Meet the TRANS-SAFE Project with Walk21 in Kigali, Rwanda

Cover photo by Dylan Walters. (Kigali, Rwanda)

Meet the Trans-Safe consortium at the 23rd International Walk21 Conference on Walking and Liveable Communities (16th -19th October). The conference features a road safety track and a Trans-safe peer exchange program.

Registration is now open through Kigali Walk21.

The Trans-Safe peer exchange and training agenda

Sunday 15 October	Car Free Day - join delegates to walk in the City of Kigali and then meet for dialogue with local advocacy groups.
Monday 16 October	Trans-Safe Project Team Meeting Kick-off: Trans-Safe Peer Exchange Program and World Cafe Application of NGO-led research findings and the Alliance Accountability Toolkit: Advocating for 30 km/h urban speed zones in African cities. Patrick Kinyanjui, Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety, Switzerland.
Tuesday 17 October	Influence of built environment on walking behavior. Case study of Quelimane, Mozambique. Classio Joao Mendiate, University of Rwanda, Rwanda, and Eduardo Pelembe, Mozambique. Plenary 2. Momentum for Safety, Walkability, Liveability. Patrick Kinyanjui, Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety Site visit to Car Free Zone Launching the Trans-safe Best Practice Guide Walkshop to a School Zone (tbc)
Wednesday 18 October	The design approach and living labs partnerships towards multimodal mobility solutions. Jakub Galuszka and Oliver Lah, Technical University of Berlin, Germany. Showcasing walking investment best practice. Carly Gilbert-Patrick, United Nations Environment Programme, Kenya. Transforming urban paradigms through affordable actions: valuing people walking in Zambia. Chilekwa O'Brien, Zambia Road Safety Trust, Zambia Walkshop: E. Participatory Analysis of Low-Cost Road Safety Interventions
Thursday 19 October	The role of training in building policy action for walking. Carly Gilbert-Patrick, United Nations Environment Programme, Kenya Life after policy - measuring success. Carly Gilbert-Patrick, United Nations Environment Programme, Kenya. Closing Plenary. Connecting Research and Innovation to Action: Jim Walker, Walk21 Foundation, Alphonse Nkurunziza, University of Rwanda and Roger Behrens, University of Cape Town
Friday 20 October	Trans-Safe consortium are meeting for thematic trainings after the conference. These trainings include: Safe Vehicles Training Best Practice Guide Post-crash care: Stop the Bleed (tbc)

Participants who attend more than 3 sessions including the world café will receive a participation certificate.

For the full conference agneda, please visit: Programme - Walk21 Kigali