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Ordnance Explodes in Vietnam Schoolyard
Jan 28, 2010

On January 27, in the late afternoon, Vietnamese schoolchildren were reminded that the explosive effects of Vietnam War ordnance have not yet gone away.

In the city of Dong Ha, in Quang Tri province, ordnance hidden since the Vietnam War exploded just outside a schoolhouse, according to reports from the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.

While no one was harmed in the blast, the explosion scattered shrapnel, earth, and a large tree trunk across the schoolyard.

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How to Help Survivors in Haiti
Jan 15, 2010

Please help survivors in Haiti by donating to International Medical Corps.

IMC’s work delivering primary care to earthquake survivors is especially important because they invest in capacity building of local doctors and medical personnel. As IMC puts it, “This approach of helping people help themselves is critical to returning devastated communities to self-reliance.”

In 2008 Survivor Corps honored IMC doctors in Iraq and Afghanistan with the Niarchos Prize for Survivorship. ... Read More

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Jasmina Jahic
Europe - Bosnia & Herzegovina

Jasmina was injured in shelling attack in Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1992. She received multiple injuries and had forearm and below-the-knee amputations. Her mother was killed in the same incident, and her father re-married and left her and her brother with their aunt and uncle. Jasmina learned about Survivor Corps partner organization LSN-Bosnia-Herzegovina from the local prosthetic center in 1999. Her leg prosthesis was in a very bad shape at the time and LSN-Bosnia-Herzegovina paid for the fitting of a new device. Jasmina married in 2000 and gave birth to a beautiful son. Survivor Corps arranged assistance for her ...

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