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Kunhadi

Kunhadi, in Arabic "كن هادي", is non-profit organization in Lebanon concerned with road safety. Established in 2006 after the death of 18-year-old Hady Gebrane in a terrible car crash, aimed at raising road safety awareness among the Lebanese community, more specifically, the youth.

History
On Easter eve 2006, Hady and his Family and friends were partying at the same nightclub in Lebanon. After his parents left home, Hady and his friends continued to another nightclub where they stayed until 4:30AM before going for breakfast with his friend Bruno. Hady, and for the first time, was driving his friend's father's fast sports car. Hady insisted on his friend to wear his seat-belt before their trip. Their road on Karantina - Dora Highway was empty at 6 A.M. except for a fisherman on his motorbike who surprised the two young men by crossing the highway illegally. Hady steered his car away from the motorist to avoid hitting and killing him, but the car hit the pavement road separator before it finally crashed into a pole tragically ending his life. His friend was luckily saved thanks to wearing his seat-belt.

His family and friends were bereft. One of his best friends, Ralph, suggested the idea of founding a Road Safety organization without having a name in mind. Ralph's mother, then, suggested the name "Kunhadi", for two reasons:

In Arabic, the word "Kun" signifies "be" and "Hadi" means "calm"

Objectives
Kunhadi's work includes lobbying and advocacy but focuses mainly on improving dangerous driver behaviors:


 * 1) Speed Driving
 * 2) Drunk Driving
 * 3) Not wearing helmet
 * 4) Not wearing seat belt
 * 5) Fatigue Driving
 * 6) Distracted Driving

Activities
Road Safety Sessions Kunhadi's hosts interactive road safety sessions at schools, universities and corporates and strives to explain the role of each road user in improving road safety.

Road Safety Campaigns

According to Kunhadi's website, Kunhadi launches on average two road safety campaigns related to the six dangerous driver behaviors.

Projects
In 2009, Kunhadi collaborated with the USAid to launch "Spreading the Road Safety Project" that included the production of 32 TV clips explaining the importance of road safety and respecting the Lebanese traffic law in less than 20 seconds, to be aired on local TV stations. As part of this project, and funded by the USAid, Kunhadi also launched campaigns to raise awareness about the dangers of drunk driving and speed driving

Kunhadi launched a campaign for pedestrian safety in November 2011 that included the start of installation of safe crossings in front of schools, in the objective of introducing the habit of using the pedestrian crossing in Lebanon