Speaking at the launch ceremony held in Washington D.C. on June 28, Deputy Head of Mission of the Vietnamese Embassy in the US Nguyen Minh Tien singled out “PeaceTrees Vietnam” for its projects relating to landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance, UXO victims assistance and mine awareness education in Quang Tri.
“We highly appreciate the efforts of PeaceTrees Vietnam and other humanitarian organisations to heal the wounds of the war and promote friendship between the people of the two countries,” said the Vietnamese diplomat.
“PeaceTrees Vietnam” was founded in 1995 under the initiative of the Governor of Washington D.C., first Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Le Van Bang and President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisation Vu Xuan Hong.
Over the past 10 years, the organization has helped local people in Quang Tri province clear landmines and other explosives on 375 ha of land, remove 13,000 ordnance items and plant 32,500 trees.
It has provided mine awareness education for 13,000 local people, mainly children, built a number of houses, seven libraries and three kindergartens and provided assistance to more than 600 UXO victims in the locality.
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