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Budget: €20,889
Principal donors: DGD
Handicap International has begun a road safety project in Benin, the country in Africa, according to the World Health Organisation, with the highest road traffic accident death rate. We will focus our actions on the regions of Cotonou and Porto Novo, where road traffic causes the highest number of casualties.
In 2010, Handicap International carried out an exploratory assignment. We found that there was no long-term road safety strategy. The law on helmet and seat belt use, for example, or on speed limits, would appear difficult to apply. In addition, there are inadequate emergency medical services for delivering emergency medical care to road accident casualties. There is also a lack of data collection on the road traffic situation in Benin, despite the fact that this data is necessary for implementing an effective policy.
In the coming years, Handicap International will carry out a series of actions to improve road safety in Benin. The country’s national centre for road safety will receive technical support to prepare and implement a road safety action plan. We will also encourage staff from the section concerned to participate in regional and national conferences and seminars. We will also work towards setting up a database to produce an accurate map of the road traffic situation in Benin. We will also organise community-based actions. As part of this, in 2011, Alinagnon, an NGO, will hold a road safety week during which public awareness will be raised on this issue. Helmets will also be distributed.
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Handicap International has begun a road safety project in Benin, the country in Africa, according to the World Health Organisation, with the highest road traffic accident death rate. We will focus...
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