Dong Ha, Quang Tri (3 June 2024): Thanks to a generous donation from The John Younger Trust, a longtime supporter of Project RENEW, 20 members of the Dong Ha City’s Blind Association have received a major upgrade to their...
Thanks to Veterans For Peace (VFP) Chapter 160 and their "Bicycles for Education" program, 60 students in Trieu Phong, Cam Lo, and Huong Hoa districts received brand new bicycles. This generous gift will change their daily routine for the...
We were pleased to host a visit from Mr. Ethan Rinks, Program Manager for East Asia & the Pacific, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA), U.S. Department of State, to NPA/RENEW clearance program on Thursday, 16 May 2024....
A man was killed in Quang Tri Province on Monday, May 13th, 2024, when a wartime munition exploded. The incident occurred around midday in Hien Thanh Commune, Vinh Linh District. The victim, a 34-year-old resident of Liem Cong Phuong...
Chuck Searcy has spent decades of his life redressing a deadly legacy of America’s war in Vietnam: unexploded ordnance. The original article was published March 15, 2024 in The New York Times by Seth Mydans Seth Mydans lived in...
Ms. Trần Thị Nữ, a resident of Phong Binh Commune, Gio Linh District was pleased to witness an all-women team from NPA/RENEW find and destroy wartime munitions in a clearance site located close to her house. Having lived in...
Le Quang Thanh and Ho Thi Gai met each other in the early 1980s when they attended a catechism class at Tri Buu church. One day in 1984, the teacher checked the class attendance and didn’t find Thanh. His students...
In a collaborative effort to improve the lives of those affected by war legacies, Project RENEW and the Quang Ngai Red Cross distributed essential mobility aids to 42 survivors of unexploded ordnance and other disabled persons in Mo Duc...
Trieu Phong, Quang Tri (April 15, 2024): In honor of Vietnam’s Day of Persons with Disabilities on April 18th, Project RENEW, in collaboration with local Disabled Persons Chapters, has launched a week-long series of musical performances and contests. This...
Dong Ha, Quang Tri (April 12, 2024): A collaborative effort to enhance public awareness of unexploded ordnance (UXO) risks was launched today in Dong Ha. Project RENEW’s management team met with a core team from Pencil Group, a Ho...