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From , with and for young people. RoSPA 75 th Road Safety Congress 23 February 2010 Birmingham. Introduction. Floor Lieshout TeamAlert , Capgemini , World Health Organization YOURS 20 minutes. Agenda. Introduction Current situation Future plans Closing. Introduction.
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From, with and foryoungpeople RoSPA75th Road Safety Congress 23 February2010 Birmingham
Introduction • Floor Lieshout • TeamAlert, Capgemini, World Health Organization • YOURS • 20 minutes www.youthforroadsafety.org
Agenda Introduction Currentsituation Future plans Closing www.youthforroadsafety.org
Introduction www.youthforroadsafety.org • Facts • Road crashes are the leading killer of youngpeople • Everyyear more than 400.000 youngpeople die • Millions more are injured • Unless more comprehensive global action is taken, the number of deaths and injuries is likely to rise significantly
Young people and roadsafety www.youthforroadsafety.org • Why are youngpeople at risk? • Inexperience • Risk taking • Peer pressure • Braindevelopment • Generic problems: seatbelts, helmets, alcohol and drugs, speed
Youthinvolvement www.youthforroadsafety.org We believe... thatroad crashes are preventable roadsafety does not stop at our borders in the high potential of youth it is youngpeoplethemselveswhocanbe at the forefront of making a difference
Our story: World YouthAssembly www.youthforroadsafety.org
WYA: Discussroadsafety and youthinvolvement www.youthforroadsafety.org
WYA: Adoption of UN YouthDeclarationforRoadSafety www.youthforroadsafety.org
WYA: Wish to create a globalyouth NGO forroadsafety www.youthforroadsafety.org
Our story: gettingstarted Supportedby: 2009 Creation of YouthTaskforce Problem statement Mission Strategy and focus Activities Branding Preparing the launch of YOURS Moscow Fundingprovidedby: www.youthforroadsafety.org
First YOURS activities in Moscow www.youthforroadsafety.org Youth Meeting YouthDeclarationMoscow Advocate at First Global Ministerial Conference onRoadSafety
Youth Meeting Moscow www.youthforroadsafety.org
Youth Meeting Moscow www.youthforroadsafety.org
YouthDeclarationMoscow www.youthforroadsafety.org
Youth statement in opening ceremony, addressing more than 75 ministers, 150 governments Attendance of 35 youngpeople Referred to in several key speeches as ´important´ YouthDeclarationMoscowendorsed www.youthforroadsafety.org
Currentsituation www.youthforroadsafety.org Legal status Setting up organization structure Creatingsustainability Finding partners Developing website, etc.
www.youthforroadsafety.org www.youthforroadsafety.org
Mission: Keeping young people safe on the world’s roads. Advocating Connectingandsharing Capacitydevelopment World and RegionalYouthAssembliesforRoadSafety Lobby continuously to bringattention to youth and roadsafetyproblems and asksupport Organizeglobalawarenesscampaigns Create a mechanism (platform) whereyoungpeoplecaneasilyshareknowledge and experiences. Developworkshops, programmes and trainings to learn and model from the roadsafetysuccesses in othercountries. Set up, maintain and expandgobalyouthnetworkforroadsafety
Closing www.youthforroadsafety.org • Involveyoungpeople in roadsafety • Usetheirenergy, motivation and determination • Usetheircommunicatingskills anno 2010 • Usetheirknowledgeabouttheirownworld • Theyspeak the samelanguage, use P-P communication • Train and invest in young people; they are the future
Summary www.youthforroadsafety.org • Leading killer of youngpeople • Our story: WYA -> WHO -> Moscow • YOURS: • Advocating • Connecting and sharing • Developingcapacity • Involveyoungpeople in roadsafety
Thankyou! www.youthforroadsafety.org