JOURNEY TO SCHOOL
BY ICHOR SELUMUN PAUL
The project Journey to School Project aims to incorporate the Safe System Approach to advocate and create safer street around school zones for students thus resulting in a reduction of road traffic injuries in the street areas mostly used by students.
The project will employ a strategic approach which seeks to advocate for safer road infrastructure, 20-30km/h speed limits, and safer road practices for students and other vulnerable road users.
The goal of the project is to transform streets by extending sidewalk, using chicane and placing zebra crossing where students naturally cross.
The project will carry out public awareness campaigns to educate schools and the public about road safety, map out school along highways and streets, create risks maps to gather data, implement star rating for schools methodology pioneered by the International Road Assessment Program(IRAP). It will also organise Youth campaign that make use of the slogan "JOURNEY TO SCHOOL".
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ABOUT THE PROJECT LEAD
Paul is a dedicated civil engineer and road safety activist committed to creating safer streets and communities. With a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, he brings a wealth technical knowledge and expertise to his role as a consultant with Geotek Water Solution Limited.
In his current position, he specialises in designing and implementing innovative solutions for water management and infrastructure development. Driven by a passion for road safety advocacy, he devotes his free time to promoting awareness and leading a change in my community.
Paul is inspired by personal experiences with road crashes and has a deep sense of responsibility to help promote it. He strives to address the pressing issues of road traffic crashes and fatalities through youth education, public campaigns, advocacy, and collaboration with stakeholders. “Through this work, I aim to make a meaningful impact by advocating for improved road infrastructure, stricter enforcement of speed limits, traffic laws and greater public awareness of road safety measures.”
Impact snapshots
Empowered and equipped youth leaders as road safety advocates.
Raised public awareness of speed limits and improved compliance.
Established partnerships to coordinate speed limit implementation and infrastructure.
