RAP in Africa
iRAP Partner Impact in Africa
iRAP werkt samen met lokale partners om niet alleen levens te redden op de wegen in Latijns-Amerika en het Caribisch gebied, maar ook om gezonde en duurzame vormen van mobiliteit te bevorderen, zoals wandelen en fietsen, onder andere door het gebruik van Star Rating for Schools en Star Rating for Designs voor veiligere schoolreizen en wegontwerpen.
Achieving Target 4 by 2030 in Africa stands to save over 98,000 lives a year and 56 million deaths and serious injuries over 20 years, with an economic benefit of US$52.4 billion.
Strategische projecten die gegevens en innovatie op het gebied van verkeersveiligheid stimuleren
Showcasing a selecting of major projects that have occurred or are still active in Africa over time. Led by various partners in Africa.
 | 2025 – the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and iRAP signed a license agreement officially launching NigeriaRAP, the country’s first national Road Assessment Programme. The next phase will see FRSC and the team from Kwapda’s Road Safety Demand (KRSD) establish a NigeriaRAP Steering Committee, expand SR4S based on six schools already assessed, and initiate training on Safer Road Engineering (SRE) and SR4S before commencing ground activities. | Klik hier voor meer informatie. |
 | 2025 – iRAP, the National Road Safety Agency (ANASER and the Steering Committee of the Ten Steps Senegal Project announced the launch of SnRAP in Dakar, the Senegal Road Assessment Programme to eliminate high-risk roads. | Klik hier voor meer informatie. |
 | 2023 – Jointly funded by the United Nations Road Safety Fund (UNRSF) and the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (UKAid), through the Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF) of the World Bank. The 30-month Tanzania Ten Step Plan pilot project has built sustainable institutional capacity for safer roads, as well as impact and partnerships to save lives and reduce serious injuries resulting from road crashes. | Klik hier voor meer informatie. |
 | 2022- TanRAP, the Tanzaniaans wegenbeoordelingsprogramma, was launched in Dar es Salaam to eliminate high-risk roads and curb the more than 16,000 people who die on the country’s roads annually. | Klik hier voor meer informatie. |
 | 2024- SARAP programme activity has assessed 42,751 km of roads and designs, and 81 schools. | Klik hier voor meer informatie. |
 | 2024 – Under the FIA Road Safety Grant Programme, the Federation of Motorsports (FMU), together with its partners (including the FIA), have begun implementing a Safe School Zones assessment Road Safety Programme to combat these road safety challenges in the Wakiso District, Kampala Metropolitan of Uganda. The programme, which utilizes the Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) tool, aims to achieve safer routes to schools through a holistic approach of assessing school infrastructure, teaching road accessibility and crossing skills to children, and providing safety education to two-wheeler users (Boda-bodas). | Klik hier voor meer informatie. |
 | 2024 – The Automobile Association (AA) En ChildSafe South Africa, supported by the FIA Foundation and its Child Health Initiative (CHI), has taken a significant step towards improving road safety in Mamelodi, Tshwane through the launch of Project WATCH to upgrade road safety around ten schools. The Walking Safely to School (WATCH) project will be implemented from April 2024 to March 2026 and aims to improve road infrastructure and promote road safety around the schools with modifications to signs, traffic markings, speed humps, raised pedestrian crossings, and sidewalks around the school zones. Supported by Star Rating for Schools (SR4S), ChildSafe will conduct star rating assessments of the infrastructure modifications and providing road safety education. | Klik hier voor meer informatie. |
 | 2024 – The 2022 Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety Local Actions Winner, Zimbabwe youth advocate Tendekayi Marapara and his peers initiated the “Safer School Zones Zimbabwe” project targeting Glen View 8 Primary School in Harare, Zimbabwe. The objectives of the project, which include: advocating for reduced speed limits around school zones; forming road safety coalitions involving youth participation; and ensuring improved road infrastructure for schools like Glen View 8 Primary School using SR4S assessment results, represent critical strides toward fostering safer environments for children commuting to school. | Klik hier voor meer informatie. |
 | 2023 – De United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), de Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, and the UN Road Safety Fund joined forces to tackle road safety challenges around schools in Lusaka. Their focus is on infrastructure improvements in high-risk areas, using the Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) app to assess and quantify the risks children face. Six schools in densely populated areas of Lusaka were chosen for the initial phase. The project implemented various measures to enhance safety including; safe pedestrian crossings, speed reduction measures and awareness campaigns, which saw the star ratings all have a significant increase for each school. | Klik hier voor meer informatie. |
Waar wij werken
Beleid in de praktijk brengen
Veel landen geven prioriteit aan de veiligheid van hun weginfrastructuur door in hun beleid veiligheidsdoelstellingen van 3 sterren of hoger vast te leggen, in lijn met de VN-doelstellingen 3 en 4 voor wereldwijde verkeersveiligheid. Een aantal Latijns-Amerikaanse en Caribische landen heeft nationale strategieën en actieplannen voor verkeersveiligheid die doelstellingen van 3 sterren of hoger voor een veilige weginfrastructuur omvatten.
- Eswatini: 2023-2030 National Road Safety Strategy – iRAP study to be conducted on major rural and urban roads; highway network and >75% of travel on main roads to achieve a 3-star or better safety rating by 2030.
