VAVA Vietnam

About VAVA Vietnam

VAVA Vietnam (Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange)

VAVA has the role of protection of legitimate rights and interests of Vietnamese Agent Orange/dioxin victims.

VAVA has 2 main tasks: To mobilise all resources to take care and support victims of Agent Orange and to struggle for justice for Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange.

Agent Orange victims in Vietnam need to be protected by justice, need the support and sharing of social communities at home and abroad. To representing Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange in relationships with domestic and foreign organizations and individuals in fighting for justice, and in asking the US Government to take responsibility in the remediation of consequences of Agent Orange and in calling assistance to Agent Orange victims, the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) was established under the Decision No. 84/2003/QD-BNV of Ministry of Home Affairs on December 17th 2003 and started its activities on 10th January 2004. After more than 15 years of activities and growth, VAVA has grown and meet all missions’ requirements. By August 2019, VAVA is covering a network of 4 chapter level from the national to local with 63/63 provincial, 615/713 districts; 6,551/11,161 communal with nearly 400,000 members in all over the country.