GRSP:

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Talk structure

• GRSP
• Goals and strategies
• Organisation and members
• Activities projects and dissemination
• Services
• Expected benefits

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GRSP - Goal
Aims to save lives and injuries from road
crashes through partnership between
business,civil society and government and by
enabling stakeholders to join forces and work
together
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A new, broader approach to road safety
Improved Road Safety
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GRSP main strategies
1.Partnership-based road safety initiatives
2.Improve global dissemination of road safety
lessons - good practice-knowledge hub
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GRSP Organisation

• Secretariat of 4 staff hosted by IFRC
• Team of 5 part-time advisors
• Local country coordinators
• National GRSP organisations
• Steering Committee (all international members)
  and Executive Committee
• National GRSP/partnership organisations in 10
  countries
• Central fund made up of membership fees and
  grants
• Local funds and resources for coordination and
  projects

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Types of partners

• 22 contributing global partners
• IFRC (HOST), ADB, World Bank and WHO
• 3M, BP, DaimlerChrysler, Ford-Volvo, ICAP, Shell,
  Michelin, DEKRA AG
• FIA, AIT, IRU, TRL, MADD, ISTED
• Government development/transport agencies (NL,
  SW, UK, Japan)
• UN supporting members and numerous local partners

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Partnerships share/contribute

• Knowledge
• Management
• Leadership
• Funds
• Services
• Influence
• Networks
• Need win-win for all

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GRSP Focus Countries
Asia Bangalore (India) Thailand Viet Nam
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Bangalore India
Electronic City

• Software exports worth 200 million US Dollars
• More than 25,000 jobs

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Bangalore India
Electronic City reached by NH4
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Types of projects/initiatives

• Safe people
• Safe roads
• Safe vehicles
• Safe systems
• Strong institutions

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Eldorado Park schools project South Africa
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Honda rider training Thailand
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dont drink and drive campaign Bangalore

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dont drink and drive campaign Bangalore

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Safe school zones Thailand
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New helmets for old Thailand
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Helmets for kids Viet Nam

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Truck markings Hungary
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Dangerous road locations Hungary
BEFORE
AFTER
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Emergency medical systems Poland
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Thailand Accident Research Centre
Royal Launch 26 Feb 2003

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Future projects

• Themes and toolkits
• Driver impairment
• Safe fleet management
• Community and employer road safety strategies
• Raising helmet wearing levels
• Establishing road safety NGOs

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Dissemination activities

• GRSP News
• GRSP Focus papers
• GRSP website (www.GRSProadsafety.org)
• Joint publications
• Conferences
• Knowledge base
• GRSP training courses
• Research

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What services can we offer?

• Visiting adviser services
• Financial support
• Capacity building programmes
• Advice and access to knowledge
• Tool kits
• Influence and publicity

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Expected benefits

• Partners to identify some suggestions
• Part 1
• Increased resources for road safety
• Improved road safety practices
• Improved standards and regulations
• Fast track delivery of improvements

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Expected benefits

• Partners to identify some suggestions
• Part 2
• Efficient and energetic management of
  partnerships network and coordination
• Public acknowledgement of partners
• Scaling up of successes

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For more information ...
www.GRSProadsafety.org Or contact grsp_at_ifrc.org