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We can't change our legacy.
Or can we?
The Victims of Agent Orange the U.S. Has Never Acknowledged
War Legacies Project's work in Laos was profiled in a March 21, 2021 article featured in the New York Times Magazine and later published on the front page of the New York Times International Edition. The article was made possible by a grant from the Pulitzer Center to journalist George Black. Photographs by Magnum Photographer Christopher Anderson.
began in 2008 with a vision of mitigating and ultimately eliminating
War Legacies Project
war legacies, dedicated to raising awareness about and addressing the long-term human health and environmental consequences of Viet Nam War-era use of toxic herbicides and Explosive Remnants of War and providing assistance to those impacted in affected countries.
Between 1961 and 1971, the U.S. sprayed 12 million gallons of Dioxin-contaminated Agent Orange and 8 million gallons of other herbicides on Viet Nam, Laos and Cambodia—an average of 5,200 gallons a day for 3,735 days.
All 3 countries suffered an additional tragedy from 7 million tons of bombs and other explosives.
Together, Agent Orange and Explosive Remnants of War left a legacy of destruction, death and sickness.
We bring legacies born from violent conflicts to light, through developing a greater understanding of the true costs and long-term consequences of war—to end war's legacies and war itself, once and for all.
THOSE WE SUPPORT
Read the stories of our benefactors, the young people and children we work with and support, to learn how you can help change lives of the most vulnerable.
OUR FEATURED PROJECTS
Agent Orange Record, our project website, provides an objective and comprehensive account of the legacy of Agent Orange in Viet Nam, Laos and Cambodia, the U.S. and other areas.
The survey began in 2014 to perform a systematic recording of the consequences of wartime use of herbicides in Laos and identify the extent of its contamination and human health impacts.
War
must first become a past,
legacies.
before a future can be lived free of its
OUR PROGRAMS
War Legacies Project programs come from accurate, cross-checked research and evidence-based analysis aimed at building proactive awareness and broad public support for remediation, helping those impacted, and stabilizing land and natural resources.
The Health Program provides hundreds of children and young adults with Agent Orange-associated disabilities or illnesses with financial and medical support, wheelchairs, prosthetics, and other adaptive equipment.
The Environment Program addresses the environmental consequences of wartime use of herbicides and Explosive Remnants of War, so that communities can renew their relationship with their natural resources.
Our notable collaboration
on the film
THE PEOPLE VS AGENT ORANGE (2020)!
Learn more here.
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