Son helps RENEW team uncover a 500-pound U.S aerial bomb buried by his father in family’s garden forty-three years ago
Forty-three years passed, and the thought that the big bomb might detonate as the time went on still weighed heavily on Vu’s mind. Several metal collectors had even asked him to show them the bomb’s location so that they...
Non-Technical Survey Provides Important Evidence for Conducting Clearance Where Needed Most
This recently introduced RENEW/NPA approach to systematically cleaning up unexploded ordnance is starting to show positive results. The NTS teams conduct desk studies and village meeting and collect valuable information from local residents that lead to exact sites...
Explosive detection dogs: First deployment in Quang Tri to support UXO clearance
This video, originally appeared on the Vietnam Televison (VTV4) on 18 July 2015, features the first deployment of Explosive Detection Dogs (EDD) in Quang Tri Province to support unexploded ordnance clearance. With support from Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) and...
Job announcement: Admin Officer
Interested candidates are requested to submit a CV, cover letter and copies of certificates to NPA Vietnam via e-mail: recruitment.vn@npaid.org. The closing date for applications is 5pm July 24, 2015. Women and disabled people are encouraged to apply. Applicants,...
Wartime ordnance safely removed from the My Chanh Bridge
RENEW’s EOD Team No.1 on Monday responded to a UXO callout from a bridge construction group in Luong Dien Village of Hai Son Commune. Builders who were digging the pier foundation for expanding the My Chanh Bridge on Route...
2015 annual staff orientation meeting
RENEW's 180 national employees, including newly recruited ones, attended an annual staff orientation meeting held in coordination with Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) Vietnam.
Mine Action Alert: Wartime ordnance explosion kills farmer, father of three, near the former DMZ
An explosion of wartime ordnance on Tuesday afternoon killed a 42-year-old farmer and father of three young children in Trung Son Commune of Gio Linh District, Quang Tri Province. The exact circumstances of the tragedy are unknown. As breadwinner...
250-pound U.S. aerial bomb safely removed from resettlement site along Ho Chi Minh Highway
A Project RENEW EOD team today safely removed an unexploded U.S. aerial bomb from a new resettlement zone under construction in Ta Rut Commune of Dakrong District, Quang Tri Province. The bomb was discovered at a depth of about...
RENEW and Norwegian People’s Aid expand UXO survey and clearance in Vinh Linh District
An inception workshop that was held today at the office of Vinh Linh District People’s Committee marked the official expansion of Project RENEW / Norwegian People’s Aid's (NPA) mine action operations into the district that is located on the...
Saving lives in Quang Tri: The destruction of Unexploded Ordnance
As a newcomer to Vietnam and Project RENEW, I found the whole process very interesting and humbling. The daily risk that the clearance teams put themselves in is astounding. Realizing that every-day people are at risk of being harmed...