Campaign Management Training, Stockholm, Sweden
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Save the Nation, Honored to be invited by the Government of Sweden at the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety 2020
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Save the Nation Met with Minister of Transport Her Excellency Dagmawit Moges, and had fruitful discussions
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SNA Executive Director on the nbstv talk show — Public Financing for Health & Road Infrastructure in Africa: Lessons for Uganda
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SNA Graduates its First School Traffic Safe Guard Students
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Our Work
Save the Nation help provide improvements to Addis Ababa's primary schools' road network. Many projects are planned to better connect communities, improve road safety and help better traffic flow improvements in the school environment include public-based science studies and assessments, road safety assessments, light infrastructure provision, reflective updated clothing, road safety
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Save the nation ( SNA ) is a nonprofit, non-religious, nonpolitical, indigenous development organization established in 2013 and got its license from Ethiopian charities and societies agency on march ,16, 2015 with certificate number 3403. SAVE THE NATION is striving to reduce avoidable road traffic crashes and resulting deaths and injuries. Globally 1.24 million people are killed and nearly 50 million
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Nearly 3,500 people die on the world's roads every day, which is over 1.2 million people per year, and tens of millions are injured or disabled. Each year, developing countries lose between 1 and 3% of their gross domestic product due to medical costs, productivity losses, and other expenses resulting from deaths and injuries on the road. The economic burden of motor
Read MoreOur Success So Far
Defensive Driving Trained Drivers
Number of Students Trained
Safe School Zones Created
Reduction in Fatalities and Injuries
9 Months Road Death Report 2022/23
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Injured
Property Damage
WHO Death Estimation
Our Projects
Safe School Zones
Practical school-zone safety through evidence, engagement, signs, crossings, training and visibility — delivered with partners at high-risk schools across Ethiopia.
- Children walking to and from school
- School entrances and crossing points
- Speed risk and roadside behaviour
- Driver awareness and traffic warden support
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Save the Nation Participates in the 8th Global Road Safety Leadership Course in Baltimore, USA
Executive Director Mesganaw Bimrew completed the two-week Global Road Safety Leadership Course at Johns Hopkins University, returning with a stakeholder action plan for Ethiopia and a global network of road safety advocates.
Upcoming Event: 8th UN Global Road Safety Week 2025
Save the Nation is gearing up to participate in the 8th UN Global Road Safety Week (UNGRSW 2025), advocating for safer streets for pedestrians and cyclists. Under the global theme #MakeWalkingSafe #MakeCyclingSafe, we will join communities and policymakers worldwide to promote
Save the Nation Executive Director Advocates for Road Safety at 4th Ministerial Conference
Addis Ababa, 23/02/2025 – Mr. Mesganaw A Bimrew, Executive Director of Save the Nation, a leading Ethiopian NGO dedicated to road safety, actively participated in the 4th Ministerial Conference on Road Safety held in Marrakech, Morocco from Conference Dates, February 18–20,
BREAKING: How “Save the Nation” is Revolutionizing Road Safety in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – In a city where bustling streets and rapid urbanization often lead to dangerous road conditions, one organization is turning the tide against traffic injuries—armed with a powerful tool from the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety and the reach of
Save the Nation held an incredible and transformative workshop orchestrated in collaboration with the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP)
With immense joy and pride, we share the incredible success of a transformative workshop orchestrated in collaboration with the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) by Save the Nation. This remarkable event unfolded in the picturesque Sidama Regional State, where minds united
7th United Nation Global Road Safety Week
Save the Nation successfully organized a round table discussion on May 17th, 2023, with the Director General of the Traffic Management Agency. During this productive session, Save the Nation expressed its gratitude towards the agency’s unwavering dedication in addressing the
Our Staff
Mesganaw Bimrew
Executive Director and Founder
Dr. Mara Adelman
Media and Communication Advisor
Teferi Abgaz
Asst. Professor of Public Health
Lencho Kebede Muleta
Transport Engineer
Genet Yakob
Finance Officer
Samuel Kebede
ICT Head
Advisory Board
Save the Nation Road Safety Ambassador
Mekedese Workineh
Celebrity Movie Star, Road Safety Ambassador for Save the Nation
We Work Hard on the Following
Road Safety-a Matter of Sustainability
Road safety issues, there consequences and possible solutions, are included in the 2030 Agenda and are closely linked to other sustainability challenges, such as
Read MoreMitigating Climate Change Through Road Safety
When cities and settlements and their transport systems which serve them are designed and managed with safety and sustainability in mind, there are inevitable
Read MorePromoting Sustainable Cities and Communities
In recent decades the world has experienced unprecedented urban growth. By 2050, nearly 7 in 10 people will live in cities. Rapid urbanization brought enormous
Read MoreAdvocating for Building Effective Leadership for Road Safety
It is widely understood that stronger leadership is needed at all levels of society to achieve road safety targets, including those linked to Sustainable Development
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All our projects are proved in saving lives
We are more than happy to welcome partners who want to work with us
We are more than happy to welcome partners who want to work with us on our projects which are effectively proved in saving precious human lives and property damages.
Our nation is facing road traffic injury problem Save the Nation is trying to fix while we are actively working to halt this road traffic injury carnage we need partners help to make efforts go even further!
Our Service
What we do:
The full range of expertise and experience established within Save the Nation
Our Partners
Yango Group
World Resources Institute
American Chamber of Commerce Ethiopia
UN and African Union
Ministry of Women, Children & Youth
Save Kids Lives
Embassy of The United States of America
Ethiopian Ministry of Education
European Road Safety Charter
Global Road Safety Partnership
Traffic Management Agency
Ministry of Transport and Logistics
Road Safety & Insurance Fund Service
Ethiopian Federal Transport AuthorityParticipation
Participation in National and International Programmes
