Regional Government of Callao Empowers Road Safety Promoters Among Schoolchildren

Strategic Insights -

The regional government of Callao has begun training 145 road safety promoters to work in schools throughout the first port, with a focus on strengthening road culture and promoting safe habits among students. The regional governor, Dr. Ciro Castillo Rojo Salas, took an oath to the first group of promoters, who will work in 32 schools in the region. Their task is to help schoolchildren develop responsible behavior and habits, particularly when crossing the streets, with the ultimate goal of reducing traffic accidents and promoting a culture of road safety.

Key Takeaways:

  • The regional government of Callao is training 145 road safety promoters to work in schools, with a focus on strengthening road culture and promoting safe habits among students.
  • The promoters will work in 32 schools in the region and will help schoolchildren develop responsible behavior and habits, particularly when crossing the streets.
  • The task of the promoters does not overlap with the work carried out by the School Self-Protection Brigades (BAPES), but rather complements their efforts.
  • The training of more promoters in road safety will be followed shortly, as well as courses for teachers in the same subject.
  • The regional governor emphasized the importance of conducting road education in homes, so that children become aware of the problem of traffic accidents and its relationship with citizen security.
  • The multisectoral national road safety policy to 2030, recently approved by the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC), aims to reduce deaths and accidents due to traffic accidents by 50% by 2030.

Statistics:

  • 145 road safety promoters have been trained to work in schools throughout the first port.
  • The promoters will work in 32 schools in the region.
  • The task of the promoters will continue until the doors of the institution are closed.
  • The national road safety policy aims to reduce deaths and accidents due to traffic accidents by 50% by 2030.
  • The policy is multisectoral and involves various government agencies and stakeholders.

Sources:

  • Institutional and Protocol Image Office
  • Dr. Ciro Castillo Rojo Salas, Regional Governor of Callao
  • Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC)
  • School Self-Protection Brigades (BAPES)