I am very pleased to be supporting Transaid through participating in the year's Cycle Zambia Challenge. I have posted a lot about the challenge, my training and fundraising so far, but thought it would be worth sharing a bit more information about the charity itself and some of the amazing work in Africa which it supports. See an overview of Transaid's programmes below, including a couple of great videos and infographics.
Transaid transforms lives through safe, available, and sustainable transport
Founded by Save the Children, The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), and its Patron, HRH The Princess Royal, the international development organisation shares 25 years’ worth of expertise in 23 countries with partners and governments – empowering people to build the skills they need to transform their own lives.
Transaid supports many programs and works with many partners in two main areas:
- Access to Healthcare
- Road Safety
Access to Healthcare Programmes
People living in rural areas of Africa often struggle to access vital services. Around 75% of maternal deaths can be avoided through timely access to vital childbirth-related care (Source: The World Bank).
What we do:
- We empower people to transform their own lives through access to vital services, such as healthcare
- We transform rural access to vital services – We enable women, children, and men in rural communities to reach health services when they are in need.
- We strengthen transport systems and this can provide access to appropriate forms of transport.
- Our work includes the use of Emergency Transport Schemes to transport pregnant mothers with complications. We also help community health workers reach the families who need them.
Click here to view an infographic on our impact in access to healthcare in sub-Saharan from 2014-2017.
Road Safety Programmes
In sub-Saharan Africa, road deaths are the third biggest killer following HIV/AIDS and Malaria (Source: The World Bank) and the problem will only rise with the growing population. Drivers are at risk every time they sit behind the wheel due to a lack of legal enforcement and training, and badly maintained and overloaded vehicles.
What we do:
- We support drivers, governments, and training institutions to improve road safety
- We transform driver training
- We work with partners and governments to train driver trainers. Our driver training programmes make drivers more competent, vehicles safer, and reduce death and injury on the road.
- We work with governments and other organisations to create and promote far-reaching improvements in driving standards, including curricula development. We also work on transport management systems, joining with partners to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve the management and maintenance of fleets of vehicles.
You can read more about Transaid's current and past programmes here http://www.transaid.org/programmes/
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