YOURS – Youth for Road Safety From, with and for young people Floor Lieshout

YOURS – Youth for Road Safety 2 Facts Road crashes are the leading killer of young people More than young people die every year on the worlds´ roads Millions more are injured Unless more comprehensive global action is taken, the number of deaths and injuries is likely to rise significantly Youth are often implicated causing road crashes

Youth involvement 1 st UN Road Safety Week 2007 –World Youth Assembly –European Road Safety Day Creation of Youth Taskforce First Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety 2009 –Youth meeting –Youth statement opening ceremony –Youth declaration Moscow Launch YOURS – Youth for Road Safety –Advocate, Network and Share, Develop Capacity YOURS – Youth for Road Safety 3

Youth involvement Involve young people in planning and implementing projects Involve young people in decision making process Give them autonomy and independence Support youth and trust them to do good Develop capacities when needed Allow them to create their own identity YOURS – Youth for Road Safety 4

Conclusion Challenges –A lack of awareness and recognition in the world of the vulnerable position of young people in traffic –A lack of global coordination and collaboration among youth and youth-led NGO's –A lack of resources for youth road safety programmes Opportunities –YOURS, platform from, for and with young people MINE section where young people connect –Presence of youth in events –Fund youth initiatives YOURS – Youth for Road Safety 5

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