US Veterans Visit Project RENEW’s Mine Action Work In Quang Tri
Part of their visit to Vietnam from 4 to 21 March 2018, a group of 38 Americans, mainly veterans and anti-war activists, member of the Veterans For Peace Chapter 160 (VFP) traveled to Quang Tri on 8 and 9...
U.S. Ambassador Tina Kaidanow Visits UXO Survey And Clearance In Quang Tri
It was our pleasure on Wednesday to welcome U.S. Ambassador Tina Kaidanow, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, to our operations in Quang Tri Province, Viet Nam as part of her visit to Viet Nam.
RENEW Dedicates A New Workshop For Trieu Phong Blind Association
Thanks to donations from Project RENEW's international partners, the John Younger Trust, Unlimited Possibilities, and Veterans For Peace, a new workshop has just been dedicated at the Trieu Phong District Blind Association, giving 25 blind and disabled persons...
Fisherman Reports A US Navy Shell Found On Beach Near Vinh Moc Tunnels
Vinh Linh, Quang Tri (Jan 04, 2018) - Responding to an emergency call from the Vinh Thach Commune authority, a mobile EOD team of RENEW-NPA today safely removed a U.S. naval shell and transported it to the demolition site for...
Farmer Finds U.S. Navy Shell in Rice Paddy near DMZ, Reports It, RENEW-NPA Teams Safely Destroy It
An 8-inch (203mm) U.S. naval shell was safely destroyed by a mobile Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team of Project RENEW-Norwegian People’s Aid on Thursday at the teams’ demolition site in Trieu Trach Commune, Trieu Phong District.
Project RENEW Awarded Asia Pacific Mediation Forum ‘Peace Prize’ for 2017
Project RENEW was recipient of the annual “Peace Prize” awarded by the Asia-Pacific Mediation Forum (APMF) at APMF’s annual meeting held this weekend, in conjunction with the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference held in Da Nang.
Quang Tri Province Governor and Project RENEW Work With The US Department of State And Senate Offices To Address The Consequences Of The War
Washington, DC, USA (31 October 2017) – A delegation from Quang Tri Province led by Governor Nguyen Duc Chinh has had working meetings in Washington, DC with officials of the US Department of State and US Senate staff about...
RENEW And Local Partners Meet To Share And Discuss Disability Support Activities
Dong Ha, Quang Tri (30 September 2017) - Project RENEW's Victim Assistance Program today held a meeting on information and discussion of disability support activities with its local partners in Quang Tri Province.
Mine Action Alert: First Quang Tri Accident In 2017 Results In Minor Injury When Mortar Round Explodes At Mechanical Workshop
A mechanic narrowly escaped serious injury from a mortar fragment in an explosion at his workshop on Sunday. The explosion, which occurred around 4:30 p.m., shook the entire coastal village of Trung An in Hai Khe Village, Hai Lang...
Knowing Their Rights And Obligations, Disabled Persons Gain New Confidence And Independence
"Because of my parents' prejudice that a disabled girl could not get married, “ said Nguyen Thi Khiem, “it took me more than eight years to marry the man I fell in love with." Visually-impaired, Ms. Khiem is a...