SAFE

by Babatunde Bale FROM NIGERA

Project SAFE is a community-based and technology-driven solution to improve and equip road users on awareness and adherence to road safety and post-trauma care through peer-to-peer engagement, drone technology, and virtual reality.

Using virtual and augmented reality technology, the project will immerse commercial drivers in realistic driving environments and expose them to the consequences of irresponsible road behavior such as speeding and non-use of seatbelts. This method will provide them with an engaging and eye-opening experience of why safe driving is important. It will also result in the organization of a fellowship program that will train secondary and tertiary institution students in Lagos State on basic life support skills required to provide first aid treatment to helpless accident victims on the road.

A mobile and web application with user-friendly and interactive illustrations to teach and practice basic life support skills in drivers' and students' native languages will be one of the outputs of the project. Users of the application will have access to a centralized directory of emergency information (such as ambulatory service, fire service, or police) in their immediate vicinity based on their GPS location. The application will also provide an automated drone delivery service of life-sustaining medical supplies.

ABOUT THE PROJECT LEAD

Babatunde is a 23-year-old Optometry student at the University of Benin. He has over 3 years of experience in leading community health interventions in Nigeria and is one of the students promoting Sustainable Development Goal #3 locally.

Babatunde is currently a member of the Public Interest Registry Advisory Council, a non-profit organization that manages over 10.6 million .ORG domains in the world. He serves as the Administrative Coordinator of The R.E.T.I.N.A Initiative, where he focuses on helping underserved communities become free from preventable blindness by implementing sustainable eye care innovations, community outreach programs and advocacy campaigns.

He has volunteered in 11 projects that have impacted 4,621 beneficiaries in 15 communities. He developed the first medical innovation in Nigeria that prevents visual impairment caused by ocular trauma. As a result, he was awarded as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons in Nigeria by the Junior Chambers International Nigeria. He is also a finalist in the .ORG Impact Awards.

ABOUT THE LEAD ORGANIZATION

LifeSaversNG

LifeSaversNG is a Nigerian-based, volunteer-driven social enterprise with the vision of ensuring that everyone is equipped with basic first aid skills to save lives. LifeSaversNG is committed to creating a World where everyone has Basic First Aid Skills and confidence in approaching emergency.

The organization will be in charge of training and engaging students during the fellowship element of the project