OSCE Office launches awareness-raising campaign for schools on road safety

The OSCE Office in Baku today started an awareness-raising campaign on road safety for school children and their teachers. Some 2,500 children and 250 teachers will participate in events  organized in co-operation with the Ministries of Interior and Education at 20  secondary schools of the capital Baku.

Experts will deliver presentations to primary school teachers on children’s  traffic safety issues, covering practical awareness-raising steps as well as  relevant online resources. Presentations will be made to school children on  basic traffic rules, with a particular focus on advice for pedestrians and  vehicle passengers. Traffic police officers will be present at the events to give advice and answer questions.

“This campaign aims to contribute to Azerbaijan’s efforts in raising  awareness on road safety among the population and to encourage civil society  organizations to take more active participation in this effort,” said Omer  Kilic, Acting Head of Politico-Military Unit at the OSCE Office in Baku.

The presentations will be followed by a special event in the schoolyard to  display a simulator chair, which will demonstrate advantages of wearing  seat belts. In the end of the event in each school, the OSCE Office will  distribute booklets on road safety and other promotional items reflecting the  project’s messages. -02D-