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Vietnamese Organizations:
Ministry of Natural Resources and
Environment - Committee 33:
Vietnamese steering committee that is tasked with
assisting the Prime Minister tin activities
that will help overcome the consequences of toxic
chemicals/dioxin used by US during war in Viet Nam.
Vietnam Association for Victims of
Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA):
Formed at the end of 2003 in Hanoi by a group of
Vietnamese doctors and others who have been advocating for
more assistance to Vietnamese who are believed to be
suffering from exposure to Agent Orange. VAVA provides
services to Agent Orange impacted individuals throughout
Vietnam. VAVA has filed suit against the the US producers of
Agent Orange on behalf of Vietnamese plaintiffs.
Hue University Office of Genetic
Counseling and Disabled Children
provides vital assistance to sick and disabled children and
their families in Central Vietnam and the Central Highlands
including surgery for congenital heart defects and birth
defects, education and training for children with
disabilities.
The Agent Orange Victim's Fund
coordinated by the Vietnam Red Cross provides services
individuals and families who have are believed to be
impacted by Agent Orange. See also the
Agent Orange Victims Fund Flyer (pdf).
International Non-Governmental
Organizations:
Children of Viet Nam:
An
American NGO, founded in 1998, dedicated to providing aid to
disadvantaged children in Vietnam.
Their
Hope System of Care
eases the suffering and expands the horizons of children
with disabilities in Hai Chau District of Da Nang City,
including those who may have been affected by Agent
Orange/dioxin. The Hope System of Care uses a care plan that
is written for each child that includes one or a combination
of the following: education or vocation scholarships,
surgeries (orthopedic, heart, eye, etc.), assistive aides
(wheelchairs, prosthetics, hearing aides, glasses),
medicine, therapy, housing with indoor accessible bathroom
facilities, and/or support for the parent to earn a living.
The Danang/Quang Nam Fund, Inc
an American NGO that provides direct aid to to the
poorest of poor in Da Nang City and Quang Nam province in
central Vietnam including those who are believed to be
affected by Agent Orange. They have been collecting
letters
of Vietnamese who have been affected by Agent Orange
and putting them in an archive on their website.
The
Ford Foundation Special Initiative on
Agent Orange
Since 2000, the Ford Foundation has been
committed to addressing the impact of dioxin on post-war
Vietnam. In 2007, they established a special
initiative to foster dialogue, fund research, and find
durable solutions to dioxin-related health and environmental
issues. The effort also promotes understanding of the Agent
Orange legacy through public education within the United
States. As part of this effort, the foundation supports the
work of the
U.S.-Vietnam Dialogue Group on Agent
Orange/Dioxin, a bipartisan, non-governmental
panel of distinguished policy makers, scientists, and
nonprofit and business leaders.
The Vietnam Friendship
Village Project cultivates reconciliation and
heals the wounds of the Vietnam War by uniting veterans and
caring citizens through international cooperation in the
building and support of the Village of Friendship, a living
symbol of peace. There are chapters in the
US,
Canada,
Germany and
Australia that raise funds
for the work of the Vietnam Friendship Village outside of
Hanoi for handicapped children and their families.
Advocacy Campaigns:
Vietnam-Dioxin.org Created
at the initiative of the young Vietnamese of France and of
Vietnam, the Vietnam-Dioxin Collective is a gathering of
people and organizations whose goal is to participate in an
international campaign of inform public opinion and raise
awareness on the continuing effects of the massive use of
herbicides and pesticides (of which the infamous "Agent
Orange") in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos between 1961 and
1971.
Agent Orange Relief and Responsibility
Campaign: an
initiative of U.S. veterans, Vietnamese Americans and all
concerned about peace and justice. The campaign asks that
the US government honor its moral and legal responsibility
to compensate the Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange.
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