The VRC will pay visits and present gifts worth nearly VND200 million in total to AO victims in 13 provinces and cities.

Besides its yearly action month, the Fund for AO Victims of Vietnam under the VRC Central Committee has organised many other activities in support of their cause.

The Ho Chi Minh City Association of Agent Orange Victims on August 2 launched a week called “For Agent Orange/ Dioxin Victims” with a photo exhibition.

The 200-photo exhibition depicts the plight of Vietnamese AO victims suffering from diseases caused by the toxic chemical which was sprayed by the US troops during the war.

The association will collaborate with the HCM City Red Cross Society to organise a walk for AO victims on August 9.

On August 10, it will organise a music programme, an auction of three paintings to raise funds and a ceremony to present scholarships and capital for poor families of AO victims.

A fund raising and signature collection ceremony to support the AO victims will also be held on this occasion.

Statistics released by the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange (VAVA) show that around 4.8 million Vietnamese people have been exposed to AO/dioxin, of whom 3 million have been confirmed as being directly affected by the toxic chemical.