Joining hands to ease the pain of Agent Orange

With more than 4.8 million people exposed, including more than 3 million people who are victims of 80 million liters of toxic chemicals, 61% are Agent Orange containing 366 kg of dioxin that US imperialists sprayed in Vietnam. from 1961 to 1971 caused an unprecedented orange disaster in human history. Hundreds of thousands of victims died, hundreds of thousands of people were struggling with death, hundreds of thousands of children were deformed, birth defects by Agent Orange.

"Agent Orange victims are the poorest of the poor, the most miserable of the suffering".

That is the conclusion written by Professor JM Stellman - Columbia University, New York, USA, Nature magazine 422, April 17, 2003. In recent years, the State of Vietnam has had many positive policies and measures to overcome the consequences of the largest and longest-lasting chemical war in human history.

Along with that, many organizations and individuals at home and abroad, with the responsibility of conscience and love, have enthusiastically helped the victims and families both materially and spiritually, actively supporting the struggle for Justice of Vietnamese Agent Orange victims.

50 days texting to join hands to ease the orange pain

Implementing Notice No. 409 of the Party Central Committee Secretariat on organizing activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the orange disaster in Vietnam (August 10, 1961-10 / 08/2011), February 24, in Hanoi, Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange and Dioxin ( VAVA ) in collaboration with the National Humanitarian Information Portal (1400), under the Ministry of Information and Communications held a press conference on the 50-day message program ' Joining hands to ease the orange pain '.

- Content:

+ / Messaging support by DACAM syntax sent to 1409.
+ / Support via e-wallet on the internet community.

- Time:

+ / Phase 1: from February 22, 2011 to April 12, 2011 (50 days of texting for Agent Orange victims).
+ / Phase 2: from April 13, 2011 to August 10, 2011 (celebrating 50 years of orange disaster in Vietnam).

See the program calling for " Hands-on to ease the orange pain "

The 50-day program texted ' Hands-on to ease orange pain ' was implemented in two phases to call on the domestic and foreign community to join hands and contribute to the material difficulties of more than 3 million. Vietnamese Agent Orange victims are suffering.

General Nguyen Van Rinh, Chairman of the Association of Victims of Agent Orange, dioxin said: Just texting support under DACAM to 1409 , with each message, it is possible to support VND 18,000 for Agent Orange victims. or send by credit card to banks or support via website: noidaudacam.net . After the end of the 50-day message period, the entire amount of support will be spent to invest in building welfare facilities, creating conditions for victims to have conditions and opportunities to study and work in life, community integration.

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Rinh said: 'We build nurturing and rehabilitation centers for victims. support the victims of house construction and help the victims 'families with children go to school to provide scholarships and find jobs for them . '

After 50 years of orange disaster (August 10, 1961-10 / 08/2011) caused by American troops in the country of Vietnam, the consequence has so far not only caused many people suffering from physical pain. corpses and souls, in which hundreds of thousands of victims died of deformities, many children were born to carry with them birth defects . but also threaten the sustainable development of national human resources.

Since its founding in 2004, the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange and dioxin continues to be a place with many practical jobs and mobilize domestic and foreign organizations and individuals to support and help. victims physically and mentally, protecting the rights and interests of victims.

Source: Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange / Dioxin
Website: www.noidaudacam.net

Implementing Notice No. 409 of the Party Central Committee Secretariat on organizing activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the orange disaster in Vietnam (August 10, 1961-10 / 08/2011), February 24, in Hanoi, Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange and Dioxin ( VAVA ) in collaboration with the National Humanitarian Information Portal (1400), under the Ministry of Information and Communications held a press conference on the 50-day message program ' Joining hands to ease the orange pain '.

Video of the program called " Hands-on to ease the orange pain "

Source: Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange / Dioxin
Website: www.noidaudacam.net