Youth Stars Programme third session on data gathering launched

On Monday, March 29, the Coalition with YOURS – Youth for Road Safety and iRAP – International Road Assessment Programme launched the third session of the Youth Stars Programme on Data Gathering.

The first session was about an overall introduction to the programme and the Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) methodology. The second session was focused on the project structure that guides SR4S. The sessions are led by the Youth Stars Master Trainers Daniel Cano from Colombia, Minh Vo from Vietnam, Alex Ayub from Kenya, and Shantel Jacobs from Belize. 

The third session was led my Master Trainers Shantel and Daniel. 

During the session, Shantel went over the steps on how to set up a star rating for schools account. The participants were guided on how to establish their own projects as well as how to input the data on the roads and zones they assess. Through the iRAP star rating website and application, participants and/or users will be able to update projects get feedback from assessors.

Following the guide on the account setup, Daniel discussed how to code different elements of the streets and school zones. For instance, coding options of roadside developments would include coding options like: undeveloped, residential, commercial, industrial, farming, and school. 

The Master Trainers also explored ways on how to rate and record data through the SR4S tool; you can record data through the web app, through the android app, and through manual record sheets. Because of this, participants can assess roads and zones depending on their resources and preference. 

 

iRAP and Star Rating Global Project Coordinator, Rafaela Machado, was also present during the session to address questions and queries by the participants. 

The Youth Stars Programme, sponsored by FedEx, trains young leaders to use and apply the Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) methodology that was pioneered by iRAP. It runs for a total of four sessions, each held every Monday.

The last session will be held on Monday, April 5.