Why is the work of PeaceTrees Vietnam necessary?
Since 1975, more than 38,000 people in Vietnam have died from accidental explosions, and many more have been maimed for life. Many parcels of land remain useless because of the presence of dangerous ordnance (landmines or unexploded bombs). In Quang Tri Province, nearly every week a child is killed or injured from accidental explosions. The programs developed by PeaceTrees Vietnam, in close cooperation with the Vietnamese people, help remove the explosives, educate children about their dangers, restore an environment and a people devastated by war, and heal the relationship between people from the United States and Vietnam. Q: Where is Quang Tri Province and what are its demographics? A: Quang Tri is a province (similar to a state in the United States) in the north of central Vietnam, located in the narrowest portion of the length of Vietnam. It was the northern-most province in the former South Vietnam, bordering the former Demilitarized Zone that separated North and South Vietnam unt
