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What
is it?
A European campaign about road safety and first aid for children
and those in charge of their well being.
| Who
is involved? |
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A
Red Cross initiative of 25 National Societies with financial support
from the European Commission, managed on behalf of the Red Cross/
EU Office by German Red Cross |
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Red
Cross activists, staff and volunteers in Europe. |
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Everybody
who wants to join in:
schools, parents, local communities, road safety organisations,
children's organisations, private companies. |
Taking
the lead:
Red Cross National Societies are on board in these 25 countries:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Rumania, United Kingdom
| Why? |
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To
save lives of young school children on European roads. |
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To
provide information and raise awareness in schools and in the community |
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To
share knowledge and experience. |
| Why
young school children? |
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They
are victims:
Road crashes are the greatest single threat of death or injury facing
children (UNICEF 2001 report on OECD countries) |
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They
are learners:
Young children have the motivation to learn if road safety and first
aid education is made attractive. Teaching children how to behave
safely on the roads has long-term benefits. |
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They
are future First-Aid providers:
By making young children aware of the dangers of road traffic and
their role in protecting and saving lives, basic first aid messages
can be passed on. |
| How
does it work? |
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By
mobilizing schools and neighbourhoods. |
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By
attracting local partners. |
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By
influencing the behaviour of young road users. |
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By
introducing children to basic first aid techniques. |
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By
pooling expertise and sharing best practice between all 25 National
Societies in the European Union and in candidate countries |
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By
using materials - posters, leaflets, first aid cards, games - in
all languages of the campaign partners |
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Through
a wide range of activities at the European, national and local level:
road safety days in schools, bicycle exams, distribution of reflectors,
first aid initiations |
When?
From April 2003 to April 2004
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