(VOVWORLD) - The Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) will step up cooperation to improve living conditions of Agent Orange/dioxin victims and people with disabilities under an agreement signed with the Centre for Social Initiatives Promotion (CSIP) in Hanoi on Tuesday.
 At the signing ceremony (Photo: qdnd.vn) |
The agreement is part of a 750,000-USD project, funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities in eight provinces heavily sprayed with Agent Orange.
Approved by the Ministry of National Defense last October, the project will be carried out until 2026 to support people with disabilities in Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Nam, Binh Dinh, Kon Tum, Binh Phuoc, Dong Nai, and Tay Ninh proivnce.
The agreement focuses on mobilizing resources, advocating policies for Agent Orange/dioxin victims, and improving the management capacity and the realization of programs conducted by VAVA and its chapters in these eight provinces.
The number of AO/dioxin victims in these provinces includes 66,400 people with disabilities in need of special care, and 76,700 people with mental disorders.