Patrick Muchaka

ChildSafe Executive Director, Zaitoon Rabaney today handed 2 documents: Safe School Zones guide & Child Responsive Designing of Cities Manual to the Road Traffic Management Corporation at the RTMC National Road Safety Summit being held in Brixton, Johannesburg. @FIAFdn @unicef

TRAFFIC CRASH SCENE SIMULATION UNDERWAY IN MAMELODI. This is part of observing World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims #WDoR2024 REMEMBER. SUPPORT. ACT @ChildsafeSA @FIAFdn @AASouthAfrica @GP_CommSafety @TrafficRTMC @GautengHealth @CityTshwane

IN SESSION! @ChildsafeSA joined by partners including @GautengHealth, @GP_CommSafety, @TrafficRTMC, @CityTshwane and @AASouthAfrica in observing #WDoR2024 at the St Agnes Anglican church in Mahube Valley (Mamelodi) REMEMBER. SUPPORT. ACT @FIAFdn

International Walk to School Day event just ended. 60 learners from X3 Walking Safely to School project schools in Mamelodi (Mamelodi High, Tsako Thabo High & Dr I M Monare Primary) took part in the event. @ChildsafeSA @AASouthAfrica @FIAFdn @GautengProvince @TMPDSafety

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All set for the launch event of the Walking Safely to School Project in Mamelodi, Tshwane. This new scholar pedestrian safety initiative which aims to create safe school zones will directly benefit learners from 10 schools in Mamelodi. @ChildsafeSA @FIAFdn @AASouthAfrica

“I want to honour the memory of each person who has lost their life or been injured on our roads. I pray for comfort for the families and all those affected by the tragedies of road traffic crashes.” tinyurl.com/yt96nhhs #ArriveAlive #RoadSafety #WDoR2023 @WCGovSafelyHome

ChildSafe World Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims Commemoration arrivealive.co.za/news.aspx?s=1&… #ArriveAlive #RoadSafety #WDoR2023 @WCGovSafelyHome

This World Day of Remembrance #WDoR2023 we remembering road traffic victimcs with @ChildSafe We must always remember happy memories our loved ones left us behind❤️ @WCGov_Mobility stand together with loved ones left behind with grieve & working with all to make roads safer.

Thank you to @ChildsafeSA & all Walking Safely to School project stakeholders for observing #WDoR2023 earlier today. Special thanks to Minister @ricardomackenzi & the first responders for being part of this special day. @UNICEF_SA @UNICEF @CityofCT @WCGov_Mobility @FIAFdn

WE WANT SAFETY! The message is clear. Learners drawn from Walking Safely to School project schools in Delft & Belhar demand safer roads during an International Walk to School Day event held earlier today. @ChildsafeSA @UNICEF_SA @UNICEF @FIAFdn @CityofCT @WCGov_Mobility

IN SESSION! First aid training for educators and school volunteers at Belvue Pr School in Belhar as part of the @UNICEF funded Walking Safely to School project. The training is meant to equip participants with basic post crash care skills. #RoadSafety @UNICEF_SA @ChildsafeSA

IN PROGRESS! Western Cape Provincial Participatory Educational Techniques (PET) road safety competition. #RoadSafety

Privileged to be adjudicating the Western Cape Provincial Schools Road Safety Debate Competition currently happening at the Gene Louw Traffic Training College. Impressive contributions from all participating teams! #RoadSafety @WCGov_Mobility @WCGovSafelyHome @ChildsafeSA

Just finished presenting a paper co-authored with @MarianneCT1 on the Walking Safely to School project at #SATC2023. Looking forward to feedback on the Safe School Zone toolkit that is under development. @ChildsafeSA @FIAFdn @transport_sa

Congrats to all @ChildsafeSA @PaMuchaka Aggie Krasnolucka @saulbillingsley @zolekamandela advocating for safe school journeys - showing exactly how they can - and must - be implemented, #RethinkMobility @UN Global Road Safety Week #StreetsforLife

Great input received from participants on the draft Safe School Zones toolkit presented at the Safe School Zones Colloquium. Opportunities for local government to adopt the toolkit as an official guide to improving children's safety were discussed as we #RethinkMobility

Really honoured to have been on the panel of the Safe School Zones Colloquium earlier today as we #RethinkMobility together with Walking Safely to School project to mark @UNGRSW #StreetsforLife #RoadSafetyWeek @ChildsafeSA @FIAFdn @UNICEF_SA