Singers Ho Quynh Huong, Nguyen Phi Hung, Mai Khoi, Boneur Trinh, and the Mat Troi Do (Red Sun) Band will share the stage in a charity concert supporting Viet Nam's Agent Orange (AO) victims at the HCMC Opera House on August 10. The performance has welcomed donations from sponsors, private enterprises and charity organizations as well as the public to join hands in helping Vietnamese AO victims. All ticket proceeds will go to the Agent Orange Victim Fund. The show, co-organized by the HCMC Association of Victims of Agent Orange and the Bee Design Company, will be telecast live on HCMC's HTV Channel. … [Read more...] about Charity Concert Held for Agent Orange Victims
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Charity walk raises funds for Agent Orange victims
Thousands of Vietnamese, uniformed in blue jerseys, gathered in front of Reunification Palace in Ho Chi Minh City this morning, Oct. 24, to partake in a charity walk which raised funds for Agent Orange victims. At 6:00 a.m., flocks of people united to march along the city center streets of Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, Le Duan, Dong Khoi and Ton Duc Thang to show their support for Agent Orange victims and raise awareness about the cause. … [Read more...] about Charity walk raises funds for Agent Orange victims
Agent Orange victims fund raises 353 billion VND
The Fund for Agent Orange/Dioxin Victims says it has raised more than 353 billion VND in the past decade thanks to the generosity of domestic and overseas donors.Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) President Tran Ngoc Tang says the VRC-managed fund has assisted more than 1 million victims nationwide through free medical check-ups and treatment, housing, vocational training, and credit lending for production and safe water supply. At a conference held in Hanoi on June 9 to review the fund's work in the past decade, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem praised the fund's operations over the past decade. He also thanked international organisations and the Red Cross in other countries for their assistance to Agent Orange victims. The Deputy Prime Minister said he hopes assistance from the international community to Agent Orange/dioxin victims in Vietnam would continue to increase in the future. In recognition of the fund's success, Deputy PM Khiem awarded it the Labour Order, third class. The … [Read more...] about Agent Orange victims fund raises 353 billion VND
Summing-up conference on the activities of Agent-Orange Victim Fund in a 10-year period
On the morning of May 30, the Red Cross Association of Dong Nai province held a conference to sum up the activities of Agent Orange Victim Fund in a 10-year period. Attending at the conference were Pham Van Trong - Vice-Chairperson of the Vietnam Red Cross Society; Bui Ngoc Thanh - Member of provincial Standing Committee of the Party and Head of the Mass Mobilisation Department of the provincial Party Committee, and Huynh Thi Nga - Vice-Chairperson of provincial People's Committee. Vo Thi Linh-Chairperson of provincial Red Cross Association receives donation from VMEP company … [Read more...] about Summing-up conference on the activities of Agent-Orange Victim Fund in a 10-year period
The road ahead for Agent Orange victims
Can you tell us about yourself and the War Legacies Project (WLP)? Susan Hammond (R) visits Trinh Thi Nam in Dai Loc of the central province of Quang Nam. Nam received a well through funds donated by the War Legacies ProjectPhoto: Rivka Eisner The WLP is a four-year-old Vermont-based not-for-profit organization focusing on the long term health and environmental impacts of war. However, I have been working on the impacts of war, especially that of Agent Orange/dioxin, in Vietnam for 14 years. We provide information to journalists, documentary filmmakers, academics, NGOs and foundations, policy makers, and anyone else interested in the health and environmental impacts of AO/D in Vietnam. I speak at universities, coordinate film screenings and exhibits, conduct media interviews, build and maintain information websites, and soon a monthly newsletter that addresses Agent Orange. We also work to mitigate the effects of AO. We have … [Read more...] about The road ahead for Agent Orange victims