- Gambia: 2020−2030 Gambia Road Safety Strategy – National highway network to achieve 3-star or better performance standard.
- Kenya: 2024−2028 Kenya National Road Safety Action Plan – iRAP assessments to be undertaken of Class A, B and C paved roads, and major urban road networks in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoret, and Nakuru, to identify high-risk road sections. Safer Road Investment Plans to be developed to prioritise evidence-based safety improvements and national capacity building to include a focus on the iRAP methodology and tools.
- Limpopo, South Africa: Specify a star rating target for all designs for each road user; Undertake iRAP assessments using accredited experts to ensure a minimum three stars or better for all road users; Prioritise implementation of top 10 countermeasures identified in iRAP star rating process.
- Malawi: 2022−2030 Malawi National Road Safety Strategy – Road Safety Audit to be completed for all new roads, and include iRAP Star Rating. Minimum 3-star to be achieved for all road users.
- Tanzania: 2024/5−2026/7 Tanzania National Road Safety Plan – iRAP methodology to be used and improved road design guidelines and road inspection systems to be integrated with iRAP certification.
- Uganda: 2021−2026 Uganda National Action Plan – Enforce mandatory road safety audits from feasibility to detailed design and during construction using independent and accredited experts to ensure a minimum standard of 3-star rating or better for all road users. Certificate of Road Safety Compliance should be mandated for all road designs.
- Uganda: Guide for Establishment of Safe Schools Zones – Steps for designing new and upgrading existing school zones include assessments using methods such as iRAP Star Rating for Schools.
- UNECA/ Africa: Strategic Directions for Post Decade of Action 2011-2020 and African Road Safety Plan 2021-2030 – Mandatory risk assessment of road infrastructure using independent and accredited experts to ensure a minimum standard of three stars of better for all road users; specify a star rating target for designs.
How Safe are Africa's Roads and the Business Case for Safer Roads
De iRAP Safety Insights Explorer werpt licht op de ware omvang van verkeersongevallen, de veiligheid van de wegen wereldwijd en de positieve impact die investeringen kunnen hebben.
Meet the Africa Team
Safer Journeys Lead (Africa)
Nathalie Chiavassa
Safer Journeys Lead (Africa)
Nathalie Chiavassa is a dedicated road safety specialist and certified road safety auditor with more than 20 years of experience across Sub‑Saharan Africa and the Caribbean. She has contributed as an expert and team leader to numerous training programmes and has played a key role in advancing the Two Decades of Action for Road Safety, providing technical assistance, policy and strategy reviews, and capacity building in over 15 African countries.
Her professional background includes supporting major road rehabilitation and modernization projects throughout Africa. Her expertise covers road safety engineering, on‑site assessments, the development of technical manuals, and advisory support to road safety agencies, institutions, and civil society organizations.
Since March 2023, she has served as Lead for Safer Roads in Africa at the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP), where she is committed to strengthening efforts to save lives across the continent.
Leidinggevende op het gebied van training en accreditatie
Franco Azzato
Leidinggevende op het gebied van training en accreditatie
Franco Azzato is een industrieel-mechanisch ingenieur met meer dan zeven jaar ervaring in verkeersveiligheid. Hij heeft uitgebreid gewerkt in Latijns-Amerika, waar hij initiatieven ondersteunde gericht op de veiligheid van motorrijders en de verkeersveiligheid van kinderen, voordat hij in 2022 bij iRAP in de sector Veilige Infrastructuur ging werken.
Zijn werk combineert technische kennis met praktische toepassing en helpt overheden en partners om onderzoeksresultaten om te zetten in veiligere wegen en beleid. Franco zet zich in voor het versterken van de lokale capaciteit, omdat hij ervan overtuigd is dat verkeersveiligheid een gedeelde verantwoordelijkheid en een fundamenteel recht is.
Hij streeft er in zijn professionele rol naar om ervoor te zorgen dat minder mensen en gezinnen de onomkeerbare gevolgen van verkeersongevallen ondervinden.
Coördinator Duurzame Mobiliteit
Minh Vo
Coördinator Duurzame Mobiliteit
Minh Vo heeft een master in stedenbouwkunde en beschikt over expertise op het gebied van verkeersveiligheid, duurzame mobiliteit en monitoring en evaluatie. Bij iRAP ondersteunt ze de programma's Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) en CycleRAP, waarbij ze op bewijs gebaseerde infrastructuurbeoordelingen en -verbeteringen bevordert en tegelijkertijd partnerschappen met overheden, ontwikkelingsorganisaties en gemeenschappen wereldwijd versterkt.
Haar achtergrond combineert op unieke wijze technische analyse met maatschappelijke betrokkenheid, met een sterke focus op de ontwikkeling van klimaatbestendige en inclusieve transportsystemen die aansluiten bij het VN-decennium voor duurzaam transport (2026-2035). Minh zet zich vol passie in om data en onderzoek te vertalen naar praktische oplossingen die kwetsbare weggebruikers beschermen, met name kinderen en fietsers.
Als ontvanger van de Australia Awards Scholarships en de Peter Kissinger Memorial Award 2025 belichaamt zij zowel professionele uitmuntendheid als een oprechte toewijding aan het redden van levens door middel van veiligere, duurzamere straten voor iedereen.
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