RTIRN session at Safety 2022
Safety 2022- a time to reconnect, reinvigorate and reimagine injury prevention
The 14th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Safety 2022) was held from 27th to 30th November 2022 in Adelaide, Australia. This was hosted by the Public Health Association of Australia and co-sponsored by the World Health Organization under the theme: reconnect, reinvigorate and reimagine injury prevention. The conference final programme and abstract booklet can be downloaded here.
During the conference, the RTIRN held a panel discussion session on ‘What appeals to donors in a proposal: Learning from colleagues & donors” as part of the Global Road Safety Leadership Course workshop at the Safety 2022 conference on 27th November 2022. The aim of the session was to provide guidance to early career researchers and practitioners on how to write a solid project proposal, what donors look for in a proposal, examples of projects that have been funded, and some of the challenges and opportunities encountered by researchers and practitioners. This panel discussion offered the perfect opportunity for funders, researchers and practitioners to interact and understand each other’s needs and expectations.
RTIRN session participants pose for a group photo.
The participants during the RTIRN session.
(L-R)-Dr. Etienne Krug (Head of WHO Injury Prevention Program at headquarters in Geneva), Dr. Margie Peden (Vice Chair RTIRN), Samar Al-Hajj and Dr. Olive Kobusingye (Chair RTIRN)
On the panel were:
- Dr. Olive Kobusingye, Makerere University, Uganda and Chair RTIRN
- Ms. Kelly Larson, Bloomberg Philanthropies, New York
- Prof. Julie Brown, The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, Australia
- Dr. Uzma Khan, Aga Khan University, Pakistan
Other Board members who attended included Dr. Abdul Bachani from Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Margie Peden from The George Institute UK (Vice Chair RTIRN) and Dr. Christina Inclan from Global Road Safety Partnership.
The panel was introduced by Dr. Abdul Bachani and moderated by Dr. Margie Peden.
Prof. Julie Brown set the scene by delivering an excellent overview of how to prepare a well written and thought-out proposal (download here).
Ms. Kelly Larson provided some guidance from the perspective of a big road safety donor while Dr. Uzma Khan from Pakistan shared her experiences of receiving a funding to conduct child road safety research with a small grant from RTIRN.
Ms. Kelly Larson making her presentation during the RTIRN session.
Dr. Olive Kobusingye posing with early career researchers from Africa, at the conference.
Conference participants pose for a photo.
See you at the next World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, in New Delhi from 2nd – 4th September 2024.
This will be hosted by The George Institute.
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