Image credit: Event Photographer - MCA-Benin An iRAP Workshop supported by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), concluded recently in Cotonou, Benin. The workshop aimed to build local capacity within the Government of Benin and optimize road safety in the...
Meet Tendai Belindah Lisenda: A Catalyst for Change in Botswana’s School Zones
Meet Tendai Belindah Lisenda (Belindah), a passionate road safety advocate, making a significant impact on the safety of children in Botswana. As the Road Safety Coordinator for the Letlhakeng District Road Safety Committee, she is committed to reducing road crashes...
MCC partnership drives road safety in Malawi
Road infrastructure safety is being lifted in Malawi thanks to a ground-breaking $350 million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact and five-day iRAP capacity building initiative completed last week with local partners. Malawi’s nearly 5,000 kilometres of...
Tanzania’s new 3-year Road Safety Plan launched with iRAP for safer roads
Vice-President Hon. Dr. Philip Mpango launched Tanzania’s new 3-year Road Safety Plan on Monday including the iRAP Methodology and integration of improved road design and inspection systems with iRAP Certification to improve the safety of the country’s roads. The...
Transafe Peer Exchange for Safer Riders in Africa
We were delighted to share iRAP insights on motorcyclist safety in Africa at last week's Transafe Peer-to-Peer Exchange Workshop, led by ICLEI Africa. Motorcyclist road safety is a significant problem in Africa. Motorcycles have a significant and growing share of the...
Kenyan highways assessment to start soon
Cliff Oketch Onyango will lead the ITEC project ITEC Engineering Kenya is preparing for an iRAP survey along four corridors managed by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), supporting implementation of the country's National Road Safety Plan. The 600km...
Join us at the Africa Road Safety Seminar: Registration open!
Safer roads and school journeys will be an essential focus of the Africa Road Safety Seminar from 8-9 October in Nairobi - don't miss your place, register today! iRAP is supporting the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) and the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS), in...
iRAP and WARSO forge collaboration for West African road safety
The 11th General Assembly of the West African Road Safety Organisation (WARSO) occurred last week with a concluding recommendation that all member states establish synergies with iRAP for road safety assessments and capacity building to eliminate high-risk roads, and...
Invitation to attend: Improving Infrastructure Safety in Southern Africa webinar
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Alliance of NGOs for road safety is collaborating with iRAP to deliver a webinar building capacity and proficiency of participants involved in road infrastructure development, maintenance and management. The objective...
Kenya Road Safety Action Plan 2024-2028 launched
Last week, the Ministry of Roads and Transport through the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) launched Kenya’s new National Road Safety Action Plan 2024-2028 with iRAP included as a metric for infrastructure safety. The official launch ceremony was graced...
Limpopo road safety projects kick off supported by Anglo American Foundation
Two significant road safety projects funded by Anglo American Foundation have kicked off in Limpopo Province, South Africa involving local capacity building and the assessment of 1,000km of roads and 20 high-risk schools to inform evidence-based safety improvements....
SADC workshop promotes safer roads in 11 African countries
iRAP was delighted to participate in an important workshop of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety in February. The SADC Alliance of NGOs is a voluntary not-for-profit association which aims to establish a networking...
Save the date: Africa Regional Road Safety Seminar
We are delighted to be supporting the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) and the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS), in association with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), to announce the upcoming Africa Regional Road Safety Seminar from 8-9...
December 2023 metrics share partner success
Our latest global programme metrics demonstrate the incredible power of iRAP partnerships for safer roads – impact in 178 countries, 3.6 million km of road safety assessments, 69,000 people trained and USD$101 billion of infrastructure investment made safer … plus...
Malawi 2030 National Road Safety Strategy launched with iRAP targets
Malawi's new National Road Safety Strategy 2022-2030 includes for Road Safety Audits to be completed for all new roads, and a minimum 3-Star iRAP Rating to be achieved for all road users. Minister of Transport and Public Works Jacob Hara launched the Strategy in...
CycleRAP Demonstrator Tool now in 5 languages
iRAP's free CycleRAP Demonstrator Tool which enables the quick assessment of crash risk and safety issues on streets or cycling facilities, is now available in five languages of Dutch, English, Spanish, Portuguese and French. The Demonstrator Tool allows users to...
Ten Step Tanzania Project Receives Prince Michael International Award
From left to right: Miguel Angel Serrano Santos, Racheal Nganwa, Mbelwa Kairuki, HRH Prince Michael of Kent, Susanna Zamamtaro, Anouar Benazzouz, Julia Funk. Image Credit: International Road Federation (IRF) London, 12 December 2023 -The world-first Ten Step Tanzania...
World Bank embeds 3-star safety in Tanzanian road financing
All World Bank-financed projects in Tanzania are required to achieve a minimum 3-star iRAP safety rating, announced by TANROADS yesterday at the African Regional Seminar on Road Safety in Mwanza. Eng. George Daffa from the Tanzania Roads Agency (TANROADS) presented on...
Understanding iRAP methodology training in Nairobi
Original LinkedIn post by Marko Sevrovic, Head of Transport Planning Dept. at FTTS (FPZ) / Senior Road Safety Engineer at EIRA University of Zagreb Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences (FPZ) has successfully concluded a three-day workshop in Nairobi, focusing on...
Event Summary: Walk21 Conference in Kigali
iRAP’s Project Coordinator Shanna Lucchesi attended the Walk 21 Conference last month in Kigali, Rwanda. Shanna presented in two sessions: TD 3.3 session - Schools & Road Safety ”Safety perception and safety measures join forces to improve safety for youth around...