{"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 vernieuwde Youth Engagement App (YEA): Jongeren wereldwijd in staat stellen om bij te dragen aan veiligere schoolwegen in Vietnam, Chili, Zuid-Afrika,\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In een baanbrekende ontwikkeling is de langverwachte nieuwe versie van <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/starratingforschools.org\/youth-engagement-app\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">de Youth Engagement App (YEA)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is 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\">, ter ondersteuning van het thema &quot;Straten voor het leven: #MakeWalkingSafe en #MakeCyclingSafe&quot;.<\/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 initiatieven voor verkeersveiligheid. YEA is een interactief platform waarmee jongeren gemakkelijk verkeersongevallen in de omgeving van hun school kunnen signaleren en melden, en zo bijdragen aan de bestrijding van de grootste doodsoorzaak van hun generatie: verkeersongevallen. Dankzij de wereldwijde schaalbaarheid zal YEA naar verwachting de schoolveiligheid in landen als Vietnam, Chili, Zuid-Afrika en Peru 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 besluitvormingstafel<\/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 verkeersveiligheidsinitiatieven is cruciaal, omdat zij nieuwe perspectieven en innovatieve oplossingen voor langdurige problemen inbrengen en een cultuur van verantwoordelijkheid en bewustzijn onder hun leeftijdsgenoten bevorderen. Door actief bij te dragen aan verkeersveiligheidsprogramma&#039;s kunnen jongeren lokale autoriteiten helpen bij het prioriteren van interventies en deze afstemmen op de behoeften van de gemeenschap, waardoor het aantal dodelijke slachtoffers en ernstig gewonden afneemt en de wegen voor iedereen veiliger worden.\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 biedt een reeks spannende verbeteringen die zijn ontworpen om de gebruikerservaring en functionaliteit te verbeteren. De vernieuwde 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 te stroomlijnen. Daarnaast 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 gezamenlijk een intu\u00eftiever en effici\u00ebnter platform, waardoor gebruikers hun projectdoelen gemakkelijker en met meer 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 vergroten over continenten heen<\/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, de geboorteplaats van YEA via 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 sterker maken voor veiligere wegen<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, De applicatie blijft floreren dankzij de voortdurende samenwerking met de AIP Foundation. De nieuwe versies van YEA zullen in twee verschillende projecten worden gebruikt \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 sterker maken 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;Me: AI-tools inzetten voor een betere verkeersveiligheid<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Het project omvat middelbare scholen in drie verschillende provincies. Deze projecten, gefinancierd door Fondation Botnar, FIA Foundation en Google.org, hebben als doel de verkeersveiligheidseducatie en -betrokkenheid onder leerlingen 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 workshop met leerlingen, waarin gezamenlijk werd gewerkt aan de ontwikkeling van de app, speelde een cruciale rol in de toekomst van YEA in Vietnam. Tijdens deze workshop gaven de leerlingen waardevolle inzichten en feedback, waardoor nieuwe prioriteiten voor het gebruik van de app in het land konden worden vastgesteld. Ze identificeerden ook essenti\u00eble functionaliteiten die in de volgende updates moeten worden opgenomen, zodat YEA relevant en effectief blijft inspelen op 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 de schoolomgeving, met de 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-subsidieprogramma voor veilige en duurzame mobiliteit<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Door middel van meerdere evaluaties met de SR4S-tool hebben ze verschillende verbeteringen op het gebied van verkeersveiligheid doorgevoerd in onderwijsinstellingen in verschillende regio&#039;s van het land. Vanaf medio 2025 zal de introductie van de YEA-applicatie in drie scholen in Santiago deze inspanningen verder versterken. De applicatie maakt het mogelijk om de perceptie van leerlingen over verkeersveiligheid te verzamelen en waardevolle informatie te genereren die toekomstige interventies in schoolomgevingen kan sturen. Om het gebruik van het platform, dat in het Spaans is vertaald, te vergemakkelijken, is er een instructievideo gemaakt, speciaal voor leerlingen en docenten. De video legt visueel en duidelijk uit hoe de applicatie werkt. Deze bron is essentieel om kinderen te helpen begrijpen hoe het werkt en stimuleert hun actieve deelname aan het identificeren van verkeersrisico&#039;s. Bovendien ondersteunt het het leerproces, bevordert het verkeersveiligheidseducatie vanaf jonge leeftijd en stelt het leerlingen in staat om veranderingen in hun gemeenschap teweeg te brengen.<\/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 (BEKIJK)<\/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 is de samenwerking met <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/childsafe.org.za\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ChildSafe Zuid-Afrika<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Het doel is om risicovolle zones in kaart te brengen, gerichte veiligheidsmaatregelen te implementeren en op bewijs gebaseerde belangenbehartiging bij lokale autoriteiten te ondersteunen 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. <\/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 (BEKIJK)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> project. Via dit initiatief worden veiligheidsspelden verzameld op twee middelbare scholen en 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 sterker maken via \u201cJ\u00f3venes con Calle\u201d (Jongeren op straat)\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 veilige stadsplanning, sluit perfect aan bij de mogelijkheden van de nieuwe versie van YEA. Dit project, geleid door leden van de Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety (YOURS) en MOVISS \u2013 Citizens&#039; Association for Sustainable Mobility and Road Safety, heeft als doel jongeren in staat te stellen een actieve rol te spelen in 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)\">YEA, met zijn intu\u00eftieve interface, levendige visuals en geavanceerde tools voor datavisualisatie, zal de jongerenleiders van het programma ondersteunen. De app stroomlijnt de projectplanning, het verzamelen van feedback vanuit de gemeenschap en de identificatie van risicogebieden, waardoor effectieve veiligheidsmaatregelen 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 zullen er workshops plaatsvinden met jongeren en nationale wegbeheerders. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60642467 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">presentatie<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60642467 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"> De mogelijkheden van YEA, die samenwerking bevorderen om veiligere en duurzamere gemeenschappen 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 op jongerenparticipatie<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">De lancering van de vernieuwde YEA is een belangrijke stap voorwaarts in het bevorderen van jongerenparticipatie. YEA, dat al is uitgerold in Vietnam, Chili, Zuid-Afrika en Peru, zet een nieuwe standaard voor effectieve betrokkenheid en verbetert 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\">Wij willen Google.org hartelijk bedanken voor de financiering van deze verbeterde versie, en Fondation Botnar en FIA Foundation voor hun steun bij de initi\u00eble ontwikkeling van de app. Dankzij jullie inzet voor de gezondheid en het welzijn van jongeren worden schoolreizen wereldwijd veiliger en gezonder voor leerlingen.<\/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 informatie 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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