Nghia's Making a Steady Recovery!

Toan posts this story from the field about the progress of our young friend, Nghia. You can read more about Nghia here. One day in August 2005, I received a phone call from the Medical Liaison in Hue informed that...

Recent Accidents

Hi Chi and the Vietnam CPI Staff, I am so sad to read about these last two accidents. I send my support to you guys because I know it is very difficult to see death and destruction every week. I...

August 25: One man killed, house down to ashes

The phone rang just as we enter the office after lunch break. Another UXO accident had just happened in Vinh Lam commune, Vinh Linh district. The informant just briefed that it was a serious accident involved a man killed...

Father of Five Killed by Bomb in Vietnam

Sounds of lament could be heard from a distance. Neighbors were quietly preparing for the funeral. An altar was set up right at the main entrance to the living room. A green curtain separates the altar from a bed...

US-Vietnam War Continues to Claim Lives, Limbs In Central Vietnam

QUANG TRI, Vietnam - August 22 - The US-Vietnam War continues to claim lives and limbs here in Central Vietnam. Bombs that lie scattered across the landscape detonate on a regular basis killing and maiming adults and children on a...

BOY LOST HAND AND EYE IN WAR-ERA UXO ACCIDENT

The explosion badly injured Quan. He lost the left hand, left eye and two fingers in the right hand. In addition, he was seriously injured in his chest and two legs. After the accident, he was taken to Quang...

A Destructive Blast Occured in Central Viet Nam

The place looked as if there was a strong typhoon had just gone through: trees with torn up leaves; broken bricks, roof tiles scattered around as two third of the house was demolished. There was not even enough space...

Congratulations Imbert - 50 Medical Shipments!

Congratulations Imbert, for accomplishing 50 medical equipment shipments to war ravaged countries! It is a wonderful program because American hospitals purchase new equipment when the old equipment is sill in perfect condition. Instead of wasting perfectly good beds or X-Ray...

Foot Doctor Helps Poor

Our good friend and CPI advisor Dr. Frank Cobarrubia is profiled this week in the THE BULLETIN out of Bend, Oregon. Dr Frank is one of those remarkable people you feel fortunate to know. He has given so much of...

One Killed, Two Injured by US-Vietnam War Era Bombs

One Killed, Two Injured by US-Vietnam War Era Bombs Quang Tri Province, Vietnam- One man was killed and two other men remain hospitalized after encountering US-Vietnam War era ordnance this week in central Vietnam On August 10th, 32 year old...

Cruel Summer: Bombs of Vietnam War Continue to Kill and Maim

Cluster bombs and other ordnance left over from the Vietnam War continue to kill and maim civilians in Vietnam 30 years after the war ended here. Below is a brief on just some of the accidents that occured in Central...

HRW: Destroy Stockpile of Unsafe Cluster Submunitions

While we call ourselves a "Landmine Victim Assistance" organization, it is really accurate, but much more wordy to say "Victim of Unexploded Ordnance Assistace" organization. Bombies, or cluster bombs, kill and injure more people in Vietnam than landmines. The...

Journal of Mine Action Article on Clear Path

An article written by CPI Co-founder Imbert Matthee is appearing in this month's online version of the Journal of Mine Action. Survivor Assistance Profile: Clear Path International Rebuilding Shattered Lives in Southeast Asia You can read the article here. Imbert,...

Landmine Safe Shoes?

http://www.minefield-shoes.com/ ...and fashionable as well Read more about landmines on Technorati.

A Day in the Life of CPI's Duc and Chi

Chi and Duc work in our office in Vietnam and work with beneficiaries in their homes. We call these visits "field trips" and sometimes the travel can be quite far. Chi has filed this report. After one and a...

Toan and Son's Wedding

Thank you to Chi for sending photos of Toan's wedding to the home office. Below is a picture of the happy couple with Duc on the left and Chi on the right....

Pentagon to Resume Landmine Production

This release was sent to us from the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and reprinted from HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH. Clear Path International takes no official stand on this issue believing our work speaks for itself. Washington, August 3, 2005 Human...

Mine Survivor to Bike Across Death Valley

The following is a press release from our friends at Mines Advisory Group and Stuart Hughes Stuart Hughes, a BBC World Affairs Producer, who lost his leg in a landmine explosion in 2003 while covering the war in Iraq, is...