{"id":8414,"date":"2022-08-19T21:20:54","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T14:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/landmines.org.vn\/?p=8414"},"modified":"2022-08-20T14:35:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-20T07:35:10","slug":"on-world-humanitarian-day-an-npa-renew-staffer-is-recognized-for-making-her-community-safe-from-explosive-ordnance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landmines.org.vn\/vi\/on-world-humanitarian-day-an-npa-renew-staffer-is-recognized-for-making-her-community-safe-from-explosive-ordnance\/","title":{"rendered":"On World Humanitarian Day, an NPA-RENEW Staffer Is Recognized for Making Her Community Safe from Explosive Ordnance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Quang Tri (August 19, 2022) — On this year\u2019s World Humanitarian Day, we pay tribute to humanitarians who risk their lives to help others. Among these are our staff members who are devoted to making their local community safe from cluster munitions and other explosive ordnance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phan Thi Thu Huong is the deputy leader of NPA\/RENEW\u2019s all-women battle area clearance team. She grew up in Hai Thai Commune, Gio Linh District, Quang Tri Province, one of the areas heavily impacted by the war\u2019s consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGrowing up in a place that was once the scene of heavy bombardment and ground fighting, I have witnessed many lives and limbs lost in explosive ordnance accidents. This includes my own father,\u201d said Huong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At age 32, Huong\u2019s father lost one eye and suffered multiple injuries after a wartime munition exploded as he was farming land near a former combat base in Con Tien. \u201cThe human suffering caused by the explosive legacy of war urged me to do something to bring peace of mind to my fellow villagers,\u201d Huong explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Members of the all-women battle clearance team pose for a group photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Huong joined NPA\/RENEW in October 2018 and became one of the members of the all-women battle area clearance team \u2013 the first of its kind in Vietnam.  For Huong, the job has been a dream come true. \u201cSome say <\/strong>that demining is a man\u2019s job,<\/strong> but I feel proud to be part of the women team, and we  work on equal terms with men.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Huong and other women deminers take a lunch break while working on a clearance site. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In January 2022, Huong advanced to Deputy Team Leader. \u201cI am so proud of joining the NPA\/RENEW teams.  It makes me happy to turn contaminated land into fertile farms for local villagers and bring smiles to young kids,\u201d said deputy team leader Huong, with a smile.<\/p>\n

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Quang Tri (August 19, 2022) — On this year\u2019s World Humanitarian Day, we pay tribute to humanitarians who risk their lives to help others. Among these are our staff members who are devoted to making their local community safe from cluster munitions and other explosive ordnance. Phan Thi Thu Huong is the deputy leader of […]<\/p>\n

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