Dear colleagues,
Please see the message below from Gary Forster - please direct any
responses to Gary rather than myself.
Best wishes,
Glenn
>Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:54:14 +0100
>From: Gary Forster <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: RE: UTSG, Transaid and a Way Forward for Transport Research in
>Africa
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>Dear Glenn,
>
>
>
>Further to your suggestion please find below a mail for the attention of
>the UTSG members, again thank you for all of your help in this matter.
>
>Subject: Transaid – Transport Research in the Developing World
>
>Dear UTSG Members,
>
>This mail represents a “call to arms” for transport researchers
>interested in making an impact on the lives of those in the developing world.
>
>Transaid is an international development charity which seeks to reduce
>poverty and improve quality of life through providing better access to
>basic services such as health, education and economic opportunities in
>Africa and other parts of the developing world. By working with the UK
>transport and logistics industry Transaid builds local skills and
>knowledge to make transport safer, cheaper and more effective.
>
>Transaid seeks a world where transport contributes fully to a better
>quality of life in Africa and other developing countries.
>
>Our works focuses on 3 specific areas; firstly the implementation of
>transport management systems within public sector organizations such as
>Ministries of Health to help reduce transport costs and increase the
>efficiency of service delivery fleets. Secondly we work on issues
>associated with commercial driver training standards – specifically we
>help national Road Safety agencies develop national driver training
>standards throughout Africa whilst also working to build the capacity of
>driver training facilities at the grass roots level. Thirdly Transaid has
>a focus on providing access to healthcare through the logistical support
>which we give to existing health projects and through the development of
>health transport solutions such as bicycle and motorcycle ambulances for
>rural populations.
>
>Transaid often conducts monitoring and evaluation activities following its
>projects to analyse the impact of the interventions taken. However, we
>currently need a concerted research effort to help prove the efficacy of
>our work, to provide insight as to ways in which we could improve our
>future interventions and to provide a foundation for advocacy with
>international organizations such as the World Bank, Gates Foundation and
>US Agency for International Development (USAID).
>
>Transaid is calling out to researchers who have a keen interest in
>transport as a development issue, who would be willing to conduct research
>overseas in either West or Sothern Africa, and who would be able to assist
>in fund raising activities to support a programme of research.
>
>If you are interested in providing assistance to Transaid please contact
>Gary Forster, Transaid’s Head of Programme Development at
><mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] For more
>information about Transaid’s work please visit
><http://www.transaid.org/>www.transaid.org.
>
>Regards
>
>Gary Forster
>
>Head of Program Development
>
>Zambia Cell: 00260 979 454 700 (Currently in use)
>
>Swaziland Cell: 00268 660 9963
>
>South Africa Cell: 0027 782 131 829
>
>East Africa Cell: 00255 784 379 268
>
>Skype: gary.forster1
>
>Transaid - transport for life, 137 Euston Road, London, NW1 2 AA.
>
>Tel +44 (0) 20 7387 8136, Fax +44 (0) 20 7387 2669
>
>Registered in England and Wales as a company limited by guarantee no. 3511363
>
>Registered charity no: 1072105
>
>Visit our website at www.transaid.org
>
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Professor Glenn Lyons
Centre for Transport & Society
Faculty of Environment and Technology
University of the West of England
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