Safe Schools Africa

Billions of US dollars are invested in road development projects in Africa each year. But unfortunately, despite the existence of important safeguards, roads that do not meet the minimum 3-star standard for safety are still being built. Traditionally, the focus of roads engineers in Africa has been on providing for vehicles, despite the fact that […]
Commercial Motorcycle Rider Training
In September 2020, Amend and the TotalEnergies Foundation embarked on a multi-phase project to develop a commercial motorcycle rider training program, pilot it and then roll it out in multiple African countries. There are an estimated 27 million motorcycles in Africa, with around 80% of these being used commercially as motorcycle-taxis or for deliveries. Taking […]
Pedestrian Action Plan for Accra, Ghana
From August 2017 to November 2019 Amend partnered with the World Resources Institute and the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety on an advocacy project in Accra, Ghana with a clear goal: the development and release of a Pedestrian Road Safety Action Plan for Accra and subsequent follow up. The Action Plan was developed […]
Enhancing understanding of safe motorcycle and three-wheeler use for rural transport in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
The use of motorcycles has increased rapidly in many African countries in recent years. Motorcycles are commonly used as taxis, with the rider charging a fare to carry passengers or freight. In rural areas, motorcycle taxis play a crucial role in connecting people to services and farmers to markets, and in many countries motorcycles are […]
Safe school area infrastructure and 30 km/h advocacy in nine countries in Africa
The Puma Energy Foundation, the FIA Foundation, and Amend came together from January 2017 to December 2019 on a project to save children’s lives across nine countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with safe infrastructure and safe school zone advocacy. The program countries were Botswana, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Senegal, Tanzania, and Zambia. During the […]