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FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and oneof the world’s largest express transportation companies, andEastern Alliance for Safe and Sustainable Transport (EASST)announce results of an ongoing collaboration to improve safety andpromote sustainable transport in Eastern Europe.
EASST, a UK-based non-profit organisation, received charitablefunding from FedEx Express in 2019, to deliver three diverseinitiatives via NGO partners in Ukraine, Belarus andAzerbaijan.
In August 2019, a convoy of donated fire response vehiclestransported life-saving equipment from the UK to the Ukraine, wherefour volunteer firefighters conducted in-person training sessionswith 55 local fire fighters. The project, in collaboration withFire Aid UK, aimed to improve the capacity of fire services torespond to road traffic incidents in Ukraine.
One vehicle, donated to Zhytomyr, has responded to 44incidents between January-September 2020, and a second vehicle,donated to the town of Korosten, has responded to 213 incidentsduring the same period. Donated sets of crash extrication equipmenthave been used by local fire services to rescue 96 people fromcrash sites.
In December 2019, FedEx Express transported items of 154reflective clothing from the UK to Belarus. Road to Life, a socialenterprise providing job opportunities for people withdisabilities, employed ten individuals to repurpose the clothinginto over 1,000 high visibility mascots for children to wear onroadside journeys in rural communities. Education sessionsdelivered by the Belarusian Auto Moto Touring Club have benefittedover 470 children in rural communities this far, with plans toreach over 500 by the end of the year.
In Azerbaijan, EASST conducted awareness sessions with localroad police on the value of accurate road incident data and howthis can be used to improve infrastructure and reduce road risk inthe country’s capital city, Baku. In December 2019, 39 state roadpolice officers received training on comprehensive crash datacollection and dissemination, following which road traffic incidentdata from 2019 was made available for expert analysis.
Results found that there were 337 incidents involvingpedestrians in Baku in which 120 people lost their lives. Policedata suggested a violation of the speed limit occurred in over athird of the incidents, and over half of those which were fatal.The findings will inform a detailed report that will encouragepolicy makers in Baku to make legislative and infrastructurechanges to make roads safer.
The three programs were developed by EASST and its partnerNGOs – Impact NGO in Ukraine, the Belarusian Auto Moto Touring Club(BKA) and the National Automobile Club of Azerbaijan (AMAK) – toaddress specific local needs. While the COVID19 pandemic hasnecessarily altered the approach, the NGOs have adapted thesolutions to safely continue delivering their programs on theground
“The Covid19 pandemic has introduced unique challenges forcharities around the world. Collaborations with private sectorcompanies, like FedEx Express, provide the critical fundingnon-profit organisations need to continue life-saving road safetyinitiatives under new circumstances. Together we are able to shinea spotlight on the continued need for road safety intervention inEastern Europe,” said Emma MacLennan, Founder and Director,EASST.
“FedEx Express operates an extensive transportation network inEurope, delivering essential logistics services, supplies tobusinesses and goods to people’s homes each day. As road usersourselves, we are committed to collaborations that advocate toimprove the safety of our transport systems for each and everyuser,” said Rock Sherman, VP Road Network Europe, FedExExpress.