White Phosphorous Naval Shell Safely Removed From Cua Tung Beach
An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team managed by RENEW today safely removed a white phosphorous naval shell from near a beach widely acclaimed as the “Queen of Beaches” in Quang Tri Province – in adjacent An Hoa Quarter of...
U.S. Naval Shell Safely Removed From Ben Hai River Formerly Known As DMZ
Trung Son, Gio Linh (15 March 2016) – When the waters of the Ben Hai River have gone down after heavy rains, Vo Huu Tuong from Kinh Thi Village has taken the opportunity to spend a couple of...
RENEW Teams Remove Munitions From New Home Site, Relieved Bricklayers Resume Construction Work
Quang Tri Town, Quang Tri Province (2 March 2016): A group of bricklayers halted their work on Monday when they unearthed wartime ordnance while digging a foundation for a new house in Ward 2 of Quang Tri Town.
Fishermen Find Unexploded Munitions In Offshore Container Salvaged At My Thuy Beach
Hai Lang, Quang Tri (23 Feb 2016) – A container of unexploded munitions was discovered Thursday by local fishermen in My Thuy Village as they were casting their nets offshore at what used to be known as “the...
Village Woman Reports UXO While Tending Cows; Explosive removed, Accident averted
Cam Lo, Quang Tri (16 Feb 2016) – RENEW’s EOD Team No.3 today safely removed a 105mm projectile in Cam Lo District after a village woman spotted the dangerous explosive while tending cows, and reported it. Ms. Nguyen Thi...
Donation of goats brings new opportunities for ethnic minority families still facing problems caused by UXO accidents
The 2015 donation from UP is part of the organization’s multiyear commitment to RENEW to provide cattle for ethnic minorities affected by UXO in Quang Tri Province. In 2013, seven UP members stayed in Dong Ha working on a...
Project RENEW’s Prosthetics and Orthotics Mobile Outreach Program
Project RENEW established a mobile outreach program to provide prostheses, orthotics and education to explosive remnants of war survivors in the remote communities of Vietnam. According to a 2014 report compiled by Vietnam’s Department of Labour, Invalids and Social...
A second chance at mobility for those who lost limbs from UXO accidents: RENEW’s Prosthetics and Orthotics Mobile Outreach effort
Another beneficiary of the P&O Program, Nguyen Thuc Sinh, also fitted for a new prosthetic limb, was born in 1959. Like Hai, Sinh had the misfortune of detonating a landmine while reclaiming land for farming. In...
Job announcement: Program Assistant
Project RENEW is seeking a qualified, capable and enthusiastic Vietnamese national candidate for the position of Mine Risk Education (MRE) Program Assistant. The post holder will be based in Project RENEW Office in Dong Ha, Quang Tri. Responsibilities Effectively...
Cluster bomb is safely destroyed so construction of a new clan temple in Quang Tri Province can continue
Hai Lang District, Quang Tri Province – 30 October 2015 The O Lau River flows through Hai Lang District in Quang Tri Province. Along its banks is historic Luong Dien Village, one of the oldest villages in the province....
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