Bobby Muller of Veterans for America (VFA) and Virginia Foote of The International Center (IC) are pleased to announce the handover of management of the programs Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation in Vietnam and Veterans International, Cambodia to The International Center. The International Center will begin organizational management beginning January 15, 2009.
Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation established its office in Hanoi in 1994, with the lifting of the US embargo against Vietnam. The organization has since been active in a wide variety of humanitarian assistance. Programs include physical rehabilitation, mental health, self-help groups, school construction landmine/UXO impact surveys and dioxin resolutions.
In 1991, VFA launched a new program in Cambodia, Veterans International, to address the needs of people affected by the conflict there. VFA launched a rehabilitation clinic, providing prosthetics, orthotics, wheelchairs and other mobility devices. The program has since grown to be a comprehensive rehabilitation program that addresses physical, psycho-social and educational needs of persons with disabilities.
Programs in Vietnam will continue under the name “Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation.” Programs in Cambodia will continue under the name “Veterans International.”
For questions or comments, please contact Catalina Serna-Valencia: cserna@theintlcenter.org.