Tokio Marine Insurance Vietnam donates quality helmets to Ha Giang students

Pupils with helmets in the ceremony at Lung Tam primary school, Quan Ba district, Ha Giang

The campaign ceremony featured the Board of Directors and employees of Tokio Marine Insurance Vietnam, representatives of the National and Provincial Traffic Safety Committee, the local Department of Transport and Department of Education and Training, local administrative associations, the school management boards, and over 800 pupils.

According to Pham Viet Cong, deputy chief of Office at NTSC, the first 10 months this year saw 9,212 traffic accidents nationwide, killing 5,221 people and injuring 6,140.

The number of traffic accidents increased by 240 cases, equal to 2.67 per cent, in which deaths jumped by 641, up 14 per cent on year.

“Road traffic injuries continue to be a major public health problem and a leading cause of death, injury and disability in children and young people in Vietnam,” said Yasuhiro Takeda, general director of Tokio Marine Vietnam.

“However, we believe that traffic accidents are completely preventable through prudent measures in which enhancing traffic safety awareness and discipline from childhood is one of the critical points.

“Tokio Marine Vietnam hopes to join a hand with the local community and schools to help the students - the future generation of Vietnam – to be better aware of traffic safety culture and the practice of wearing high-quality helmets when travelling.”

The company also presented local schools with five sets of desk computers and 120 warm winter blankets to contribute to a better learning environment.

Yasuhiro Takeda (left) - general director of Tokio Marine Vietnam and schools’ headmasters

During the ceremony, the company teamed up with the schools and local traffic police to conduct a sharing session with all pupils and parents on the topic “Traffic Safety Practice” to help enhance awareness and habits among the children and their parents in daily life when travelling on roads.

Exciting sharing session on “Traffic Safety Practice” presented by the local traffic police team

Cao Quyet, headmaster of Lung Tam Primary School, one of the programme’s beneficiaries, said: “I would like to express sincere gratitude to Tokio Marine Vietnam for the helpful and kind support. Besides the contribution to enhancing our children’s traffic safety, the children will sleep well on cold winter nights with such warm blankets.”

The ceremony closed in a memorable and happy atmosphere with smiles from the teachers, pupils, parents and all the participants in Ha Giang, a peaceful mountainous province of Vietnam.

Founded in 1996, Tokio Marine Insurance Vietnam Co. Ltd. is the first foreign-invested insurance company in Vietnam. With diverse non-life insurance products and services of Japanese quality, the company has been providing domestic and foreign customers with safety and security against risks in business and life.

During the past 25 years, the company has served over 2,000 customers, more than half of whom work at Japanese corporations investing in Vietnam. In its endless journey “To Be a Good Company”, Tokio Marine has conducted various Corporate Social Responsibility programmes annually to support the disadvantaged and contribute to the sustainable development of the local environment and community.

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