Impact

Supporting safer mobility

DRSC supports the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Plan of the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 to reduce road traffic deaths and injuries by 50% by 2030. We focus our work on low and middle income countries, which account for more than 90% of all road traffic deaths.

Not only do high road casualty rates cause substantial pain and grief for individuals, families, and communities, but they also have significant social, economic and environmental costs. Building safe and sustainable transport systems has been proven to improve economic development, access to education, gender equality, health and wellbeing, as well as mitigating the impacts of climate change.

Since participating in DRSC, my career has grown and developed beyond what I could have imagined. I am extremely grateful to Cosevi, the FIA Foundation, and DRSC for the opportunity I was given and I look forward to continuing my mission to improve road safety globally.

The classes were eye-opening, the group work was mind-awakening but being in a group of people from other LMICs was comforting because, in a good way, our challenges were similar, and therefore relatable. The perfect environment to find customized solutions which do not have to be ‘copy-pasted’.

My participation in DRSC, at the very beginning of my work in road safety, helped me a lot because from the very start I was able to learn about road safety from a global point of view. I learned about international experiences, processes, and analysis in this area. This course gave me good knowledge and understanding to build and develop my organisation.

DRSC is a new world of evidence-based learning and I find myself in the ocean of resources enlightening me with new totally new approach towards road safety and injury prevention.

DRSC Alumni Testimonials

Many of our alumni have gone on to use the knowledge and experiences they gained through DRSC to develop their careers and influence road safety policy making in their home countries.

Our Story

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2012

DRSC started as a collaboration between Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), SWOV (the Netherlands institute for traffic safety scientific research), the Post Academic Education Foundation, and the Road Safety for All Foundation.

With support from the FIA Foundation and Sensys Gatso, DRSC organised it’s first annual road safety course.

2014

With support of the World Bank’s Global Road Safety Facility, DRSC began organising annual tailor-made training courses in Brazil, Cambodia, and Ghana.

2015

The FIA Foundation became DRSC’s core donor, supporting the annual course for road safety professionals from low and middle income countries.

2016

DRSC is officially registered as a ‘Stichting’ according to Dutch Law, becoming a Netherlands-based NGO.

2020 onwards

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, DRSC began offering more online learning. Today, in addition to our core course, DRSC offers continuous learning and capacity development opportunities for our alumni through online webinars and discussion forums.

Contributions to safer mobility

Putting learning into practice

Stories of how our alumni are putting their DRSC learning into practice and contributing to safer mobility in their countries.

Alumni Spotlight: Susan Mawele, Zambia

Susan shares her journey with DRSC and the Zambian Road Safety Trust to enhance road safety and sustainable transport in Zambia.

Alumni Spotlight: Nathaly Torregroza, Colombia

Nathaly Torregroza leads Bogotá strategy for Vision Zero.

Alumni Spotlight: Carlos Guemez, Costa Rica

Carlos Guemez shares his road safety journey as a DRSC Alumnus.

Alumni Spotlight: Vanessa Rubio, El Salvador

Vanessa Rubio supports global NGO meeting which “marked significant turning point” for road safety in El Salvador.

Alumni Spotlight: Dr. H.R.Pasindu, Sri Lanka

Dr. H.R.Pasindu leads important road safety developments in Sri Lanka.

Alumni Spotlight: Chinara Kasmambetova, Kyrgyzstan

Chinara Kasmambetova named one of ‘Best People of 2022’ for road safety interventions.

Support DRSC

With 90% of global road casualties occurring in low and middle income countries, investing in local capacity development is essential to making roads safe and healthy for everyone.

As an NGO, DRSC relies on the kind support of sponsors and donors to run our courses and offer scholarships to participants who are in need of added support.

We welcome all contributions and offers of support that will help us continue with this work.

As a guide (prices are approximates):

€3,500 covers the cost of an individual scholarship for the annual Delft Road Safety Course.
€15,000 covers the cost of an online webinar series.
€30,000 covers the cost of a tailor-made regional/in-country course.

If you would like to contribute, or for more information on supporting DRSC, please contact our Director, Teije Gorris, at tgorris@delftroadsafetycourses.org