PeaceTrees VietNamPeace Friendship Renewal

March 2006

Vision To reverse the legacy of war

by:

“Working alongside the Vietnamese people to transform the destructive legacy of war into a safe and healthy future for the children of Quang Tri Province.”

Danaan Parry, Co-Founder, 1939-1996

When we started - 1995

PTVN was born as a grassroots effort to bring healing, peace and reconciliation through sponsorship of Mine Action activities

First U.S. organization permitted to sponsor the removal of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Vietnam

PeaceTrees GoalsMake safe land available for the people of Quang Tri Province

Create beauty where there was destruction

Save lives

Increase prosperity and reduce poverty

Relieve human suffering

Create the possibility for a healthy and safe future for the children of Vietnam

Where we workQuang Tri Province, Vietnam

How we work towards our Goals

Sponsor landmine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) removal

Promote landmine awareness and accident prevention educational programs

How we work towards our goals Offer victim

assistance in the form of emergency medical treatment, long-term medical or health care, nutritional support, household economic support, transportation costs, and educational scholarships

Support social welfare constructions: resettlement, kindergartens, libraries…

Mine Risk Education program

Designed and constructed the Danaan Parry Landmine Education Center for Children, the first and only educational outreach center for landmine accident prevention in Vietnam

Continue work on Province wide Mines Risk Education Program

Danaan Parry Landmine Education Center

Awareness Education

•Mine Risk Education program for children on International Children’s Day with campout and art poster contest included hundreds of children

Awareness education

Training on MRE

Organize training classes for women, teachers and students of different communes, provide them basic knowledge on MRE to help them and their families in landmine accident prevention

How we combine MRE with other programs

MRE for community through system of commune libraries.

MRE when visiting & supporting landmine victims through LSA

PTVN’s partners in MRE

Women’s Union of Quang Tri province.

Committee for Population, Family and

Children of Quang Tri province

Provincial Military

Our Explosive Ordnance Disposal Response

Team (EOD Team) will also play the role of

propaganda team at where they do

demining.

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