Raquel Barrios, Project Manager of the Coalition, brings youth to iRAP governance
A huge congratulations to our very own Raquel Barrios, Project Manager to the Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety, for joining the iRAP - International Road Assessment Programme Board and will help make sure that the youth agenda is integrated into iRAP's efforts to provide training technology and support to build and sustain national, regional, and local capabilities to improve the quality of the world's roads to three-stars or more.
We republished the iRAP’s article here:
Raquel Barrios has joined the iRAP Board bringing youth and social entrepreneurship skills to the charity’s governance. Based in Madrid, Raquel is the Youth for Road Safety (YOURS) Project Manager leading the Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety, a support structure that is empowering +650 youth from 99 countries around the world in their road safety and sustainable mobility demands and actions.
She has over 10 years of experience in the international non-profit sector and has worked with youth and children on topics around poverty, sustainable cities, child rights, and equality. Her experience has been focused on creating social impact activities, as well as fundraising with a focus on innovative youth-led initiatives. She is also experienced in YOURS work as a Lead Partner of the Star Rating for Schools programme creating safer journeys to school for kids worldwide.
“I feel beyond excited to take part in the iRAP family. I have always admired the tremendous work that iRAP is doing to save lives on the world’s roads and I truly hope I can bring youth voices, ideas, perspectives, and creativity to help iRAP achieve its ambitious goals”
Raquel was a key driver behind the 2nd World Youth Assembly for Road Safety held on 18 February 2020, an important official side event of the Third Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Stockholm. The Assembly drew together 160+ youth leaders from 74 countries and resulted in the Global Youth Statement for Road Safety.
iRAP Chair, Gary Liddle said, “Raquel has an established reputation for running non-profit organizations and has a flair for entrepreneurial approaches to tackling global issues impacting youth worldwide. Her powerful, passionate and influential voice for 3-star or better roads and all youth road safety needs in her speech at the Ministerial Conference remains a shining light of hope and action from the Sweden event.
“As she advocated in her speech, Raquel will now directly help iRAP at Board level to ensure the strategic direction of the charity meets the needs of the youth most impacted by road trauma and ensure our charitable work is always impact-centred,”
