Three decades after the Vietnam War, explosive remnants of war (ERW) still pose a deadly threat to the daily lives of the people of Vietnam. Since 1975, more than 100,000 Vietnamese nation-wide have been killed or injured by landmines, old bombs, artillery shells, grenades, and a variety of other ERW. In Quang Tri Province alone, ERW casualties have accounted for 1.2% of the population, more than 7,000 people killed or injured.

Established in 2001 as a cooperative initiative between the Quang Tri Province People’s Committee (PPC) and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF), Project RENEW is working to end that deadly legacy. Our effort harnesses the resources and good will of international NGOs and donors to bring skills and technology needed by the Vietnamese. The urgency and the dedication shown by the citizens of Quang Tri Province merit generous support from a concerned international community.

As you visit this website, we invite you to share Project RENEW’s commitment to cleaning up this problem, to reducing the likelihood – eventually eliminating the possibility – that an innocent child or adult will be killed or maimed by this lurking danger.

Together we can do it. But the job is still far from done. Please join our efforts in meeting this challenge. Together we can succeed in making Quang Tri Province safe again.

NEWS UPDATE

Hundreds of unexploded cluster bombs found near house (14-07-2010) Cam Tuyen, Cam Lo District, Quang Tri (14 July 2010): Hundreds of unexploded cluster munitions, known as bombies, are being removed this week by a Project RENEW EOD team from near the foundation of a home in Ba Thung Village, Cam Tuyen Commune of Cam Lo District. ... [read more]

Scrap metal collector seriously injured by explosion (23-06-2010) Dong Ha, Quang Tri (23 Jun 2010): An explosion of wartime ordnance caused major injuries to a local resident of Tan Quang Village in Cam Tuyen Commune last Sunday afternoon. Nguyen Duc Nha, born in 1978, hit an unidentified item of unexploded ordnance while searching for scrap metal using his home-made metal detector on a hillside of pine trees, three kilometers from his home... [read more]