Your Ðiscovery Miles can help children get safely to and from school
Vitality members can now donate their Ðiscovery Miles to the Discovery Safe Journeys to School programme, an initiative launched by the Discovery Fund and Afrika Tikkun, that leverages Discovery Insure's proprietary technology, IP, and expertise to support drivers who transport children to school.
South Africa has one of the highest rates of road-related deaths in the world. The Road Traffic Management Corporation found that in 2023, more than 10% of road fatalities involved children younger than 14. These statistics indicate the urgent need for safer transport solutions for school children, who often face long, challenging, and dangerous journeys.
The Discovery Safe Journeys to School programme works with parents, teachers and local authorities to create a safer environment for children, by ensuring they can travel safely to and from school. The programme also caters to children with special needs and has over 750 drivers on board, currently transporting more than 22,300 scholars daily across the Western Cape and Gauteng.
The programme combines telematics technology from Discovery Insure with driver education to promote good driving behaviour that makes transport to and from schools safer. Along with monitoring and tracking driver behaviour, the programme provides training and incentives, which include wellness benefits through health checks, access to training for defensive driving, first aid and vehicle roadworthy checks.
Since its inception in 2013, the programme has maintained an impeccable safety record, with no fatalities or major accidents among participating drivers.
How can you help?
From 22 January to 5 March 2025, you can donate your Ðiscovery Miles to the Discovery Safe Journeys to School programme through Vitality MoveToGive in the Discovery app or Discovery Bank app:
- For 200 Ðiscovery Miles, you can help provide defensive driving training for drivers who transport children to and from school.
- For 1,000 Ðiscovery Miles, , you can help provide eye checks, spectacles and general health checks for drivers who transport children to and from school.
- For 2,500 Ðiscovery Miles, you can help provide first aid training for drivers who transport children to and from school.
PLUS, the Discovery Fund will match all donations through Vitality MoveToGive
Because good driving is only one part of the solution. A recent driver wellness project in collaboration with the GUUD Shayela Program highlights the importance of knowing and improving the health of scholar drivers. For example, unchecked medical conditions like diabetes can cause eyesight to deteriorate, affecting the safety of the driver and the school children under their care.
By giving drivers access to essential health screenings and eyecare services and empowering them with first aid training, children in under-resourced communities will be in safe hands on their journey to school.
How to donate to Vitality MoveToGive
- Activate Vitality Active Rewards in the latest version of the Discovery app.
- Achieve your exercise, drive or spend goals to earn a play on the gameboard.
- Pick a tile on the gameboard to reveal Ðiscovery Miles.
- Spend your Ðiscovery Miles on Vitality MoveToGive charity donations.
Plus, you can use your Ðiscovery Miles to make a difference in the Discovery Bank app. Select Vitality MoveToGive as an instant reward option when you achieve your goals or donate your Ðiscovery Miles through the Vitality Mall. Find out more about Vitality Active Rewards in the Discovery Bank app.
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