Transaid granted funding award for Ghana driver training

Transaid has won a share of a £500,000 award donation, which it said would be used to help save lives in Ghana by ensuring the country’s transport sector grew in a safe and sustainable way.

The donation from the Benefact Group helps charities make a difference and Transaid joined more than 900 others all vying for a share of the award pot.

Winning projects were selected against four criteria, including impact and effectiveness, sustainability, innovation, and care and compassion.

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Transaid said it would use the award to fund additional training for its professional driver training project in Ghana, where the demand for HGV drivers is increasing rapidly, as an estimated 98% of all cargo transiting the country is transported by road.

It added that some 7,000 people are killed in road traffic collisions in Ghana every year.

Jason Finch, programmes support manager at Transaid, said: “Our focus remains on upskilling local driver trainers in accordance with a newly developed HGV driver training standard – which will benefit hundreds of new and existing professional drivers, as well as improve the safety of thousands of other road users and roadside communities they interact with each year.”

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