Role of NGO in Aw areness Role of NGO in Aw areness Raising Advocacy & Prevention Raising Advocacy & Prevention of Child I njuries of Child I njuries By: By: Mona Khouri Akl Mona Khouri Akl
Mona Khouri Akl Mona Khouri Akl Educational Background • BS Business Marketing – LAU, Blat - Lebanon • MA Hospital Management – Nuffield Institute – Leeds University - UK • PhD Level Courses in Injury Prevention – Karolinska Institute - Sweden Volunteer • Previous Lebanese Red Cross First Aid Team Volunteer • Previous Lebanese Red Cross First Aid Trainer • Previous St. John Ambulance First Aid Volunteer NGO W ork • President – YASA Lebanon since 2004 • Founding Member in Child of Lebanon • Board Member in Union for Protecting Childhood in Lebanon • Others
Safety Prom otion Safety Prom otion & & I njury Prevention I njury Prevention Since 1 9 9 4 Since 1 9 9 4
Youth Association for Social Awareness www.yasa.org
YASA’ ’s s Background YASA Background � Established in 1994 after the death of Tarek Established in 1994 after the death of Tarek � Assi ( 19 years old) in a tragic car crash. Assi ( 19 years old) in a tragic car crash. � Works on Safety Promotion and Injury Works on Safety Promotion and Injury � Prevention in the Middle East region. Prevention in the Middle East region. � Aiming at reducing deaths and disabilities Aiming at reducing deaths and disabilities � due to unintentional injuries. due to unintentional injuries. � Built, Built, over the past years, a great over the past years, a great � reputation in safety promotion and injury reputation in safety promotion and injury prevention especially traffic safety. prevention especially traffic safety.
YASA’ ’s mission s mission YASA � YASA aims for safety promotion YASA aims for safety promotion � and injury prevention through and injury prevention through education, research, lobbying and education, research, lobbying and advocacy. advocacy. � YASA YASA also provides social also provides social � assistance to injury victims. assistance to injury victims.
YASA Lebanon YASA Lebanon Achievements Achievements Due to the continuous lobbying and advocacy Due to the continuous lobbying and advocacy efforts of YASA Lebanon, we were able to: efforts of YASA Lebanon, we were able to: • Reduce the acceptable blood alcohol level Reduce the acceptable blood alcohol level • • Introduce speed radars Introduce speed radars • • Enforcement of seatbelt use Enforcement of seatbelt use • • Mandatory Mechanical Inspection Mandatory Mechanical Inspection • • Mandatory Car Insurance Mandatory Car Insurance • • Reduce customs taxation on child car restrains Reduce customs taxation on child car restrains • • Force the building of some Pedestrian Bridges Force the building of some Pedestrian Bridges • • Draft a new Traffic Legislation for Lebanon after Draft a new Traffic Legislation for Lebanon after • being requested by head of Parliamentary being requested by head of Parliamentary Committee for Public Works and Transport; this Committee for Public Works and Transport; this draft is currently in the Parliament under study draft is currently in the Parliament under study
YASA International YASA International Achievements Achievements � YASA has participated in many YASA has participated in many � international safety events around the international safety events around the globe. globe. � WHO Safety Conference; WHO Safety Conference; � • 2004 was in Vienna, YASA had 4 abstracts 2004 was in Vienna, YASA had 4 abstracts • accepted. accepted. • 2006 was in South Africa, 8 abstracts were 2006 was in South Africa, 8 abstracts were • accepted with one oral presentation. accepted with one oral presentation. • 2008 was in Mexico, we had 2 abstracts as 2008 was in Mexico, we had 2 abstracts as • posters. posters.
