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Background of the DRIVE Program
During most of the 1960s, massive quantities of herbicides were used in Vietnam, including agent orange. The pesticides have now become a lingering public health concern in the form of the affects of dioxin on the country and the population. VVAF's DRIVE program strives to help those suffering from the afteraffects of dioxin contamination in those areas where the herbicides were stored or loaded and those who were exposed to the herbicides at the time.
DRIVE Programs
DRIVE is divided into two phases. Phase I occurred between 2006-08 and focused on those who had been exposed to dioxin at the time of its use, also called legacy victims.
The total number of people helped from the first phase of VVAF's dioxin initiatives are listed below:
The second phase of the program continues from 2009 to 2011 and is focused on expanding the work from Phase I in an effort to expand the program objectives from helping those in the affected areas to the empowerment and inclusion of those persons with diabilities (PWDs) in the regions.
The objectives of the second phase of the dioxin initiatives are:
The estimated number of people that can be helped by the second phase of the DRIVE Program are:
