Hello, or Xin chào! (pronounced “sin chow”!) in Vietnamese. Sadly, we have to announce that we have pulled out of Vietnam. We have had very little support from the various levels of government; even to the extent that the provincial government has asked us to submit “project documents” that will
Ba Tang
March 2023 Newsletter
We are very happy to announce that we have arrived in Vietnam to commence our WASH (Water, Sanitation and Health) project in the Ba Tang Commune! Peter Perry has been here for about five weeks already to help set up the Administrative and Logistical aspects for the project, including: Hiring
Call to Volunteers – Vietnam 2023
As outlined in our recent newsletter, the MiVAC team visited the Quang Tri Province of Vietnam in early 2017 to carry out an initial feasibility study into the provision of running water to needy villages and schools. A subsequent visit in 2019 allowed us to develop a design and
December 2022 Newsletter
The MiVAC Board has been very busy this year, with some highlights being: Seconding a Membership Coordinator and a Volunteer Coordinator to our ExecutiveCommittee. Seconding a “Webmaster” who has been making considerable improvements to ourwebpage Updating several of our policies that apply to our volunteers working overseas Obtaining various approvals
April 2022 Newsletter
Because of the seriousness of the COVID situation in Vietnam, and the upcoming wet seasonthere, the MiVAC Board has decided to delay the start of our project until early 2023. TheProvincial Government and our main donor both agree with this decision. For project details & more MiVAC news, click here
Ba Tang Project Update
COVID has certainly had a major impact on so many people and activities across our globe! And sadly this also includes our planned WASH (Water Sanitation and Health) project in Ba Tang in Quang Tri Province in Vietnam. We were planning on starting there almost 2 years ago, but the
Ba Tang Project Update
MiVAC is presently administered by a Board chaired by Brian Boon, Peter Perry is the Vietnam Project Coordinator whilst Lyn Clark does every thing else that the boys can’t do. Merv Hains handles the treasury. We all have had , coincidently, some military experience with 2 of us having served
Ba Tang, Vietnam Project
The Ba Tang community lies between Khe Sanh and the Laos border in the Quang Tri Province of Vietnam. Thousands of ‘minority’ people live here, many below the poverty line in remote, mountainous regions. Most homes and schools are without an adequate water supply or toilet facilities. High explosive bombs