Africa Road Safety Corridors Initiative

1. Africa Road Safety Corridors Initiative SAFE WAY RIGHT WAY UGANDA

2. ROAD SAFETY: • 3 500 people die on the road every day (over 3 000 annually in Uganda alone) • Over 90% of the deaths on the roads occur in low-income and middle-income countries • Road traffic injuries are predicted to become the fifth leading cause of death by 2030, resulting in 2.4 million deaths a year. • “Vulnerable road users“ such as pedestrians or cyclists account for around 46% of global road traffic deaths. This proportion is greater in low-income countries than in high-income countries • One of the highest road traffic injury fatality rate is in Africa (32,2 per 100 000 population, the global rate being 18,8 in 2009) • Responding to this global epidemic, the U.N. have declared the U.N. Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020. Total AMO participates in several international fora and partnerships on road safety such as the Global Road Safety Partnership, etc. Nearly 1.3 million people are killed on the world’s roads each year

3. ARSCI • Strategic objectives: • Road safety as a national priority: to create awareness at every level of society so that road safety is incorporated into law and regulation and infrastructure investment in the road sector along the key trade corridors of Africa. • Citizens understand how to promote road safety: to inform civil society and citizens of the role that they can play in improving road safety in their communities. • Measuring safety improvements and impacts of ARSCI activities. Primary goal: Raise awareness of policy makers and all road users(drivers, passengers, pedestrians and riders of two wheelers) on road safety issues and solutions, through targeted campaigns Objective: To reduce the number of road traffic crashes in Africa 3

4. Africa Road Safety Corridors Initiative • A locally registered NGO to partner with: • the World Bank • country Governments and local authorities • other civil society organizations THE PRIVATE SECTOR CONTRIBUTION TO ARSCI:CREATION OF SAFEWAYRIGHTWAY Partnership pilot to improve road safety on 2 cross border corridors which are among the most dangerous routes on the continent Complementary assets mobilisation of the public and private sectors (PPP) The ARSCI was launched on 27 April 2011 in Malaba town on the Kenya /Uganda border by the Governments of Uganda and Kenya Modular approach covering all aspects of road safety 4

5. Why such a partnership?Bringing together the private and public sectors World Bank + private Sector --- Partnership • Global road safety facility: a long Term Instrument • Has large Active Transport Portfolio World wide • Calibrates Public Investment • Mandated for Policy Advice – has Global Legitimacy • A lead Actor in Official Development Aid Coordination & Financing  Influences other donors • Generates most Freight and Commercial Transit • Needs Road Safety for their Businesses and own staff • Commits Huge Resources to Road Safety individually (without synergies) • Has In-Country legitimacy and public expectations • Have leverage with other large Economic Actors SWRW UGANDA: Bollore Africa Logistics, CNOOC, Schlumberger,Stanbic Bank, Total E&P Uganda BV, Total Uganda, Toyota Uganda,TullowOil, Stanbic Bank Uganda, Monitor Publications, GP Advocates, Ernest &Young.

6. Uganda’s Current Road Safety Management RESPONSIBILITIES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES • Ministry of Works and Transport • Uganda National Roads Authority • National Road Safety Council • Transport Licensing Board • Parliament of Uganda • Ministry of Internal Affairs • Uganda Police Force • Local Government • Ministry of Health • Ministry of Education and Sports • Ministry of Finance Policy/Regulation/ Road Design & Construction / Coordination of road safety efforts Enforcement of traffic and Road safety Act Post crash response and Rehabilitation Curriculum development Funding through Uganda Road Fund National Road Safety Policy & Authority being developed to guide and manage Road Safety actions 6

7. The Global Road Safety Partnership approach Six steps of the Proactive Partnership Strategy (PPS)

8. A systematic approach to Road Safety intervention SWRW direct actions SWRW indirect actions through advocacy 8

9. The SWRW Uganda Corridor 21 Towns over a 3 year period E&P activities taken into account Routes with major traffic flow and major incidents over the past years Monitoring & evaluation to measure impact 9

10. 2012 Actions Schools visit – Naguru, Buganda Road and Ebenezer school (November 2012) Painting of 10 Zebra crossings in Kampala (Nov – Dec 2012) Pilot TOT Advanced Driving training from 19th to 23rd November 2012 Donation of equipment to Mulago Hospital (Nov 2012) Facilitating Members of Spinal Injury Association to witness laying of motion in Parliament Public sensitisation event on Road Safety (Nov 2012) Pilot Speed Campaign with Uganda Police in December 2012 for the festive season. United Nations Global Road Safety Week May 2013 Launch of Baseline study for the Malaba – Kampala section of the corridor. August 2013 2012 other Actions Registration of Safe Way Right Way (Association) as an NGO Refine strategies and action plans for 2013-2015 Enter into key partnerships with other Civil Society Organisations and Service Providers Continue partnership building with private companies. Safe Way Right Way Uganda Activities 2012

11. UN GLOBAL ROAD SAFETY WEEK

12. UN GLOBAL ROAD SAFETY WEEK

13. NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY WEEK AND SPEED MANAGEMENT PILOT

14. PROECT TEAM FILD TRIPS

15. SPEED SPOT ASSESSMENT

16. TO CONCLUDE...SUSTAINABLE ROAD SAFETY • to be effective ROAD SAFETY must: • Include road safety initiatives for all road users • Pedestrians • Motorcyclists, their passengers & cyclists • Passenger service vehicles (PSVs) • Occupational Road Safety • Distribution activities • Light Vehicles • Other Commercial transport • Involve all stakeholders • Governments and local authorities • Multilateral institutions • Civil society organizations • The private sector acting in concert