By Nakakande Shibah
Vivo energy the licensed operator and distributor of shell products in Uganda have geared up a campaign dubbed Head up where they distribute helmets to children in public schools.
This campaign came to light in 2019 but due to Covid 19 it was put on hold.
Accidents are the major cause of death among youth and children according to reports from the United Nations ( UN )
Over 400 children in public schools have been given helmets for protection as they head to school. The head up campaign with the hash tag “No helmet No boda” has reached out to pupils of Bukasa Primary school and Jengo primary schools.
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We aim to increase the access to helmets through donations to school children in public schools in a bid to protect them from risks on the road .
“This is a gap in road safety management that we have proactively identified and seek to address .” said Valery Okecho the VIVO energy Uganda Cooperate Communications Manager, while at an event of relaunching the heads-up campaign at Shimoni primary school in Kololo. The State Minister for Primary Education Hon Dr. Joyce Mariku Kaducu was present at the event.
On 2nd August 2023 while at radio City 97 FM breakfast in the City Valery said their strategy is rolling out to as many public schools as they can because a large population of children who go to these schools use boda bodas. The children’s helmets can as well be purchased from all shell outlets at only shs 70,000 each for the safety of your child that’s to say shell Ntinda , shell Bugolobi , shell Bunga , Wakaliga at their office and shell Kira road.
