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...
Job Announcement: Administrative Assistant
Project RENEW and Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) in Vietnam are seeking qualified, enthusiastic, experienced Vietnamese national applicants for the position of Administrative Assistant. The post holder will be based in NPA-Project RENEW office in Quang Tri Province.
Many unexploded cluster bombs found and safely destroyed from a plantation near former Camp Carroll
Cam Lo, Quang Tri (26 May 2015) In response to a report from MAG (Mines Advisory Group)’s Community Liaison Team, a RENEW’s EOD Quick Response Team on Monday safely destroyed 11 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO) from a plantation...
The Quang Tri Integrated Survey and Clearance Project
This project demonstrates a new approach to survey and clearance in Vietnam. It is built on strong relationships with local authorities and places an emphasis on the critical role of information management. Combined with strong collaboration between operators, these...
As Vietnam celebrates the 40th anniversary of the end of the war, wartime shells are safely removed from the foundation of a house in Quang Tri Province
Thai Quoc Viet, a resident of Dong Ha City, did not expect to encounter such wartime ordnance as he was digging the foundation for his new house in Dong Le Ward. But about 5:00 p.m. Sunday his workers...
Job Announcement: Interpreter/Translator
NPA Vietnam is seeking qualified, enthusiastic, experienced Vietnamese national applicants for the position of Interpreter/Translator. The post holder will be based in NPA-RENEW project office in Quang Tri Province. Women and disabled people are encouraged to apply. The closing...