Ending Cambodia's Fatal Child Helmet Crisis
An overview of the crisis: why children are the most exposed and least protected riders on Cambodia's roads, and what it takes to change that at scale.
Listen
Short episodes on Cambodia's child road safety crisis.
Five to six minutes each. The data, the culture, the intervention, and the case for investing now.
Why Cambodian Helmets Yield 47 to 1
The investment case: how a single certified child helmet generates nearly 47 times its cost in prevented injury, lost income, and economic burden — and why that number matters for donors.
Closing Cambodia's Child Motorcycle Safety Gap
Adult driver compliance has improved significantly since Cambodia's 2009 helmet law. Child passenger compliance has not. This episode explores why the gap exists and what closes it.
How Helmets Keep Cambodian Kids in School
A head injury doesn't just affect the child — it removes them from the classroom, pulls a parent from work, and strains a household that may not recover financially. This episode makes the connection between road safety and education access.
Go deeper
The research behind every episode.
Each episode draws on field research, WHO data, and Cambodia-specific compliance studies. Read the full analysis or explore the program these episodes describe.