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04-04-2012, 02:40 PM
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) and the Dominican Republic's Technical Office for Ground Transport (OTTT) recently agreed to work together to train thousands of public transport drivers in an effort to mitigate the violence and traffic accidents that have escalated over the past three years.
OTTT Director Julio Horton and Cesario Acevedo, ADRA-Dominican chairman, signed the agreement at the headquarters office for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Santo Domingo on 13 March.
Julio Horton stated that education was fundamental in the prevention of accidents and that his office and ADRA would combine resources and materials to execute the project. He congratulated ADRA leaders for their initiative.
As he signed the agreement, Acevedo, who is also president of the Adventist Church in the country, told witnesses that, as a Christian entity, the church is committed to creating a positive change in the conduct of public transport drivers. The church has some 283,000 members, said Acevedo, of whom some 85 percent are young people, and that the youth would help work on the project.
The seed of the agreement grew out of an initiative proposed by ADRA-Dominican Republic to combat the rising number of accidents and traffic delays affecting commuters in Santo Domingo and other cities in the country since 2009, said Luis Miguel Acevedo, ADRA-Dominican Republic director.
Statistics reveal that more than 5,000 vehicle accidents occurred in 2009, more than 40 percent due to recklessness, alcoholism and road rage, Acevedo said.
The plan is to launch eight-hour training courses to groups of drivers on treating passengers courteously, how to save gasoline, maintain their vehicles and personal finance management. "We believe this will make a change," Acevedo said.
According to Acevedo, the project seeks to train some 8,000 drivers in Santo Domingo during a pilot program that begins this week and continues for the next five months.
Hundreds of young church member volunteers will participate in the massive training of drivers in coordination with the OTTT. After the initial project is completed in Santo Domingo, the plan is to extend training to the cities of Santiago, San Francisco de Macoris and Puerto Plata.
For more information on ADRA Dominican Republic and its projects, visit www.adra.org.do (http://www.adra.org.do).
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OTTT Director Julio Horton and Cesario Acevedo, ADRA-Dominican chairman, signed the agreement at the headquarters office for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Santo Domingo on 13 March.
Julio Horton stated that education was fundamental in the prevention of accidents and that his office and ADRA would combine resources and materials to execute the project. He congratulated ADRA leaders for their initiative.
As he signed the agreement, Acevedo, who is also president of the Adventist Church in the country, told witnesses that, as a Christian entity, the church is committed to creating a positive change in the conduct of public transport drivers. The church has some 283,000 members, said Acevedo, of whom some 85 percent are young people, and that the youth would help work on the project.
The seed of the agreement grew out of an initiative proposed by ADRA-Dominican Republic to combat the rising number of accidents and traffic delays affecting commuters in Santo Domingo and other cities in the country since 2009, said Luis Miguel Acevedo, ADRA-Dominican Republic director.
Statistics reveal that more than 5,000 vehicle accidents occurred in 2009, more than 40 percent due to recklessness, alcoholism and road rage, Acevedo said.
The plan is to launch eight-hour training courses to groups of drivers on treating passengers courteously, how to save gasoline, maintain their vehicles and personal finance management. "We believe this will make a change," Acevedo said.
According to Acevedo, the project seeks to train some 8,000 drivers in Santo Domingo during a pilot program that begins this week and continues for the next five months.
Hundreds of young church member volunteers will participate in the massive training of drivers in coordination with the OTTT. After the initial project is completed in Santo Domingo, the plan is to extend training to the cities of Santiago, San Francisco de Macoris and Puerto Plata.
For more information on ADRA Dominican Republic and its projects, visit www.adra.org.do (http://www.adra.org.do).
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#5)