YASA’ ’s International s International YASA Affiliation & Collaboration Affiliation & Collaboration � Since � Since 2001 YASA started having 2001 YASA started having international affiliations and Collaborations: international affiliations and Collaborations: • Memberships to international organizations Memberships to international organizations • � Prevention � Prevention Routier Routier International International – – PRI PRI � European Federation for Road Victims � European Federation for Road Victims – – FEVR FEVR � Arab Road Safety Organization � Arab Road Safety Organization - - AROSO AROSO • Collaboration with International Organizations: Collaboration with International Organizations: • � World Health Organization � World Health Organization – – WHO Geneva WHO Geneva � World Health Organization � World Health Organization – – WHO EMRO WHO EMRO
Progress… … Progress YASA slowly YASA slowly moved from the moved from the University to all University to all of Lebanon then of Lebanon then to the world. to the world.
ﻦﻣﻦﻣ From the From the ﺔﻌﻣﺎﺠﻟاﺔﻌﻣﺎﺠﻟا University to University to Lebanon to نﺎﻨﺒﻟ ﻰﻟإنﺎﻨﺒﻟ ﻰﻟإ Lebanon to The World The World ﻢﻟﺎﻌﻟا ﻰﻟإ ﻢﻟﺎﻌﻟا ﻰﻟإ
Some Some International International Awards Awards
Som e YASA Publications Cam paigns &
YASA YASA Newsletter Newsletter Arabic Arabic
YASA YASA Newsletter Newsletter English English
YASA YASA Newsletter Newsletter French French
BOOKS Som e YASA
Activities Som e YASA
Traffic Safety Educational Traffic Safety Educational Garden Garden � Children 6 Children 6- - 12 years 12 years � � Traffic Safety Education in a Fun way Traffic Safety Education in a Fun way � (seatbelt + helmet) (seatbelt + helmet)
Traffic Crash Simulation Traffic Crash Simulation Has done over 700 simulations all around Lebanon in Has done over 700 simulations all around Lebanon in collaboration with the emergency bodies. collaboration with the emergency bodies.
Basic First Aid Training Basic First Aid Training YASA has provided First Aid Training for more than 1000 YASA has provided First Aid Training for more than 1000 persons since 2008 persons since 2008
Driver Improvement Program Driver Improvement Program YASA has provided DIP and BDIP Training for 1000s YASA has provided DIP and BDIP Training for 1000s
School Bus Evacuation School Bus Evacuation
YASA YASA & & MEDIA MEDIA
YASA & CNN YASA & CNN
Work on Children Rights to Work on Children Rights to Safety Safety � We work in close collaboration with We work in close collaboration with � NGOs who are specialized in Children NGOs who are specialized in Children Right. Right. � We do interventions in schools in an We do interventions in schools in an � aim to reach the biggest number of aim to reach the biggest number of children. children. � School interventions aim to educate School interventions aim to educate � the children on better safety issues the children on better safety issues and on their rights to safety. and on their rights to safety.
FINAL WORD FINAL WORD ةﺮﻴﺧأ ﺔﻤﻠآ ةﺮﻴﺧأ ﺔﻤﻠآ
W e w ill W e w ill alw ays seek alw ays seek our dream our dream ًﺎﻤﺋاد ﻰﻌﺴﻧ فﻮﺳ ًﺎﻤﺋاد ﻰﻌﺴﻧ فﻮﺳ ﺎﻨﻤﻠﺣ ﻖﻴﻘﺤﺘﻟ ﺎﻨﻤﻠﺣ ﻖﻴﻘﺤﺘﻟ
Which is to Save Which is to Save Millions of Injuries Millions of Injuries Around the Globe Around the Globe تﺎﺑﺎﺻﻹا ﻦﻣ ﻦﻴﻳﻼﻤﻟا ذﺎﻘﻧإ ﻮهو تﺎﺑﺎﺻﻹا ﻦﻣ ﻦﻴﻳﻼﻤﻟا ذﺎﻘﻧإ ﻮهو ﻢﻟﺎﻌﻟا لﻮﺣﻢﻟﺎﻌﻟا لﻮﺣ
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