22/09/2016
The Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez took part in the 12th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion
The Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion was held in Tampere, Finland, on October 18 - 21, 2016. In this 12th edition the international conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion gathered important researchers, professionals, politicians, and advocates of injury prevention and safety to debate, discuss, and share information and experiences.
29/08/2016
Precautions for all means of transport
School NA 329 "José Belloni†in Piedras Blancas was the first school to be part of the road safety workshop "I Travel Safelyâ€. This workshop raising awareness about safe school transport was organized by the Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez with the support of Porto Seguro.
24/06/2016
An agreement to guarantee children´s road safety
The Declaration of Santiago was signed at the closing of FISEVI. Representatives from more than 30 countries expressed their concern about road crashes being the global main cause of death for those aged between 5 - 29; Latin America is one of the continents that suffers this tragedy the most.
17/06/2016
Inescapable problem: road crashes are the leading cause of death in children under 14
With the presence of Andrés Gómez-Lobo, Minister of Transport and Telecommunications of Chile, the II International Child Road Safety Forum (FISEVI) was opened with more than 30 experts from all over the world.
10/06/2016
Child road safety as a priority - International Forum
Santiago de Chile will host the Second International Child Road Safety Forum (FISEVI) on June 16th and 17th. FISEVI is organized by Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez and hosted by Chile´s Traffic National Commission and the Automobile Club of Chile.
02/06/2016
Committed to Global Road Safety
Yellow May Movement Following guidelines by the National Road Safety Agency (UNASEV), the Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez took part of the Yellow May Movement implementing activities aimed at children, and adults in charge of transporting minors.
11/05/2016
Uruguay paints in yellow
On May 10th, the movement Mayo Amarillo was launched at Palacio Legislativo esplanade. Mayo Amarillo is a movement that was consolidated in Brazil in 2013, aiming to raise awareness about the high rates of deaths and injuries in traffic.
03/05/2016
School Transport in Uruguay: a Challenge to be Faced
Alejandro Furas, current Secretary General of Latin NCAP, and former staff member of Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez (FGR), tells us about the process, progress, challenges and current situation of School Transport in our country.