Mike GOODGE Socheata SANN

TOR Assess problem, policies, action plan Identify lead agency & stakeholders Recommend initiatives for HIB

Methods Meetings: president office, health, education, public work, police, Road Safety center, Belgian Emb., NGOs

Methods Field visits: traveled 2000 km + attended activities

Methods Workshop: 17 th March: – Brief of our finding – the need of action plan (decade of action) + need of database – Possible RS actions Around 25 participants from all RS related department

Findings: Management RS Stakeholders: Governments: Presidential Office Min Public work and transports - National RS Center, - Dept. Public work, - Dept. of Transports Min pre-schools and primary schools Min secondary schools Min Higher education Min Interior Min Health Non-government NGOs: - Alinagnon - “Attention” Securité Pour Tous - ……… WHO Private companies: insurance association. Coordination role of the National RS Center is limited. Lack of Capacity / knowledge of RS (only focus on Awareness). Limited resources

Findings: Management Traffic law was approved since 1972 No National RS action plan Data collection system is weak

Findings: Road User Behavior Helmet, Speeding Male – young motorbikes - trucks

Findings: Road User Behavior Current action: Almost NO law enforcement Good awareness campaigns: street campaigns, helmet distribution, school campaigns, community based activities + RS curriculum in schools BUT: limited strategic / systematic approach /

Findings: Vehicle Safety Several vehicle testing centers, but lack of equipment + enforcement Fleet safety management /

Findings: Post crash care Involvement of “firefighter” on ambulance services Basic equipments Data collection system to be improved Master plan for Emergency Medical System is needed /

Findings: Road Infrastructure New road construction – motorcycle lane Poor road condition + signs Limited safety guideline + no data analysis on blackspots /

Key Success of the mission Problem, policies, … related to RS were well assessed Relationship/communication lead agencies & stakeholders were built and strengthened The National RS Action Plan was initiated RS actions for HIB in are proposed/

RS project in Benin Next steps: 2010 – 2011: small scale activities 2012 – 2013: 2 year project

RS project in Benin : small scale activities Followed up visit in 2010: – Continuous support for the National Road Safety Action Plan Development – Lobby for the official approval on the National Road Safety Action Plan – Strengthen contacts with partners

RS project in Benin : small scale activities Support in 2011: Support to organize RS Week in April / 2011: – key message: Helmet Wearing – Launch the 10 year National RS Action Plan Discussion on HIB-RS Project – Strengthen the relationship with NRSCenter – Initiate contacts for official procedure to set up the office in 2012 /

RS project in Benin : 2 year project 1.Title of the project 2.Location 3.Context 4.Issues identified 5.Approach 6.Beneficiaries 7.Partner(s) 8.Activities 9.Duration 10.Sustainability of the project 11. Difficulties and obstacles during the previous phase 12.Risks and assumptions 13.Human Resources 14.Monitoring, support missions and evaluation 15.Logical framework 16.Work plan and resources 17.Budget

Title: Road Safety Project Location: – Mainly based in Cotonou + Porto Novo RS project in Benin : 2 year project

4.Issues identified - Strength 1.Active role of local NGOs for RS, especially on public awareness action 2.Existing government structures – up to provincial levels 3.Road infrastructure (lanes for motorbikes,…) 4.Basic road safety education in primary schools + driving schools 5.Initiatives in communities /

RS project in Benin : 2 year project 4.Issues identified - Weakness 1.Lack of knowledge in Road Safety among stakeholders + No national action plan 2.Coordination Role of the National Road Safety Center Vs ONG Alinagnon 3.Limited political will – especially on Law Enforcement + resources 4.First aids + Emergency Medical System 5.Lack of data on road crashes and victims /

RS project in Benin : 2 year project 5.Approach 1.Capacity Building to government staff – National Road Safety Center + NGOs 2.Behavior changes: helmet 3.Data collection system 4.Be the catalyst between RS stakeholders (NRSCenter and Alinagnon) /

RS project in Benin : 2 year project 6.Beneficiaries – Direct beneficiaries : NRSC staff, NGO staff, traffic police, RS related department staff, – Potential beneficiaries : public through awareness campaigns

RS project in Benin : 2 year project 7.Partner(s) National RS Center: MoU (to be confirmed via the second trip to Benin) MoI: police sections for enforcement and data collection MoH : staff in ministry and hospitals for data collection NGOs: Alinagnon + “Attention” RS pour tous In the future: National RS committee might be created  MoU with HIB /

