Road Safety Activities with Primary Schools in Tanzania
Since 2013, Amend has partnered with Puma Energy Tanzania to carry out road safety activities with primary schools throughout Tanzania. This program has involved working with over 70 schools in seven regions of Tanzania. It has included teaching road safety education to more than 100,000 children, running road safety drawing competitions, forming road safety clubs […]
Road Safety Activities with Schools in Chanika, Dar es Salaam
We undertook road safety activities at four primary schools in the Chanika area of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The activities included: Tailored road safety education for all children at all four schools A road safety drawing competition, including an award ceremony and distribution of prizes to children and schools Incorporation of road safety activities in […]
Technical Assistance for Road Safety and Community Engagement in Rural Road Design
Amend provided technical assistance to the World Bank in the development of a model for “people-centered” community engagement in the improvement of rural roads in Tanzania. In the past, roads have typically been built with consideration only for drivers of vehicles. However, through this new model, road safety and other social risks facing all road […]
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 […]
Promoting EU visibility in the Tanzanian transport sector through road safety activities
Partnering with the European Union Delegation to Tanzania, Amend designed and implemented a road safety awareness campaign in Dar es Salaam. The campaign involved the following activities: A launch event and ceremony Training for members of the media on how to report road safety and other transport-related issues A radio message targeting motorcycle taxi riders […]
A study to determine the causes and circumstances of motorcycle crashes on low-volume rural roads in Tanzania
Through detailed crash investigations, risk assessments, interviews and inspections, this study aimed to determine the causes and circumstances of motorcycle crashes on low-volume rural roads in Tanzania, to inform the development of targeted road safety policies and interventions. View final project report here.
Three studies into road traffic injury on rural roads in Tanzania
It is well established that improving rural roads can bring economic and social benefits. However, these benefits can be offset by an increase in road deaths and injuries and the associated negative social and economic consequences. These studies found high and increasing rates of road traffic injury on rural roads, in particular among motorcycle taxi […]