Various activities took place during the 12th “Day of Solidarity” in the German capital of Berlin last weekend to show support for Vietnamese children and Agent Orange (AO)/Dioxin victims.
The Solidarity Service International (SODI) and the Help Children in Vietnam Organisation showed pictures about Vietnamese AO victims. SODI also introduced projects relating to mine clearance and resettlement in Vietnam.
As many as 8,000 Euros were donated on the occasion. The money will be used to buy equipment for a primary school in central Da Nang city and to support the Thuy An Rehabilitation Centre in Hanoi’s Ba Vi district, where more than 100 AO children are taken into care.
SODI opened an online campaign on its website to collect 100,000 signatures to support Vietnamese AO victims’ fight for justice. It also called on 37 US chemical companies that supplied AO toxin to the US armed forces during the war in Vietnam to assume their responsibility and compensate the victims.
The “Day of Solidarity” has become an annual event since 1996, aimed at raising funds for development projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
This year’s event, which was held in Alexanderplatz Square, drew the participation of 31 publishers and newspaper offices, 19 solidarity associations, three union organisations and some 10,000 visitors.
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