Luchemos por la Vida invites you to the launch of the international program "Safe Roads 4 Youth".

Details: Created: Wednesday, 04 July 2012 12:12

Luchemos por la Vida launches in Saladillo the international project "Safe Roads 4 Youth" to prevent driving under the influence of alcohol among young people

Saladillo is the protagonist of an unprecedented fact: having been selected, with the city of Río Cuarto in Córdoba, to be part of a global project of community work and research to prevent driving under the influence of alcohol among young people.

This program will be developed, in Argentina, under the management of the Association Luchemos por la Vida, and with the active participation of committed and young adults of the community of Saladillo and the collaboration of the local municipality. Several activities will be developed over the next two years: educational, community, prevention and control, training, etc. The results of these activities will be evaluated by a CONICET’s research team of the University of Mar del Plata and will be disseminated at the international level, since the comparison of the impact of these actions in the different cultural and social contexts in different countries will be very useful to understand and improve the global approach to this problem that causes millions of victims in the traffic every year.

On tuesday 3rd of July, at 11 pm. in the Galliani Auditorium, Rivadavia and Taborda, we will be waiting for you all to learn more about this program and celebrate the beginning of a commitment of the community to work together and from all sectors, with the aim of avoiding accidents and deaths caused by drinking and driving, especially among young people.

Safe Roads 4 Youth project is an international project that carries out preventive interventions at the community level to mobilize citizens, improve the training of local actors and prevent driving under the influence of alcohol in different communities, starting with young adults. The actions will be carried out in three countries: Vietnam, Argentina and South Africa. The project is developed in each country in association with ONG´s and specialized research teams of national universities, which will evaluate the effects of actions in order to understand the influence of the local culture and social representations as well as the effectiveness of the actions in each case.The project is possible by a donation based on the personal commitment of the 18,000 employees of Pernod Ricard. A governance Committee ensures the scientific relevance of the programme, its management, and ethics and it will also monitor its progress and achievements.
More information available at www.saferoads4youth.net