School Road Safety Education in Uganda: Progress and Lessons Learned

The Uganda Road Accident Reduction Network Organisation (URRENO) is a non-profit, non-government organisation (NGO) mandated in 1997. From modest pilot project funded by the World Bank 2003, it has become leader development, implementation and advocacy for road safety education primary schools across Uganda. Through URRENO efforts, program was adopted as national curriculum shown to improve students’ skills behaviours reduce their involvement crashes from 15% 5%. Many other related worthwhile initiatives followed, including: improvements pedestrian facilities; integrated publicity enforcement campaigns; expansion of NGOs supplement Government efforts. Lessons learned value like organisations include: striving collect analyse data attain evidence base; building strong partnerships with influential individuals, community groups, businesses stakeholders; adopting participatory approaches which stakeholders beneficiaries play significant roles implementation; capacities empowering beneficiaries. continues its efforts strengthen further roll-out Uganda, following that transfers trained teachers contributed decayed expertise attention safety, particularly among rural areas. will continue strive empower young people learn capacity grow out dependence independent safe users.