Peace Trees Vietnam along with the people of Quang Tri Province Vietnam have just completed constructing the Danaan Parry Landmines Education Center. The center will provide the children, families and visitors of Quang Tri Province with access to crucial landmines awareness materials. The center was dedicated September, 1998. Subsequent volunteer teams will be organized to travel and work in Dong Ha,Quang Tri Province. They operate under the premise that by returning to Viet Nam and working on community projects, individuals are able to bring closure to an otherwise negative part of their lives.
Many participants experience personal healing and growth as a result of our work and travel.
The friendliness of the Vietnamese and the opportunity to work with them helps bring closure to the war. Even team members who are not veterans often experience a sense of closure regarding the war. They are doing a project in April of 1999. Probably the construction of disabled Vietnamese veterans in the Quang Tri Province. This past year, a group of 14 volunteers from the U.S. embarked on a 17-day adventure to the Mekong Delta Province of Dong Thap in Viet Nam.