Partnerships are a fundamental element of our work at YOURS. We have partnered with many organizations who we have partnered with to implement projects and programmes. Some of our partners are listed below.
The World Health Organization (WHO) worked with YOURS on our initial start-up of the organization. YOURS was a direct follow up of the World Youth Assembly for Road Safety 2007 and WHO facilitated our global youth network for one year before YOURS became a separate entity and an independant NGO. The Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability Department of the WHO are longstanding supporters of YOURS. YOURS is a member of the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration which is chaired by WHO.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) partnered with YOURS on the celebration of its 150th anniversary in at the IFRC event in Solferino, France. The IFRC also worked with YOURS to deliver a road safety workshop in Cambodia. Additionally, YOURS worked with IFRC to deliver a project with The National Youth Parliament of The Gambia who won our 2010 campaign; The World Crossing Campaign. Finally, The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) worked with YOURS in Cambodia at the Asia Road Safety Seminar. GRSP also worked with YOURS to release Steve, an animation for road safety.
The International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) have recently partnered together with YOURS on the development of our Youth and Road Safety Action Kit. This kit will be a comprehensive toolkit for young campaigners to learn about road safety and initiate road safety campaigns and projects all around the world.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have also partnered with YOURS on the development of our Youth and Road Safety Action Kit. This kit will be a comprehensive toolkit for young campaigners to learn about road safety and initiate road safety campaigns and projects all around the world.
YOURS has partnered with The Europeon Union (The European Commission) on the facilitation of the European Youth Forum for Road Safety. An annual event that brings together youth road safety organizations, activitists, campaigners and young people for road safety action in Europe. The European Union also supported the launch of YOURS with the Directorate General of Transport of the European Commission supporting the idea of YOURS. A letter from the Directorate can be read here.
The Sultanate of Oman kwown as Brand Oman have worked with YOURS on a range of successful collaborations. Brand Oman worked with YOURS to host the Middle Eastern Youth Assembly for Road Safety where over 24 countries in the Middle Eastern and North African Region came together for the first time to address road safety in the region. Additionally, His Highness Sayyid Kamil Al-Said has emphasized his support for global youth and road safety issues supporting YOURS and its efforts.
YOURS has worked with The Inter-American Developmental Bank on the release on The Surreal Poster Series in May 2011. IDB also collaborated with YOURS for the facilitation of an interactive workshop at IDB's Youth for Development - Development for Youth where road safety and young people was given a spotlight. YOURS is working together with IDB for road safety with young people in The Americas Region.
YOURS works with Internional Federation of Medical Student's Associations (IMFSA) in mutual sharing of opportunities between our global networks. IMFSA has worked with YOURS to publicize our annual global awareness campaigns for road safety. IMFSA and YOURS a close information sharing partner.
