International development organisation Transaid has secured funding from Puma Energy Foundation for a driver training programme in Ghana, taking its road safety work to West Africa for the first time.
The three/four year project will raise standards and expand training for HGV drivers, with the aim of reducing road traffic fatalities and injuries. An estimated 7,000 people lost their lives on Ghana’s roads in 2016, according to the World Health Organisation.
Transaid has improved the driving standards of 50,000 commercial vehicle drivers across Zambia, Tanzania and Uganda since 2008, thanks the help and support of the UK transport and logistics industry.
Transaid is charity partner at the annual Transport News Scottish Rewards breakfast held in Glasgow.
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