ALL THE CHILDREN FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. Contact :[email protected] [email protected] MrMr PiusPius NjaweNjawe (le(le messagermessager )).