iRAP Global Operations Manager Luke Rogers was in Cambodia last week and took the opportunity to meet with Diana Mony, General Manager of Automobile Association of Cambodia.

They discussed all things road safety including iRAP partners’ work in Cambodia, an iRAP project with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Star Rating for Schools assessments informing lifesaving policy and school zone upgrades, local and regional road safety campaigns, and opportunities for capacity building.

Partner-led iRAP activity has already assessed 1,600 km of roads and designs, and 16 schools, influencing the safety of US$109 million of infrastructure investment in the country. A 900km assessment of the strategic road network was completed in 2024, funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

In 2025, a Working Group on Safe Schools Zones Interventions was launched, including Cambodian Government stakeholders, UNICEF Cambodia, FIA Foundation, AIP Foundation, iRAP and Prudential Cambodia. AIP Foundation, in coordination with the Cambodia Ministry of Public Works and Transport, is working to improve the safety of school journeys and a national-level training on Star Rating for Schools and the Safe School Zone Guideline is in development.

Read more recent iRAP in Cambodia news here.

Building capacity for safer roads in the country is an important goal. 111 people have benefited from iRAP global/on-line training, along with 183 people trained in events delivered locally.

According to iRAP’s Safety Insights Explorer, achieving UN Target 4 for greater than 75% of travel on 3-star or better roads for all road users in Cambodia by 2030 stands to save an estimated 208,716 lives over the 20-year life of road treatments with an economic benefit of USD$5.5 billion – $6.30 for every $1 spent.