Childsafe: Creating Data-Driven Programs in South Africa
Safe Kids Worldwide, a global organization dedicated to preventing injuries in children, has unique expertise in the area of promoting road safety for children. The Safe Kids Buckle Up Program™, Safe Kids’ signature child passenger safety program that started in the United States and is being replicated globally, uses research, education, awareness and public policy to protect children in and around cars.
With the support of the General Motors Foundation, Safe Kids Worldwide surveyed 1,000 parents with children ages 4 to 10 to ask about how their child rides in a car and what leads them to use a booster seat or seat belt.
New findings from a study by Safe Kids Worldwide, made possible by a grant from the General Motors Foundation, indicate that there are parents who do not always take the time to ensure their children are safely secured in vehicles.
A checklist for parents on keeping their child safe while riding in the car in Chinese.
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