Father of RENEW Staff Reports UXO Found In Family Garden
A Vietnamese war veteran, the father of a Project RENEW staff member, unearthed an item of unexploded ordnance last Friday while he was digging a trench in his family's garden in Cam Vu Village.
Book, Not Bombs
Project RENEW is grateful to our friends at The Bookworm in Hanoi, Rob and Sally, Truong and Kien, who continue to support RENEW by providing a portion of income from all sales at the Bookworm. The Bookworm, located at...
Scrap Metal Collection Continues to be a Dangerous Issue in Quang Tri Province
The snapshot of a U.S Vietnam War era 155mm illuminating projectile found at a scrap yard in Quang Tri Province, along the former DMZ of Vietnam, is a clear indication that some people still engage in searching for scrap...
Mine Action ALERT: 60-Year-Old Metal Collector Killed While Searching For Scrap
An explosion of wartime ordnance at 08:00 a.m. today killed a 60-year-old metal collector in Dong Ha City. Mr. Dao Mua, the father of three children, died on the spot as he searched for scrap metal on a plot...
Mine Action ALERT: Grandfather Severely Injured While Trying To Dismantle Unexploded Ordnance At Home
A 67-year-old man, father of a son and two daughters, and three grandchildren, on Monday afternoon suffered serious multiple injuries from unexploded ordnance (UXO) as the old man was attempting to dismantle it and sell it for scrap metal.
New Limbs Lift Spirits
Phan Thi Huong smiled as she was trying to walk with her new orthotic brace along the corridor of the Bo Ban Medical Center in Trieu Phong District. Suffering from polio at the age of one and a half,...
500 LB MK 82 Bomb Discovered Near Ex U.S. Army Special Forces Camp in Lang Vei
An unexploded U.S. MK 82 bomb found in Lang Vei, a former U.S. Army Special Foreces camp, has been safely removed by a Project RENEW's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Quick Response Team for destruction later today.
Japanese Government Supports Unexploded Ordnance Survivors In Quang Tri Province Through Mushrooms-With-A-Mission
The funding agreement worth almost US$123.000 signed at the Embassy of Japan in Hanoi today will greatly contribute to reducing poverty and improving living conditions of many unexploded ordnance (UXO) survivors by expanding the mushroom-growing program in Quang Tri...
Hundreds of UXO found under a house foundation near Quang Tri Citadel are safely removed
Hundreds of unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from the war were safely removed today from under the foundation of a house in Co Thanh Village of Trieu Thanh Commune. The clearance task was carried out by Project RENEW's quick...
Clearing cluster bombs, making land safe
More than three decades after the war has ended, the people of the Ai Tu Village still live with the constant threat of cluster bombs, landmines and other explosive remnants of war (ERW). Because of the pressing need to...
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