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| SAVE Brasil | |
|---|---|
| Name | SAVE Brasil |
| Formation | 1993 |
| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Headquarters | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Region served | Brazil |
| Founder | Miltom Teixeira |
| Focus | Traffic safety, road injury prevention, public health |
SAVE Brasil
SAVE Brasil is a Brazilian non-profit organization focused on traffic injury prevention and road safety advocacy. Founded in 1993, it operates in São Paulo and across Brazilian states, engaging with public bodies, universities, and international agencies to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries. The organization combines research, education, policy advocacy, and program implementation to influence legislation, enforcement, and public awareness.
SAVE Brasil was established in 1993 amid rising road traffic deaths in Brazil and Latin America, following trends documented by World Health Organization and Pan American Health Organization. Early activities drew on methodologies from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and collaborations with Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo and Universidade de São Paulo. In the 1990s and 2000s, the organization contributed to debates around the Brazilian Código de Trânsito Brasileiro and participated in campaigns alongside Ministério da Saúde (Brasil), Ministério das Cidades, and municipal authorities like Prefeitura de São Paulo. SAVE Brasil’s trajectory includes technical cooperation with World Bank, programmatic links to UNICEF, and alignment with global initiatives such as the Decade of Action for Road Safety.
The mission centers on reducing morbidity and mortality from road crashes through prevention, education, research, and advocacy, reflecting priorities similar to those of World Health Organization and Global Road Safety Partnership. Programs encompass public campaigns, capacity building, and evidence generation in partnership with academic institutions such as Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and Universidade Estadual de Campinas. SAVE Brasil has implemented projects addressing helmet use informed by studies in Bike Helmet Safety Research, seatbelt promotion aligned with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration frameworks, and interventions for vulnerable road users like pedestrians and cyclists akin to programs by Transport for London. Educational initiatives have targeted schools, professional drivers, and policymakers, drawing on curricula from Fundação Getulio Vargas and training models used by International Road Assessment Programme.
The organization is governed by a board of directors and an executive team with program managers, similar to governance models at Amnesty International and Médecins Sans Frontières. Staff includes specialists in epidemiology, communication, and public policy with affiliations to Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública and Fiocruz. Funding sources have included grants and contracts from multilateral donors such as World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, and United Nations Development Programme, private foundations comparable to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, corporate partnerships with firms in the transport and insurance sectors, and philanthropic contributions from Brazilian institutions like Fundação Lemann. Financial oversight follows standards promoted by AccountAbility and reporting practices common to non-profits registered under Brazilian civil law.
SAVE Brasil collaborates with governmental agencies including Ministério da Saúde (Brasil), Departamento Nacional de Trânsito, and state secretariats in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, aligning interventions with municipal plans like those of Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro. Academic partnerships involve Universidade de São Paulo, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, and research centers linked to Fiocruz. International cooperation has included projects with World Bank, UNICEF, Pan American Health Organization, and networks such as Global Road Safety Partnership and International Transport Forum. Civil society alliances encompass Brazilian NGOs and advocacy groups modeled after Associação Brasileira de Medicina de Tráfego and collaborations with professional associations like Conselho Federal de Medicina and Associação Brasileira de Engenharia de Trânsito. Programmatic links extend to technical partners like Transport Research Laboratory and evaluation partners comparable to RAND Corporation.
Impact assessment relies on epidemiological indicators used by World Health Organization and national statistics from Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística and DATASUS. Evaluations have measured changes in helmet and seatbelt use, reductions in traffic fatalities, and shifts in policy and enforcement aligned with standards from Global Status Report on Road Safety. Independent assessments have employed methods akin to those used by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and evaluation frameworks from United Nations Development Programme. SAVE Brasil’s documented contributions include influencing legislative debates on traffic law amendments, supporting municipal road safety plans modeled after Vision Zero principles, and strengthening surveillance systems similar to initiatives by Pan American Health Organization.
Category:Non-profit organizations based in Brazil Category:Road safety organizations Category:Public health in Brazil