War Legacies

War Legacies: Landmines and UXO; Agent Orange

National Communication Officer (NCO)

Location: Based in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh city.
Contract duration: Permanent.
Reporting to: Programme Officer (PO) and will be supported by the Regional Information Officer.

Currently MAG, an UXO clearance NGO, is seeking qualified, highly motivated Vietnamese candidates for 01 position as above to implement of MAG Vietnam’s communications strategy.

Specific responsibilities:
The NCO is responsible for and must ensure that he/she:
- Assist with arrangements for media field visits and interviews, accompany journalists when appropriate and provide them with necessary information and support.

Other Related Activities

Please click on the links below to review other related LWG activities.

Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation


Address: 15 Dang Dung, Hanoi
Tel: 04-733-9444
Fax: 04-733-9445
Chief Technical Advisor:  Mr. Jonas Alm
Mobile: 0913-249- 052   
Email: jalm@vi.org
Program Manager: Ms. Nguyen Thu Ha
Mobile: 0912-069-059
Email: nguyenha@vi.org

VVAF in Vietnam
Founded by disabled combat veterans in 1980, VVAF returned to Vietnam in 1981 when the first of many delegations arrived to engage discussions with the government of Vietnam on issues of common concern, and to begin the long slow road to healing and reconciliation. 

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

Country Representative: Chuck Searcy
Hanoi office:  Nguyen Van Anh
Hanoi office:  Vu Quy Trung
Address: 51 Ly Thai To Street Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Tel: 04-934-6161
Fax: 04-934-6262
Chuck Searcy’s Mobile: 0903-420-769
Van Anh’s Mobile: 0913-248-090
Vu Quy Trung’s Mobile: 0913-234-994
Email: vietvets@hn.vnn.vn chucksearcy@yahoo.com

Project RENEW Coordinator: Hoang Nam
Project Officers: Duong Trong Hue, Thai Huu Lieu
Administrative Assistant:  Nguyen Van Thanh
Nguyen Du Street Dong Ha, Quang Tri Province
Tel:  05-385-8445
Fax: 05-385-8442
Email: renewqt@dng.vnn.vn
hoangnam1971@hotmail.com

Vietnam Assistance For The Handicapped

Hanoi Office: 131 Bui Thi Xuan, Floor 4, Hai Ba Trung Ward
Ha Noi
Phone: 84-4-978 3551
Fax: 84-4-978 3553
Mobile: 090 325 0370
Email: vnah-hanoi@hn.vnn.vn

MINE AWARENESS EDUCATION
Title of Project: Prevent Injuries from Landmines and Unexploded Ordnance in Vietnam (MRE)  
Funding Agency: Office of Weapons Removal and Adbatement , Bureau of Political– Military Affairs, State Departement of America
Project Duration: August 2007 – July 2008 (possiblly expanded)
Project sites: Districts Nghi Loc and Thanh Chuong, Nghe An Province
Project objective: Reduce casualities and disabilities caused by landmines and

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

Contact person: Nguyen Thi Thanh An – Specialist - Mine Action Project
Tel:  (84.4) 9425706
Fax:  (84.4) 9425705
Email: nttan@unicef.org

Within the UN system, UNICEF has been designated by the United Nations General Assembly as the UN focal point for UXO/Mine Risk Education (MRE) for children and adults. Pursuant to this mandate, UNICEF Viet Nam initiated its UXO/mine education and awareness projects in 2002.

Solidarity Service International (SODI)


Chairman of the Board: Johannes Schoeche
Executive Director: Peter Stobinski
Address: Solidaritaetsdienst-internaltional e.V. (SODI)
Grevesmuehlener Str. 16, D-13059 Berlin
Tel: 0049-30-9286047; Fax: 0049-30-9286003
Email: info@sodi.de
Vietnam Representative: Karl Heinz Werther
Tel: 053-855-071; Fax: 053-855-068
Email: sodi@dng.vnn.vn

INTEGRATED CLEARANCE/DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

Plan In Vietnam

 
Country Director: Mark McPeak
Address: Level 7, 58 Tran Nhan Tong
Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel: 04-822-0661
Fax: 04-822-3005
Email: vietnam@plan-international.org.vn

INTEGRATED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Plan International is an international humanitarian, child development-focused organisation without religious, political or governmental affiliation. Plan strives to achieve lasting improvements in the quality of life of deprived children. Plan's vision is of a world in which all children realise their full potential in societies which respect people's rights and dignity. 

PeaceTrees Vietnam


Executive Director: Chuck Meadows
In-Country Representative: Quang Le
Program Officer: Chuck Meadows
Address: PO Box 03, Guest House, QTPC
Dong Ha Town, Quang Tri, Viet Nam
Tel: 053-855-549
Fax: 053-855-580
Quang Le’s mobile: 0903-509-207
Email: peacetrees@dng.vnn.vn

MINE CLEARANCE/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Oxfam Hong Kong


Coordinator of Mines-Related Activities: Tran My Hanh
Office address: La Thanh Hotel, 218 Doi Can, Hanoi
Tel: 04-832-8076
Fax: 04-832-8134

Oxfam Hong Kong (OHK) is an independent development and relief agency based in Hong Kong.  OHK works to assist disadvantaged people regardless of race, sex, religion or politics in their struggle against poverty, misfortune and suffering.  
OHK has been supporting projects and programs in Vietnam since 1988. At present, OHK has integrated community development programs in Nghe An, Ha Tinh, and Quang Tri, and has some research and emergency response/disaster management activities in a few other select provinces.