{"id":5547,"date":"2025-05-12T01:07:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T15:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.temp.irap-dev.org\/global-launch-of-upgraded-yea-empowering-global-youth-for-safe-school-roads\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T15:01:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T05:01:39","slug":"global-launch-of-upgraded-yea-empowering-global-youth-for-safe-school-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irap.org\/nl\/global-launch-of-upgraded-yea-empowering-global-youth-for-safe-school-roads\/","title":{"rendered":"Wereldwijde lancering van de verbeterde app voor jeugdbetrokkenheid (YEA): Mondiale jeugd empowerment voor veiligere schoolroutes in Vietnam, Chili, Zuid-Afrika en Peru"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In een baanbrekende ontwikkeling, de langverwachte nieuwe versie van <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/starratingforschools.org\/youth-engagement-app\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">de Jeugdbetrokkenheidsapp (YEA)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> gelanceerd tijdens de <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/campaigns\/un-global-road-safety-week\/8th-un-global-road-safety-week\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">8e VN Wereldweek voor Verkeersveiligheid<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, in het kader van het thema \u201cStreets for Life: #MakeWalkingSafe en #MakeCyclingSafe\u201d.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:90,&quot;335559739&quot;:150,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gefinancierd door <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Google.org<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, deze verbeterde versie introduceert een levendige, gebruiksvriendelijke interface die is ontworpen om jongeren wereldwijd te betrekken bij verkeersveiligheidsinitiatieven. YEA is een interactief platform waarmee jongeren gemakkelijk verkeersveiligheidsproblemen in de omgeving van hun scholen kunnen identificeren en melden, en zo bijdragen aan het aanpakken van de grootste doodsoorzaak van hun generatie \u2013 verkeersongevallen. Met zijn wereldwijde schaalbaarheid wordt verwacht dat YEA de schoolveiligheid in landen als Vietnam, Chili, Zuid-Afrika en Peru zal transformeren.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:90,&quot;335559739&quot;:150}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jongeren aan de Onderhandelingstafel<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:90,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Het betrekken van jongeren bij initiatieven voor verkeersveiligheid is cruciaal, omdat zij frisse perspectieven en innovatieve oplossingen brengen voor langdurige problemen, waardoor een cultuur van verantwoordelijkheid en bewustzijn onder hun leeftijdsgenoten wordt bevorderd. Door actief bij te dragen aan verkeersveiligheidsprogramma's kunnen jongeren lokale autoriteiten helpen bij het prioriteren van interventies en deze afstemmen op de behoeften van de gemeenschap, waardoor dodelijke slachtoffers en ernstige verwondingen worden verminderd en veiligere wegen voor iedereen worden gewaarborgd.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Een sprong voorwaarts in technologie en gebruikerservaring\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:90,&quot;335559739&quot;:150,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">De nieuwe versie van YEA brengt een reeks spannende verbeteringen met zich mee, ontworpen om de gebruikerservaring en functionaliteit te verbeteren. De bijgewerkte lay-out is aantrekkelijker en boeiender, met levendige nieuwe kleuren en dynamische grafieken. Gebruiksvriendelijke workflows zijn zorgvuldig ontworpen om ervoor te zorgen dat informatie gemakkelijk toegankelijk is en de navigatie wordt gestroomlijnd. Bovendien bevat de nieuwe versie krachtige tools die specifiek zijn ontworpen om de implementatie van Star Rating for Schools (SR4S)-projecten te ondersteunen. Deze verbeteringen maken YEA collectief tot een intu\u00eftiever en effici\u00ebnter platform, waardoor gebruikers hun projectdoelen met meer gemak en plezier kunnen bereiken. U kunt de nieuwe YEA-gebruikershandleiding in het Engels downloaden. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.starratingforschools.org\/Useful_Resources\/YEA_User_Guide.pdf?_gl=1*155hdvw*_ga*MTk3OTM5MzQxNy4xNzM1MDUzMTU1*_ga_HEP6JVC42M*czE3NDY2MTE1OTYkbzMyMiRnMSR0MTc0NjYxMTg0NSRqMCRsMCRoMA\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">hier<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/YEA-1.jpg\" alt=\"YEA 1\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/YEA-2.jpg\" alt=\"YEA 2\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/YEA-3.jpg\" alt=\"YEA 3\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/YEA-4.jpg\" alt=\"YEA 4\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/YEA-5.jpg\" alt=\"YEA 5\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Impact Opschalen Over Continenten<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vietnam: Niets over Jongeren, zonder Jongeren<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:90,&quot;335559739&quot;:150,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vietnam, het geboorteoord van YEA door de <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/starratingforschools.org\/2024\/03\/aime-empowering-youth-for-safer-roads-becomes-a-reality-across-vietnam\/\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">AI&amp;Me: Jongeren versterken voor veiligere wegen programma<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, ziet de toepassing blijven floreren door haar voortdurende partnerschap met de AIP Foundation. De nieuwe versies van YEA zullen worden gebruikt in twee afzonderlijke projecten \u2013 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/starratingforschools.org\/2024\/11\/nothing-about-youth-without-youth-empowering-youth-for-livable-cities-program-launches-in-vietnam\/\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jongeren empowerment voor leefbare steden<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> en <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/starratingforschools.org\/2023\/09\/irap-receives-google-support-to-advance-the-united-nations-sustainable-development-goals-and-road-safety\/\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">AI&amp;Ik: AI-tool benutten voor impact op verkeersveiligheid<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">waarbij middelbare scholen en hogescholen in drie verschillende provincies worden betrokken. Deze projecten, gefinancierd door Fondation Botnar, FIA Foundation en Google.org, hebben tot doel de verkeersveiligheidseducatie en betrokkenheid van studenten te verbeteren en de directe bijdrage van jongeren aan het nationale programma voor schoolzones te ondersteunen.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Een recente co-creatie workshop met studenten speelde een cruciale rol bij het vormgeven van de toekomst van YEA in Vietnam. Tijdens deze workshop gaven studenten waardevolle inzichten en feedback, wat hielp bij het vaststellen van nieuwe prioriteiten voor het gebruik van de app in het land. Ze identificeerden ook essenti\u00eble functionaliteiten die moeten worden opgenomen in de volgende upgrades, om ervoor te zorgen dat YEA relevant en effectief blijft in het aanpakken van de unieke behoeften van de Vietnamese schoolgemeenschap.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/By-AIP-Foundation.jpg\" alt=\"By AIP Foundation\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chili: Eerste Spaanstalige Piloot<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:90,&quot;335559739&quot;:150,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">De <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.automovilclub.cl\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Autom\u00f3vil Club de Chile<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> heeft een actieve rol gespeeld bij het verbeteren van schoolomgevingen, met steun van de <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/starratingforschools.org\/2025\/03\/fia-launches-grants-programme-to-advance-safe-and-sustainable-mobility\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">FIA Veilige en Duurzame Mobiliteitsbeurzen Programma<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Door middel van meerdere beoordelingen met de SR4S-tool hebben zij diverse verkeersveiligheidsverbeteringen doorgevoerd op onderwijsinstellingen in verschillende regio's van het land. Vanaf half 2025 zal de introductie van de YEA-applicatie op drie scholen in Santiago deze inspanningen verder versterken, waardoor de percepties van studenten over verkeersveiligheid kunnen worden verzameld en waardevolle informatie kan worden gegenereerd om toekomstige interventies in schoolomgevingen te begeleiden. Om het gebruik van het platform, dat naar het Spaans is vertaald, te vergemakkelijken, is speciaal voor studenten en leerkrachten een uitlegvideo gemaakt. De video legt visueel en duidelijk uit hoe de applicatie gebruikt moet worden. Deze bron is essentieel om kinderen te helpen begrijpen hoe het werkt, wat hen aanmoedigt om actief deel te nemen aan het identificeren van verkeersveiligheidsrisico's. Bovendien ondersteunt het leren, bevordert het verkeersveiligheidsonderwijs vanaf jonge leeftijd en stelt het studenten in staat om als veranderaars in hun gemeenschap op te treden.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Youth-Image-credit-Automovil-Club-de-Chile.jpg\" alt=\"Youth Image credit- Automo\u0301vil Club de Chile\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Zuid-Afrika: <\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Veilig naar school lopen (WATCH)<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in Mamelodi<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:90,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In Zuid-Afrika, de samenwerking met <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/childsafe.org.za\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ChildSafe Zuid-Afrika<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is gericht op het aanwijzen van risicovolle zones, het implementeren van gerichte veiligheidsmaatregelen en het ondersteunen van op bewijs gebaseerde belangenbehartiging bij lokale overheden om veiligere schoolroutes te cre\u00ebren. De bijgewerkte YEA zal naar verwachting een cruciale rol spelen bij het verzamelen van feedback van de schoolgemeenschap over verkeersveiligheidskwesties in de <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/starratingforschools.org\/2024\/08\/watch-launched-in-mamelodi-south-africa-to-keep-learners-safe-on-the-road\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Veilig naar school lopen (WATCH)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> project. Via dit initiatief zullen veiligheidsspelden worden verzameld op twee middelbare scholen en worden vergeleken met SR4S-beoordelingen om zowel subjectieve als objectieve verkeersveiligheidsomstandigheden te evalueren.