Strengthening Legislation and Leadership

Advocating for stronger road safety policies to meet international best practice and building leadership capacity of local stakeholders to drive change

Our Policy Work

In partnership with international organizations and governments, the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety helps countries to implement a comprehensive package of activities proven to save lives, which includes supporting countries and cities to strengthen legislation and adopt or improve evidence-based road safety policies.

Strengthening Policy

Our partners, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator, Global Road Safety Partnership, Vital Strategies, and World Health Organization provide support to 15 countries in strengthening legislations to meet international best practices and enable implementation of proven measures.

Our partners’ roles vary and include political engagement, grassroots mobilization, legal analysis, drafting policy and media advocacy.

Grants Program

The Road Safety Grants Program, managed by the Global Road Safety Partnership, supports organizations advocating for the adoption and implementation of evidence-based policies to protect road users in low- and middle-income countries.

The program supports projects to develop and deliver high-impact, evidence-based road safety interventions designed to strengthen road safety policies and their implementation.

Leadership Training

The Global Road Safety Leadership Course (GRSLC) is a suite of courses developed to build leadership capacity to design, advocate for, and implement effective road safety programs and policies. More than 1000 passionate road safety professionals from more than 75 low- and middle-income countries have been trained via the GRSLC. Learn more from the initiative partners that co-host the courses, the Global Road Safety Partnership and Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit.

Related Resources

Decree 494 of 2023 Mayor's Office of Bogota

This is the government decree that released the updated plan of the Bogota District Road Safety Plan 2017-2026.

Assessing Compliance with the Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act in the Republic of the Philippines

This resource includes the executive summary and technical report of a multi-pronged research study assessing adherence to Child Safety regulations...

Codigo Abierto. Para leyes estatales de mobilidad y seguridad vial.

This document is a proposal for the drafting of a State Law on Mobility and Road Safety.