Tag: Disaster

On the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the Agent Orange Disaster in Vietnam (August 10, 1961 – August 10, 2026), Ms. Nguyen Thi Lan Anh, Director of the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC), attended commemorative activities organized by the Association for Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin in Hue City and Quang Tri OPD. Through these activities, ACDC continues to play an important role in mobilizing resources and coordinating with local organizations to support persons with disabilities, Agent Orange victims and their families in improving living conditions, enhancing access to essential services and promoting social inclusion.

On the mornings of June 11–12, 2025, the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC), in collaboration with the Departments of Health in Quang Nam Province and Hue City, organized two consecutive consultation meetings in Tam Ky City and Hue City. This series of events aimed to gather input from government agencies, associations, experts, and persons with disabilities (PWDs) to finalize the integration of disability support into the Disaster Risk Reduction and Search & Rescue (DRR&SAR) Plan for the 2026–2030 period.

As a continuation of the series of activities to mainstream disability inclusion in the 2026 - 2030 disaster risk reduction plan, following the event held in Hue City on May 29, 2025, ACDC, in collaboration with the Quang Nam Provincial Association of Persons with Disabilities, organized a technical meeting on the morning of May 30, 2025, in Tam Ky City. The meeting aimed to discuss the integration of support for persons with disabilities into Quang Nam Province’s DRR plan for the 2026 - 2030 period.