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...
U.S. 750-lb. Bomb Found in Rice Paddy Near Cua Viet Beach
RENEW-NPA teams today safely destroyed a U.S. 750-pound bomb found in a rice paddy in Ha Tay Village of Trieu An Commune, about one km from Cua Viet port, formerly a logistics and support base for U.S. Marine units...
Eldest Son Of Team Leader Who Died In Cluster Bomb Explosion Carries On His Father’s Good Work
One year after a tragic accident took the life of our most experienced team leader, Ngo Thien Khiet, his eldest son, Ngo Thien Hoang, now works as a non-technical surveyor for Project RENEW and Norwegian People’s Aid. Here...
Villagers Find U.S. Navy Shells While Digging Fish Pond
Our teams on Tuesday safely destroyed two U.S. Navy shells, each of them weighed over 200 pounds, in the central demolition site in Trieu Phong District. Earlier, villagers of Thuy Khe in Gio My Commune, near the former demarcation...