International development organisation Transaid celebrated its 25th anniversary last night in London with its largest ever showcase, attended by more than 170 industry supporters, partners and development organisations. Transaid’s Patron, HRH The Princess Royal, addressed assembled guests, thanking them for their interest, enthusiasm, and commitment to Transaid’s life-saving work. The event, held at the London…
Nicoletta Effah, a Graduate Operations Management Trainee for GXO, has embarked upon a six-month secondment as a Project Officer for international development organisation Transaid, supporting its longstanding road safety project in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka. Her arrival marks 15 years since Transaid first partnered with the Industrial Training Centre (ITC) – the only public commercial driver…
Transaid has secured a valuable Movement for Good Award from the Benefact Group, which it will deploy to help save lives by ensuring Ghana’s professional road transport sector continues to grow in a safe and sustainable way. The undisclosed sum forms part of a share of £500,000 being donated by Benefact Group to help charities…
A team of 40 riders drawn from across the transport and logistics sector have completed a 187-mile cycle ride from London to Paris to raise funds for Transaid’s work in sub-Saharan Africa, which is focused on improving road safety and access to health for rural communities. Upon reaching the French capital yesterday (24 September) the…
International development organisation Transaid has welcomed Iron Mountain as the latest supporter to enrol in its corporate membership programme. Iron Mountain, the global leader in innovative warehousing, storage and fulfilment, data centre infrastructure, asset lifecycle management and information management services, will help support Transaid’s critical work in sub-Saharan Africa through its membership. The aim is…
The British Deputy High Commissioner to Ghana, Keith McMahon MBE, has visited Transaid’s professional driver training programme in Tema, Greater Accra, to see how the international development organisation is working to improve road safety in the country, which has seen an increase in road crash fatalities in recent years. During the visit he observed practical…
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Patron of international development organisation Transaid, visited corporate supporter DP World’s Southampton logistics hub on Friday (July 14), to meet with staff at what has become the UK’s most productive container terminal. During the visit, HRH saw DP World demonstrate a new pinning station which has been introduced to…
International development organisation Transaid is welcoming three new Trustees to its board this month, following two earlier appointments made in February and March. This sees the board grow to 14 members in Transaid’s 25th anniversary year, each bringing a wealth of industry experience and knowledge. Three of the new appointments replace long-standing trustees who have…
Transaid is returning to Africa for its 11th cycle challenge on the continent and is calling on keen riders to take part in a six-day, 474km ride across majestic Kenya – where Transaid is currently undertaking a major project funded by the FIA Foundation. Taking place from 4 – 13 October 2024, the international development…
Transaid has secured an extension of its work funded by global road safety philanthropy the FIA Foundation, to lead the second phase of a project to establish a National Helmet Wearing Coalition in Kenya, using its extensive experience in motorcycle and motorised three-wheeler safety. Priorities for a new 13-month term are to secure the long-term…
Global vehicle safety systems supplier Brigade Electronics has become the latest company to pledge its support to international development organisation, Transaid. Brigade has been pioneering the cause of vehicle safety since 1976, when it introduced the first reversing alarm to Europe while exhibiting at the Motor Show in London that year. At the Commercial Vehicle…
Transaid is to begin a 10-month project which aims to better understand the strategies young men implement to keep themselves safe while walking to public transport in low-income areas, including possible impacts on employment and wider well-being. In a first for the international development organisation, which works to transform lives through safe, available, and sustainable…
International development organisation Transaid is inviting the transport and logistics industry to help celebrate its silver jubilee – as the charity marks a quarter of a century since it was formed by Save the Children, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK) and its Patron, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal. During these 25…
International development organisation Transaid is making an early start on the celebrations for its silver jubilee next year, with the launch of a London to Paris cycle challenge. Riders from across the transport and logistics industry are invited to saddle up next Autumn, as Transaid prepares for a team to cycle 187 miles over three…
Jon Aspden, Head of Driver Training at Clipper Logistics, now part of GXO, has completed his fourth overseas secondment for international development organisation Transaid, spending two weeks working with professional driver trainers on Transaid’s road safety project in Ghana. His trip follows earlier inputs in Tanzania and Zambia, in 2009, 2012 and 2020, and saw…
