Start Date:
14th Feb,2022
GPS Cordinates
-0.936311, 37.126025
Project
Kimorori Primary School
End Date
15th Feb,2022
Local Partner
National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) and Los Ninos Ltd
Vuka Salama is a school road safety partnership initiative run by Los Ninos Ltd, a locally registered social enterprise designed to support the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) core mission and road safety agenda. The initiative falls under the broader NTSA Usalama Barabarani road safety campaign. Road safety is a shared responsibility and the Vuka Salama initiative brings private sector resources to complement the public sector programmes to achieve safer road use behaviour and culture among primary age school children in Kenya.
Addvice Promotions Ltd. among other private sector actors is one of the companies that participated in the partnership through financial and in kind contributions including all the merchandise, road safety materials and logistical arrangements.
The inaugural Vuka Salama programme took place at Kimorori Primary School which was graced by the attendance of the Directo rGeneral, NTSA, Mr. George Njao and his team, the representatives from County Ministry of Education and the County Administration. The following was achieved:
Activity 1: Activation and training
Interactive awareness and training session targeting the children and road safety school marshals. This was achieved through the two-day programme:
Activity 2: Provision of road safety materials
The following materials were handed over:
Activity 3: Introduction of Road Safety Club
The concept was shared to extend learning beyond single events and include sustained refresher training. This would require one teachers assume the role of the club master and with selected class road safety ambassadors refresher sessions can be arranged as part of after school extracurricular activities.
Activity 4: Advocate for road safety signage and infrastructure
The event provided the opportunity to bring to the attention of the NTSA team the need for the installation of road safety signage, safety marking on roads and an elevated footbridge for use by the school and entire community.
