Project RENEW, a Vietnamese comprehensive mine action model, addresses the legacy of unexploded ordnance (UXO) left behind by the war and assists those affected by it. The organization has been awarded a significant grant of €361,502 by the Embassy...
The total area that needs to be cleared is nearly 1.4 million square meters. When completed in December 2024, the land will be handed over to local communities, free from explosive ordnance threats and allow for safe and productive...
Sharp eyes and quick calls from Quang Tri residents are making Quang Tri a safer place! Thanks to a surge in awareness and reports to the provincial hotline, NPA/RENEW's disposal teams have responded to a total of 157 UXO...
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...