Virginia Foote, president of The International Center, signs a tripartite agreement between VVAF, GICHD, and the Standing Committee of the 504 Program on Mine Action during the visit of Ambassador Stephan Husy, Director of GICHD. Read more about VVAF's mine action programs here and more about Ambassador Husy's visit here.
On November 18, VVAF and a group of 3 MoD officers attended the Regional Mine Action Contracting Workshop in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The workshop was co-organized by GICHD and CMAC. Read more about VVAF's capacity building programs in mine action here.
A VVAF staff member working on physical rehabilitation with a child at the Phu Ninh Center.
A VVAF Vocational training ceremony in Duy Xuyen, Quang Nam.
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Where We Work

Central America

The New Forests Project (NFP) is supporting water and sanitation projects in Honduras and El Salvador through the Clean Waters Initiative. This program provides technical assistance and trains instructors in rural communities to manage their water systems.

For more information on NFP, click here

Haiti

The New Forests Project is aiding reforestation and agroforestry efforts in Haiti as part of the World Seed Program. New Forests is seeking to establish 15 new agroforestry and fruit tree nurseries, promote the planting of 15,000 agroforestry and fruit trees, organize training and workshops and increase the existing supply of tree seeds to Haiti.

For more information on NFP, click here

Africa

The New Forests Project (NFP) provides seeds, educational support and small grants for training and the purchase of reforestation equipment through the World Seed Program in Sub-Saharan Africa.

For more information on NFP, click here

South East Asia

The International Center currently has four programs working in South East Asia. Two of these programs, the U.S. Vietnam Trade Council Education Forum (USVTC-EF) and the Vietnam Veterans of American Foundation (VVAF) work in Vietnam. USVTC-EF works to build economic partnerships between the US and Vietnam. VVAF aids in landmine removal, conducts surveys on mental health disorders and helps in rebuilding schools.

In Cambodia, Veterans International Cambodia (VIC) provides assistance to Cambodians with disabilities providing them with the tools needed to better their lives as well as their families. Across South East Asia, The International Center's Sports Corps Division (ICSC) develops exchange programs with young women and their coaches to promote cooperation among the youth of various South East Asian countries.

For more information on USVTC-EF, click here

For more information on VVAF, click here

For more information on VIC, click here

For more information on ICSC, click here

News

  • March 2013
    Ambassador Stephan Husy, Director of GICHD, visited Vietnam. During this visit, he signed a tripartite agreement between VVAF, GICHD, and the Standing Committee of the 504 Program on Mine Action. He also met with the Vice Minister of MOLISA and the Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, along with conducting roundtable discussions that involved Vietname government officials, embassies, the UN, and NGOs on Vietnam's Mine Action Day. GICHD has been a longtime partner of VVAF in its mine action efforts. Read more about Ambassador Husy's visit here, here, here, here, and here. Learn more about VVAF's work on mine action here.

  • January 2013
    VVAF, along with the Boeing Foundation and the People's Committee of the Ba Dac District, organized an opening ceremony for the Tan Minh A Primary School on January 28, 2013. The new school building has six spacious new classrooms.

    On January 2, 2013, Thao Griffiths and Thu Ha accompanied 10 Vietnam military officers to an Underwater UXO/EOD exchange in Guam (USA). The exchange was hosted by the US Navy Mobile Dive Unit 5.

  • November 2012
    On November 18, VVAF and a group of 3 MoD officers attended the Regional Mine Action Contracting Workshop in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The workshop was co-organized by GICHD and CMAC. Attending the workshop were 39 participants from various mine action organizations across the region, including WRA, DDG, NPA, UNDP, UNMAS, APOPO, MAG, UXO Lao, and TMAC. Apart from the 3 MoD officers, there were also 2 participants from Quang Tri Provincial Department of Foreign Affairs. Read more about VVAF's capacity building programs in mine action here.

  • May 2012
    Major General Walter D. Givhan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Plans, Programs and Operations in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs paid a visit to Vietnam from May 2-3, 2012. He joined a working lunch with officials from relevant government agencies in charge of mine action and visited the land release field site. Click here for more information on VVAF's mine action programs.

  • December 2011
    On December 5, as part of the Landmine Program, VVAF held the Mine Action Donor Roundtable Meeting in Hanoi. Important guests included Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung; Vice President Mdm Doan; Chairwoman Mdm Ngan, from the National Committee's Committee of Budget, Committee of Foreign Affairs; as well as several ministers and vice ministers of relevant Vietnamese government agencies. Click here for the invitation, click here for the press release, click here for news about the event, and click here for pictures of the event.

  • November 2011
    As part of the Landmine Program, VVAF, along with BOMICEN, organized the “Technology in Mine Action Workshop” on November 24-25 among regional countries, NGOs, and international manufacturers in the field of mine action. Click here for the letter regarding the workshop and click here for information on the workshop.

    As part of the Mental Health Program, VVAF received a delegation from the Centre for International Mental Health at the Melbourne School of Population Health on November 14-20. The delegation participated in workshops and other activities with the goal of improving mutual understanding.

  • October 2011
    As part of the Landmine Program, VVAF took part in Landmine Working Group meeting on 14th October 2011. Attending the meeting were 18 participants from Vietnam government agencies, embassies, INGOs, and other relevant stakeholders. At the meeting, participants shared their updates on mine/ERW projects in Vietnam and discussed the possibility of Vietnam joining the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM). Click here for a list of participants.

  • September 2011
    From September 3 to October 2, as part of the Mental Health program, Country Representative Thao Griffiths and Dr. Nguyen Thi Mai Hien attended the International Mental Health Leadership Program in Melbourne University. The focus of this one-month training program was the mental health system development in Vietnam and Sri Lanka.

    On September 28-29, Senior Mine Action Managers in Vietnam took part in a two day training prepared by VVAF.

    Click here to see a report on the training.
    Click here to see the agenda of the training.
    Click here to see the list of participants.

    On September 18-21, BOMICEN/VBMAC, with support from VVAF, participated in the land release workshop held in Cambodia.

    Click here for a report on the workshop.
    Click here for the agenda of the workshop.
    Click here for a list of participants.

    On September 12-16, Vietnam, with support from VVAF, sent an official delegation to the Convention on Cluster Munitions in Beirut, Lebanon.

    Click here to see a report of the convention.
    Click here to see a report of the side meetings held by the Vietnamese delegation.

  • August 2011
    As part of VVAF's Rehabilitation projects, Country Representative Thao Griffiths attended the second international conference on Agent Orange/Dioxin, which was held August 8-9, the 50th anniversary of first use of Agent Orange in Vietnam.

    As part of VVAF's Rehabilitation projects, a group of Vietnamese-American Fellows came to Vietnam to work in six week fellowships with organizations that help the disabled.

    VVAF, as part of its Mental Health program, hosted Ross Anthony, Global Health Director of RAND, from July 31-August 3 at its offices in Vietnam. As part of the visit, a number of meetings were held with Vietnamese counterparts and stakeholders in mental health.

  • June 2011
    US helps Vietnam to eradicate deadly Agent Orange, BBC News, June 17, 2011

  • May 2011
    Click here to see the latest program update for VVAF.

  • December 2010
    Please click here for our newest update: VVAF Update December 2010.pdf.

  • December 2010
    Please be aware that our office in DC has moved. Our new address is:

    737 8th Street SE, Suite 202
    Washington, DC 20003.

    Our new phone number is 202-464-9380

  • October 4, 2010
    VVAF Elected to attend the Vietnam Consultative Group Meeting.
    Read more about the Consultative Group