Events
During the 2nd Conference on Road safety held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2011, members of the Chariots of Destiny Organization together with other NGO’s got the chance to convene and have the very first meeting for African Network for NGO’s advocating for Road safety.
The African Road Safety NGOs had participated in the First Global Road Safety Meeting in Belgium in the year 2009 and in Washington DC this year and it is due to this fact that the African NGO’s felt that it was important to have an African Network of NGO’s advocating for road safety.
On the 18th of March members of the Chariots of Destiny Organization met with the Kenyan ambassador to the US Honorable Elkanah Odembo at the Kenyan embassy headquarters in Washington, DC. The ambassador who has been very supportive in advocating for the rights of people with disabilities in Kenya also showed his support to the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety by wearing the "Tag" the official symbol for the 10 year effort to save millions of lives on the world's roads.
On the 4th of November 2010 the Association of Kenya insurers (http://www.akinsure.or.ke/Home ) held their annual road safety award ceremony at the Hotel Intercontinental in Nairobi. The purpose of this annual event is to bring together stakeholders and to recognize individuals and organizations that have contributed significantly towards road safety.
At this event graced by the Minister for transport honorable Amos Kimunya, the Chariots of Destiny Organization was honored to receive an award in the category of outstanding NGO advocating for road safety.
Other award recipients included:-
