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Safe journey, safe kids: Raising awareness of kids’ hazards on the road

In the Philippines, June marks the start of a new school year.

Every 3rd week of the month, the country observes National Safe Kids Week (Proclamation No. 1307) to increase awareness of the hazards children face while traveling to and from school. This year’s theme is “Safe Journey, Safe Kids.”

Safe Kids Worldwide Philippines (SKWP), a child-centered road safety advocacy group, and other stakeholders have developed the Young Road Safety Advocate Program to encourage schools to implement road safety practices.

The winners of this year’s competition were announced last June 20.

This story has been produced with the help of a grant from The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP), a hosted project of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).