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-credit-ChildSafe-South-Africa.jpg\" alt=\"Image credit- ChildSafe South Africa\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Peru: Jongeren in Peru versterken via \u201cJ\u00f3venes con Calle\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n<p>De lancering van het programma \u201cJ\u00f3venes con Calle\u201d (\u201cStraatwijze Jongeren\u201d) in Peru, een door jongeren geleid initiatief gericht op verkeersveiligheid, duurzame mobiliteit en veilig stedelijk ontwerp, sluit perfect aan bij de mogelijkheden van de nieuwe versie van YEA. Dit project, onder leiding van leden van de Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety (YOURS) en MOVISS \u2013 Citizens\u2019 Association for Sustainable Mobility and Road Safety, heeft tot doel jongeren in staat te stellen een actieve rol te spelen bij het verbeteren van hun gemeenschappen.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60642467 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Met zijn intu\u00eftieve interface, levendige beelden en geavanceerde tools voor gegevensvisualisatie zal YEA het programma voor jeugdleiders ondersteunen. De app stroomlijnt de projectplanning, het verzamelen van feedback uit de gemeenschap en het identificeren van risicogebieden, waardoor effectieve veiligheidsinterventies mogelijk worden.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60642467 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60642467 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">In mei vinden workshops plaats met jongeren en nationale wegbeheerders <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60642467 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">etalage<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60642467 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"> De capaciteiten van YEA, het bevorderen van samenwerking om veiligere en duurzamere gemeenschappen op te bouwen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Peru-Images-credit-MOVISS-2.jpg\" alt=\"Peru Images credit- MOVISS 2\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>Een visie voor jeugdbetrokkenheid<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">De release van de bijgewerkte YEA vertegenwoordigt een belangrijke stap voorwaarts in het bevorderen van jeugddeelname. Uitgerold in Vietnam, Chili, Zuid-Afrika en Peru, stelt YEA een nieuwe maatstaf voor impactvolle betrokkenheid en verbetert het de gegevensverzameling door middel van innovatieve technologie. Het gebruiksvriendelijke ontwerp en de schaalbaarheid zijn effectief gebleken.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:90,&quot;335559739&quot;:150,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We bedanken Google.org voor de financiering van deze verbeterde versie en Fondation Botnar en FIA Foundation voor hun steun bij de oorspronkelijke ontwikkeling van de app. Uw inzet voor het bevorderen van de gezondheid en het welzijn van jongeren maakt schoolexcursies veiliger en gezonder voor studenten wereldwijd.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:90,&quot;335559739&quot;:150,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">YEA is nu beschikbaar in uw app store en is gratis te gebruiken.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Scannen en downloaden:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/App-Store.jpg\" alt=\"App Store\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Playstore.jpg\" alt=\"Playstore\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Voor meer informatie:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Neem contact op met:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><a href=\"mailto:schools@irap.org\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">schools@irap.org<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of<\/span><a href=\"mailto:yea@starratingforschools.org\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">yea@starratingforschools.org<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/nl\/2025\/04\/irap-advocates-for-pedestrian-and-cyclist-safety-in-support-of-ungrsw\/\">Meer informatie over onze steun aan #StreetsforLife tijdens deze UNGRSW<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/starratingforschools.org\/youth-engagement-app\/\">Meer over de Youth Engagement App (YEA) <\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Make-Cycling-Safe-Positive.png\" alt=\"Make Cycling Safe Positive\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Make-Walking-Safe-Positive.png\" alt=\"Make Walking Safe Positive\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a groundbreaking development, the much-anticipated new version of the Youth Engagement App (YEA) has launched during the 8th UN Global Road Safety Week, supporting the theme \u201cStreets for Life: #MakeWalkingSafe and #MakeCyclingSafe\u201d.\u00a0 Funded by Google.org, this upgraded version introduces a vibrant, user-friendly interface designed to engage youth worldwide in road safety initiatives. 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