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Agent Orange in Vietnam Program

Program Summary

The Aspen Institute's Agent Orange in Vietnam Program (AOVP) is a multi-year project to help Americans and Vietnamese address the continuing health and environmental impact of herbicides sprayed in Vietnam during the war. Between the United States and Vietnam and within the US policy community, the program promotes dialogue on solutions to the continuing impact of the wartime use of herbicides in Vietnam. The program provides the US secretariat for the bi-national Dialogue Group and manages the Agent Orange in Vietnam Fund supporting model projects benefiting people with disabilities in Vietnam. More.

Walter Isaacson and Vice President of the Vietnam Veterans Association, Lt. Gene
Walter Isaacson and Vice President of the Vietnam Veterans Association, Lt. General Phung Khac Dang, are briefed on dioxin containment by Ngo Thi Le Mai of the Ford Foundation at Danang Airport

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Make Agent Orange History is a collaborative effort to raise awareness of the long-term effects of Agent Orange in Vietnam, highlight solutions to the problem and connect individuals, foundations and non-governmental organizations with opportunities to get involved.

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Program Highlights

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A Request for Commitment: Expanding Hope Through the Da Nang Public-Private Partnership

New York, NY, September 2011 –– The Aspen Institute has established the Agent Orange in Vietnam Fund to gather and deploy resources from public and private donors to address the disability issues that remain as a legacy of the war in Vietnam .

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10 Year Declaration and Plan of Action (June 2010) - English or Tiếng Việt

First Year Report - English or Tiếng Việt

  Funds Committed by Donors Outside VietnamClick the pie chart above to track the funds committed to this cause by donors outside of Vietnam (Jan. 2000 - February 2012).