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World Day of Remembrance for
Road Traffic Victims 2009
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United Nations World Remembrance Day Event: Chandigarh, India
ArriveSAFE, the British Council, the British Library in Chandigarh, India and CITCO have collaborated to mark the United Nations World Day of Remembrance on 15th November 2009.
“Road Safety: Our message to World Leaders”; is a competition open from the 24th of October 2009 to the 7th of November 2009 targeted at students across the schools and colleges in the Tri-city and adjoining areas. Participants will develop illustrations with captions that advocate the message of road safety.
These illustrations will go into a competition with the winning submissions judged by London based writer, artist and designer, Woodrow Phoenix and President of ArriveSAFE, Harman S. Sidhu.
On Sunday the 15th of November the first, second and third placed winning entries will be announced at an “Award Giving Function”. Winning entries from each judging group will be presented with a “Road Safety Award” on behalf of ArriveSAFE, the British Council and the British Library and their illustrations will be exhibited at the First Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety held November 19th-20th November 2009 to be held in Moscow, Russia.
This event seeks to involve the broader public in United Nations World Day of Remembrance with a procession of volunteers from ArriveSAFE and international student organization AIESEC to walk around the lake with 15 wheelchairs. The 15 wheelchairs represent the 15 life altering injuries that occur for every one road related fatality that occurs on the road. The procession would held during the busiest times at the lake to ensure a maximum amount of people are involved with the event. A crushed car would also be displayed to show the impact of speed. Through this action the serious nature of the life changing impact of road traffic accidents will be communicated.
The “Road Safety - Our message to World Leaders” competition seeks to educate and empower youth to take action to increase awareness of road safety related incidents and also involve the parents of the participants and advocate the message of road safety and the importance of changing road habits to a heavily impacted group of the road using community.
The entirety of this event seeks to develop stronger awareness within the community about road safety and the aftermath of events that change the lives of so many road users around the world everyday.
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COMPETITION - "Road Safety - Our Message to World Leaders”
| Names & Details of Road Safety Prize Winners |
| GROUP 1 - Group 1 – Students from class 8th to 12th |
1st Prize
Paras Bhatia
Class – IX
Age – 15 years
DAV International School |
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3rd Prize
Name – Snakshi Verma
Class – 8th
ASge – 13 years
Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School,
Sector 26 Chandigarh |
| GROUP 2 – Graduate & Post Graduate Students |
1st Prize
Manjit Kaur
BA IIIrs Year
Roll No. 2255 |
2nd Prize
Taranjeet Kaur
Class – BA III
Age – 20 years
GCG – 42 |
3rd Prize
Amrit Preet Kaur
Roll No. 7153
Class – BA IIIrd year
Guru Gobind Singh College,
Sec 26 Chandigarh |
Why – THE CAMPAIGN FOR GLOBAL ROAD SAFETY
“Road crashes are now the leading global cause of death for children and young people aged 10-24 and cost the developing world up to $100 billion a year, money that could instead be spent on schools and hospitals and economic development.”
Promoters of this competition
- The British Council
- The British Library
- ArriveSAFE
Topic - “Road Safety – Our Message to World Leaders”
- Participants are required to develop an illustration on A3 chart paper (16.5 inches X 11.7 inches) with a caption relating to their illustration (optional) not exceeding 10 words.
- The submission should give a clear message of the importance of Road Safety and why quick action should be taken on “Road Safety”.
The Prize
- “Road Safety Award”, awarded by the British Council, the British Library & ArriveSAFE
- One year free membership to the British Library in Chandigarh or free renewal for one year for existing members for the 1st Prize winners in each category.
- A copy each of the latest publication “Rumble Strip” by Woodorw Phoenix & ArriveSAFE publication “Your Child’s Road Safety Handbook”
- Winning entries will be exhibited at the First Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety held in Moscow on 19th-20th November 2009. This International conference is organized by United Nations, World Health Organization, World Bank and FIA Foundation.
The Judges
- Woodrow Phoenix – London based writer, artist and designer. During his illustrious career spanning more than two decades, he has worked for SKY and MTV networks, Penguin Books, Random House, Egmont Books, Time Out to name a few.
- Harman Singh Sidhu – President of ArriveSAFE, International Prince Michael Award Winner, protagonist in UN-BBC Documentary on Road Safety, activist and author of Road Safety Books: featured in “Faces behind the Figures”, a World Health Organisation publication.
The Judgment Process
Submissions will be judged from within the following two categories:
- Group 1 – Students from class 8th to 12th
- Group 2 – College Students
The Terms & Conditions
- The entries have to be submitted with Ms. Rebecca Mahar, at ArriveSAFE office, H.No 268, Sector 21-A, Chandigarh between 4th November 2009 and 7th November 2009, time 11AM to 5 PM.
- State participant’s Name, Class, Age, Roll Number, Name of School/College/Institution, Phone Number, Email Address (if any) and Group category in CAPITALS on the back side of the sheet.
- Art work must be original and not copied in whole or in part from anyone else. It must be 100% your own work, adapting an existing picture is not acceptable.
- The judges’ decision is final.
- All submitted entries will become and remain the property of ArriveSAFE, who shall be free to use them for spreading awareness in the future without any payment or permission.
- The rejected entries will not be returned.
- Organisers do not accept responsibility for lost or damaged entries.
- All prizes are non-transferable. No cash alternative is available for any prize.
Entry Fee
- There is an entry fee of Rs 25 for each entry and only one entry per person is allowed.
For Queries Contact
Rebecca Mahar
awards@arrivesafe.org
Phone Number: 09988118232 between 11 AM to 5 PM.
Related websites:
www.britishcouncil.org | www.wdor.org | www.arrivesafe.org | www.1300000.net |
www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/publications/road_traffic/world_report/en/index.html
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