Participation in National and International Programmes

8th Global Road Safety Leadership Course — Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 11–22 May 2026

Baltimore, USA – May 2026 – Save the Nation (SNA) is proud to announce the participation of its Executive Director, Mesganaw Bimrew, in the eighth Global Road Safety Leadership Course (GRSLC), held from May 11 to May 22, 2026, in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

The course was co-organized by the Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit (JH-IIRU) and the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP), with generous support from Bloomberg Philanthropies. It brought together road safety professionals, advocates, and policymakers from around the world to strengthen leadership capacity and exchange evidence-based strategies for reducing road traffic injuries and fatalities.

Eighth Global Meeting of Nongovernmental Organizations Advocating for Road Safety and Road Victims — San Salvador, El Salvador

Save the Nation attended the Eighth Global Meeting of Nongovernmental Organizations Advocating for Road Safety and Road Victims in San Salvador, El Salvador. The meeting brought together 214 participants from 61 countries, addressing the theme "Rethinking road safety: Mobility for people and planet." Road crashes cause 1.3 million preventable deaths and around 50 million injuries annually worldwide. UN Member States are committed to reducing road deaths and injuries by 50% by 2030, and the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021–2030 outlines actions to achieve this.

Save the Nation calls on governments to prioritize evidence-based actions, transparent investment in safe mobility, and NGO involvement in decision-making processes to achieve the target. The organization commits to advocating for people's right to safe mobility and a 50% reduction in road deaths and injuries by 2030 by empowering communities, using data and evidence, and holding governments accountable.

3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety — Stockholm, 19–20 February 2020

On the invitation of the Swedish Government, Save the Nation Executive Director Mr. Mesganaw Bimrew attended the conference "Achieving Global Goals 2030," held 19–20 February 2020 at the Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre, Stockholm, Sweden.

Regional Workshop on Road Safety and Urban Mobility — Accra, Ghana, 2018

A workshop with the theme 'Road Safety and Urban Mobility' was held in Accra from 20–21 August 2018. A team of two delegates attended the programme on behalf of Save the Nation. The workshop focused on SDG 11: sustainable, safe, inclusive cities and communities.

Alliance Road Safety Advocate Program — Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Memphis, US, 1 September 2016 — the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety graduated its first Alliance Advocate cohort. Save the Nation Executive Director Mr. Mesganaw Bimrew attended the training.

5th Global Meeting of NGOs for Road Safety — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety, with support from the International Police Association in Malaysia and a number of other partners, hosted the 5th Global Meeting of NGOs for Road Safety, which Save the Nation was invited to attend.

Validation of the report on Ethiopia's road safety performance review — Addis Ababa

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia presided over a workshop to validate a report on the road safety performance review of Ethiopia on 14 January 2020 at the United Nations Conference Center in Addis Ababa. Two delegates attended the programme on behalf of Save the Nation. The review was undertaken jointly by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Secretariat of the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Road Safety, Mr. Jean Todt, in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

Pan-African conference with road safety experts — Entebbe, Uganda

On the invitation of the Uganda Debt Network (UDN), a Ugandan civil society organization, Save the Nation Executive Director Mr. Mesganaw Bimrew represented SNA at this Pan-African conference on financing alternatives for the health and road sectors beyond borrowing, with representatives from different African countries including Uganda.

SNA shared best practice from Ethiopia at the workshop, presenting strategies for reducing the cost of road infrastructure projects in Africa — lessons from Ethiopia.

Experience-sharing forum with international road safety experts from Spain — Addis Ababa

The International Road Traffic Safety Academy (IRSA) held an experience-sharing forum with the Federal Police Commission traffic affairs division on 10 October 2016. A team from Save the Nation attended the forum alongside various other stakeholders.

Workshop on Continental Transport Policy and the African Road Safety Action Plan — Addis Ababa

The Workshop on Continental Transport Policy, the African Road Safety Action Plan (2011–2020), and Air Transport Instruments was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 19–23 November 2018. An SNA team attended this vital workshop.