RS project in Benin : 2 year project 8.Activities A1. Support to government + NGOs – Provide regular technical support for the National Action Plan implementation – Organize meetings + annual workshop – RS trainings /

RS project in Benin : 2 year project 8.Activities A 2: Support to Traffic Police Traffic police trainings on traffic law enforcement Monitoring and follow up – Ensure the linkage between Public Awareness and Enforcement /

RS project in Benin : 2 year project 8.Activities B. Data collection system Set up working group Organize trainings on data collection system Database development Report dissemination (Not in the national level) /

RS project in Benin : 2 year project 8.Activities C. Public awareness on “Helmet Wearing” Organize national campaign Support NGO to organize world remembrance day Organize community based activities /

RS project in Benin : 2 year project 8.Activities D. Regional/international participations Framework of the “decade of action” is adopted for Benin context Participations to regional and international meetings/workshops/trainings

RS project in Benin : 2 year project 9.Duration Evaluation in 2013 : possibility to extend Capital city - Porto Novo

RS project in Benin : 2 year project 10.Sustainability of the project Financial sustainability: mostly on investment (capacity building), limited running cost, NRSAP can also be a tool to attract more fund for the country Institutional sustainability: support the NRSCenter, existing government structure / local NGOs, Socio-Cultural sustainability: message through the public awareness is acceptable by public /

RS project in Benin : 2 year project 12.Risks and assumptions -Road Safety is better prioritized -“Decade of Action for RS” is supported -The national road safety action plan is approved by the government -Traffic law enforcement becomes a priority of the government -Good relationship between Alinagnon and the National Road Safety Center /

RS project in Benin : 2 year project 13.Human Resources Project Coordinator (Expat) (HIB) Project Officer (local) (HIB) Admin + Log + accountant Support to government Data system with NRSCenter Alinagnon Coordinator (50%) Public awareness Data system with MoI and MoH Support to MoI on Enforcement Alinagnon Officer (100%) Assist the Alinagnon coordinator

RS project in Benin : 2 year project 14.Monitoring, support missions and evaluation Monitoring: regular meetings, field visit, monitoring tool: data system, reports, surveys Support missions: HQ (especially at the beginning) + Other field experts (data collection system) Evaluation: Internal evaluation in 2012 by HQ External evaluation in 2013 /

RS project in Benin : 2 year project 15.Logical framework Intervention logic End of Project Indicators Baseline indicatorsindicators 2012indicators 2013 Result 01. A RS institutional framework and a national network are organised and functional. Ind. 1.2: Coordination between government departments and NGOs is improved in implementing the road safety action plan Ind. 1.2: The coordination is weak among related road safety departments in different ministries and NGOs Ind. 1.2: Coordination among stakeholders is improved with at least 3 meetings a year to coordinate the action plan implementation Ind. 1.2: At least 2 events have been implemented in closed collaboration between government departments and NGOs every year Result 02. Adapted national RS strategies are designed so that actions can be implemented by the network. Ind. 2.3: Official structure of data collection system is in place Ind. 2.3: Data collection is not functioned well and not regularly reported Ind. 2.3: The structure of the system is set up under the government departments Ind. 2.3: The data collection system is functioned under the government departments Result 03. Actions are implemented in an attempt to reduce road accidents and their severity in the long run. Ind 3.1: Helmet wearing rate among motorcyclists is increased up to at least 20% Ind 3.1: Helmet wearing rate in the country is very low, less than 1% among motorcyclists Ind 3.1: Helmet wearing rate among motorcyclists is increased up to at least 10% Ind 3.1: Helmet wearing rate among motorcyclists is increased up to at least 20% Ind. 3.4: The capacity of traffic police in enforcing the traffic law is improved via trainings and equipment support Ind. 3.4: Lack of capacity among traffic police in term of human resources and equipment Ind. 3.4: Professional development trainings are organized among traffic police on traffic law enforcement Ind. 3.4: At least 5 traffic police check points are set up to enforce the traffic law Result 07. National and International networks and partnerships are strengthened to exchange and capture best practices, lessons learnt and knowledge-sharing Ind. 7.3: Framework of the “decade of action” is adopted for Benin context Ind. 7.3: The international framework has not officially been integrated in to Benin strategy Ind. 7.3: At least 1 government staff participate into the international event to absorb the international framework Ind. 7.3: Framework of the “decade of action” is adopted for Benin context

RS project in Benin : 2 year project 17.Budget (2012=184,770EUR 2013=161,920EUR)

RS project in Benin : 2 year project 17.Budget (Total cost for 2 years = 346,690 EUR)

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