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Patron of international development organisation Transaid, earlier today (28 October) visited the Safe Way Right Way Driver Training Centre in Uganda to see the second phase of Transaid’s Professional Driver Training programme in the country underway. Her visit provided an opportunity to meet with both Transaid and Safe Way…
A team of 40 riders drawn from the transport and logistics industry have completed a 505km cycle challenge across southern Malawi in soaring temperatures, pedalling through the spectacular Liwonde National Park to raise more than £205,000 towards Transaid’s projects in sub-Saharan Africa. The remarkable sum of money adds to the £25,000 raised by the 16…
Transaid used its annual showcase event in London yesterday (28 September) to celebrate two major road safety milestones met during 2022, whilst also highlighting the significant challenges facing its professional driver training projects in sub-Saharan Africa. Speaking before an audience of around 100 corporate members and supporters, Road Safety Project Manager Neil Rettie announced that…
Transport and logistics companies from across Scotland came together last week for the inaugural Scottish Transaid Dinner, held on 15 September in memory of the late Jayne Gray of Stirling-based H & R Gray Haulage. The evening raised an incredible £105,110.50 and marked the largest sum of money ever collected for Transaid on a single…
Tessa Wilson, a Graduate Management Trainee at GXO UK and Ireland, has commenced a six-month secondment as a Project Officer for the second phase of Transaid’s Professional Driver Training Uganda project, helping the country to respond to the huge rise in demand for HGV and PSV drivers. The appointment sees Tessa swap her previous placement…
Transaid has completed a major three-year project helping to broaden the understanding of the challenges faced by young women and girls as users of public transport in less accessible parts of three major African cities. It also looked at the steps which could be taken to help improve their opportunities for work in what is…
Transaid is preparing to support refresher training for at least 400 heavy goods vehicle drivers within small and medium-size enterprises (SME) in Mozambique, just a few months after securing a contract to extend its professional driver training work into yet another sub-Saharan country. It follows a period of intense work by the Transaid team within…
Transaid has announced the appointment of former Traffic Commissioner for Scotland, Joan Aitken OBE FCILT, as Chair of its board of trustees. Joan has been a long-time supporter of the international development organisation and has taken part in two Transaid fundraising cycle challenges, visited projects in Uganda and Zambia, and been a trustee since March…
Xpediator plc, a fast-growing international freight management group, has renewed its corporate membership of Transaid for a further three years, having originally signed a three-year commitment in 2019. The business, which brings a wealth of expertise in freight forwarding, logistics, warehousing and transport support services, says its support for the international development organisation is a…
Transaid has launched a new initiative to increase the number of female HGV and PSV drivers on the road, commencing with reviewing the approach taken by the Professional Driver Training – Uganda (PDTU) project, to ensure training is fully gender inclusive. Uganda is experiencing a huge rise in demand for professional drivers which is expected…
International development organisation Transaid is calling on cyclists from across the transport and logistics industry to saddle up for Hadrian’s Cycleway this Autumn, as it prepares for a team of up to 40 riders to tackle the 157-mile route across a stunning World Heritage Site. The group will depart Whitehaven on 16 September and pedal…
More than 100,000 emergency transfers were made to rural health facilities over a five-year period in Madagascar, according to data compiled from one of Transaid’s longest-running access to healthcare initiatives, focused on maternal and child health. Publication of the figures follows the conclusion of a USAID-funded project, known locally as MAHEFA Miaraka, led by JSI…
International development organisation Transaid has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Ghana, aimed at promoting mutual cooperation in the area of road safety. The agreement follows less than a year after Transaid began developing a professional driver training programme in the country’s capital, Accra; its first…
Transaid has released nine places on its highly sought-after Cycle Malawi 2022 challenge, which will take place from 1 – 9 October, and is inviting riders from across the transport and logistics industry to register their interest quickly, to avoid disappointment. Those signing up will join a group of 36 cyclists already confirmed for the…
Transaid has commenced a major project to provide access to fast, quality COVID-19 screening for truck drivers at border crossings in Uganda. The initiative aims to help reduce the spread and impact of COVID-19 and lessen the economic burden on transport companies by offering rapid antigen testing for drivers – a move which it is…
