Every 8 minutes a child dies in a car crash somewhere in the world, and the injuries caused by such accidents are among the four main causes of death among children aged 5 to 17 years. The death of children in road traffic crashes is considered a global epidemic. In the Republic of Moldova, hundreds children suffer from road crashes. In 2017, 350 minors were involved in road traffic crashes, of which 12 minors died and 237 children were slightly injured, 80 were severely traumatized. More than 95 children involved in road accidents as passengers, in which 3 minors lost their lives.

On July 12th 2013, new amendments to the road traffic regulations came into force in Moldova, which stipulate that children under the age of 12 can be transported only in a vehicle equipped with a special child restraint system (or other devices: a special booster regulated by height seat, which allow you to fasten seat belts). CRS use reduce death rate in 80% in the case of children and 70% in the case of infants. Although the law of the Republic of Moldova obliges the parents to use a special child restraint, they do not do it, and one second of inattention can be fatal to the little ones Ask yourself, how many of those you know think about safety of their children in the car or how many of them have a car seat installed? There are very few who know about it, who care or who have the financial resources to buy it.

But you can influence the situation. It all depends on each one's attitude and the willingness to help! Now, through the given online donation platform, you can give the child restraint that you no longer need for a family and parents who are not able to buy it. Simply click on the “Car seat give away” button to change the life of a child. The child restraint will be subsequently inspected by the specialists of the Automobile Club of Moldova and donated to the families in need. If you would like to request a child restraint, you need to register at the baby4baby.org website by clicking on the button”Get a car seat”. You are a ‘click’ away to make a change! Join the charity social campaign "Kind child restraint". Give a child restraint, save a life!
More about the project:
In 2018 the Automobile Club of Moldova (ACM) started implementing the "Kind child restraint" project within FIA Road Safety Grant Programme and FIA Action for Road Safety, funded by the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) and FIA Foundation.
"Kind child restraint" project 2018 focuses mainly on creation of the donation platform for the exchange of the used CRS by families. Its core aim is to provide low-income families with many children who may face difficulties with the purchase of the CRS for each child. The project "Kind child restraint" is conducted in collaboration of the FIA Clubs – ACM and BKA - on child safety and development of the similar platform in both countries Moldova and Belarus, and to share the project experience and success, extend the area and use of the web-platform with other FIA Clubs and Colleagues.
In Moldova, the project is supported by the Eastern Alliance for Safe and Sustainable Transport (EASST) in UK, the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, National Patrolling Inspectorate, Oratorul Theater, Mama.md, Recaro, Suntparinte.md, and Members of the National Road Safety Council of Moldova.