Last week in South Africa, the Limpopo Road Safety Strategy for 2025-2035 was launched including iRAP priorities and key performance indicators to achieve safer roads and mobility across the province. To identify and address high risk road infrastructure locations,...
Invest in Your Expertise: New Training and Accreditation newsletter now available (November 2024)
2024 has been a another pivotal year for iRAP's training and accreditation program. We've continued our commitment to building capacity and empowering professionals worldwide to make roads safer. Key Highlights: Expanded Language Offerings: We've expanded our training...
Interview with Sabri Hamza: A Passionate Advocate for Road Safety (and iRAP volunteer!)
We were fortunate to have Sabri Hamza join us as a volunteer intern at iRAP recently. It was a pleasure to have Sabri as part of the #RAPTeam and very much appreciate his contribution, in particular to the Training and Accreditation activities. We asked Sabri to share...
iRAP partnerships for safer roads in Mozambique
iRAP partnerships are supporting safer roads and infrastructure investment in Mozambique, with a road safety assessment completed for the Mozambique National Roads Administration (ANE) supported by iRAP and FRED Engineering, and a specialist training workshop...
UNECA 2030 Strategy for Africa includes iRAP for safer roads
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) 2021-2030 Strategic Directions for Road Safety and African Road Safety Action Plan specifies clear targets and actions for achieving safer road infrastructure based on the iRAP methodology. Despite efforts at...
Africa Road Safety Seminar 2024: A Resounding Success
The Africa Road Safety Seminar 2024, held on October 8-9 in Nairobi, Kenya, was a resounding success, bringing together over 200 attendees from across the African continent and featuring more than 40 local and international experts. The event was a platform for rich...
iRAP MCC Partnership targets safer roads in Benin
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...