Call for nomination and selection of award winners
Selection process and judging criteria
These submission guidelines are developed in order to ensure successful organization of the award activities and the impartiality of the award itself.
I- Format of the award
The Kofi Annan Road Safety Award will be in the form of certificates of recognition delivered to governments, private sector or civil society organizations that have made outstanding contributions to road safety in Africa. The third edition of the award will be given to governments that are taking serious measures to achieve the objective of the Second UN Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030, to halve road deaths by 2030.
- 1. Awards
As stipulated by the second global Action plan for road safety, governments bear the main responsibility to ensure citizens’ safety. Given the significant negative impact of road crashes and large positive payoffs of greater safety, road safety must be treated as a political priority and acknowledged as a valuable public good.
This year, the Kofi Annan Road Safety Award will consider the following categories aligned with the regional and global plans for road safety:
- Innovation, particularly in digitalization
- Road Safety financing
- Road safety management
- Safer vehicles
- Public transportation/Modal shift
- Post-crash care
Details on criteria for each category are available in the application form. Each assessment criterion will carry an equal weight in the overall evaluation (for each category).
II- How to nominate
- One category should be chosen by the applicant.
- Nomination form should be filled directly online.
- ECA will not share your email details, contact information will be held confidentially.
- Nominations are judged once a year and should be submitted by 15th February 2025.
- Self-nomination is acceptable.
- Nominations must be clear, concise and presented against all the criteria.
- Before you submit your nomination, please read all the information concerning the entire process.
III- Timelines
- Call for nomination: 27 January 2025
- Closure of the call: 15 February 2025
- Assessment/selection of nominees: 15 February 2025 - 20 February 2025
- Notification to winners: 25 February 2025
- Celebration of the Award in Eswatini: 14th – 15th April 2025