Charity Launched to Help Hanoi's Agent Orange Victims

At the launch ceremony, the fund received VND815 million (US$41,565) from donors.

The problems from Agent Orange exist all over Vietnam. this image is from the story Victims of Victims in Da Nang by Chuck Palazzo Salem-News.com

(HANOI VNS) - The Ha Noi Fund for Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin Victims was launched today.

The fund, established by the Municipal Association of AO Victims, is expected to mobilise different sources from both inside and outside of the country to care for and help AO victims in the city improve their living conditions and integrate with society.

At the launch ceremony, the fund received VND815 million (US$41,565) from donors.

The fund hopes to raise more than VND1 billion ($51,000) to buy 1,000 gift packages for local AO victims for the upcoming Lunar New Year festival (Tet), said the fund director, Tran Thi Phuong Dung.

There are around 35,000 AO/dioxin victims in the city but only 16,000 of them receive a State allowance. - VNS

This story was originally published by the Vietnam News Agency