Archives



Feature, Freight News, Road


Transaid scheme exceeds expectations

[ January 3, 2024   //   ]

International development organisation Transaid has concluded phase two of its Professional Driver Training project in Uganda, with 890 graduates over a two-year period – exceeding the project’s original goal by over 15%.

Delivered in partnership with local non-governmental organisation (NGO) Safe Way Right Way, the project set out to improve the standards of driver training in a country which suffers one of Africa’s worst road traffic incident rates, claiming an estimated 12,000 lives a year.

Key to the project was the aim of encouraging more women into the sector, which Transaid believes will benefit transport companies, contribute to improved safety and generate new career opportunities for women.

Women made up around 10% of trainees, surpassing initial goals of the project.

Tags: