2025 – Safe School Zones Program (Peru)
A new international distinction places Peru on the global road-safety agenda. The Safe School Environments National Programme, implemented by the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) through its Directorate of Road Safety, has been honoured with the 2025 Prince Michael International Road Safety Award (United Kingdom)—one of the most prestigious recognitions worldwide in the field of road safety.
The programme received the award in the Road Safety Management category, which each year acknowledges initiatives that achieve transformative impacts in key areas such as infrastructure, innovation, sustainability, education, and emergency response.
This international distinction reaffirms Peru’s leadership in implementing public policies aimed at saving lives on the roads. The pioneering programme seeks to ensure that children and adolescents can travel safely to and from their schools through safe and inclusive road infrastructure, pedestrian-focused urban design, and evidence-based digital tools.
Since its implementation in 2021, the initiative has achieved improvements in more than 900 educational institutions across 61 districts in 18 regions of the country, benefiting over 700,000 students and 35,000 teachers. In addition, 71 municipalities have been trained and 138 specialists certified through the Safe School Environments training workshop. Among its main achievements are the publication of the Guide for the Implementation of Safe School Environments and the launch of the School Zone Road Safety Platform (https://entornoescolar.mtc.gob.pe/), which enables the reporting and monitoring of progress in school-zone interventions.
This effort is supported by the 2023–2030 Multisectoral National Road Safety Policy and by funding mechanisms such as the Incentives Programme for the Improvement of Municipal Management of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), ensuring its continuity and expansion as a long-term public policy.
The international recognition highlights the programme’s impact and brings visibility to the coordinated work between the national government, municipalities, and school communities to save lives on the roads—consolidating the Peruvian model as both replicable and sustainable across the region.
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