Lam Dong Supports Agent Orange Victims
Lam Dong Province currently has more than 4,500 victims receiving policies related to toxic chemicals used during the war. Through various practical forms of support, local authorities, departments, and communities are providing resources to help victims and their families stabilize their lives and integrate into the community.
Practical Support Measures
Under the program to eliminate temporary and dilapidated housing for the biological children of resistance fighters exposed to toxic chemicals, Lam Dong Province has mobilized multiple resources to assist families facing housing difficulties. The newly built and repaired homes not only provide safe shelter but also reflect the community's care and shared responsibility for families affected by chemical warfare.
In Nhan Co Commune, after roughly one month of implementation, local authorities completed and handed over houses to three families of biological children of resistance fighters exposed to toxic chemicals. In addition to state funding of 70 million VND for newly constructed houses and 35 million VND for home repairs, Nhan Co Commune mobilized over 200 million VND from organizations, individuals, and businesses. Local officials, armed forces, and youth union members also contributed more than 200 workdays.
Le Thi Dang (74 years old) emotionally shared that her eldest daughter, nearly 50, was born with congenital disabilities. Receiving government and local support to repair their house brought great joy and gratitude to her family.
In Nam Dong Commune, alongside government funding, the commune's Fatherland Front Committee raised over 50 million VND to support the construction of five new homes for relatives of resistance fighters exposed to toxic chemicals. To date, these homes are largely completed, offering stable shelter for the five families.
Nguyen Van Trong, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nam Dong Commune, emphasized that caring for policy beneficiaries, toxic chemical victims, and their relatives is an important political task that reflects the national tradition of gratitude.
"Moving forward, Nam Dong Commune will continue mobilizing social resources and implementing practical activities to care for their livelihoods, helping ease the losses and disadvantages borne by chemical victims and their families,"
Nguyen Van Trong, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nam Dong Commune
Creating Livelihoods and Opportunities for a better life.
Beyond housing support, assistance for toxic chemical victims across Lam Dong Province is also focused on creating sustainable livelihoods tailored to each family's health and circumstances.
Ly Quoc Phu in Dak Trung Village, Nam Da Commune, is a second-generation victim of toxic chemical exposure. Due to poor health that prevents him from doing heavy manual work, he sought an economic path suited to his capabilities to generate income and gain independence.
Three years ago, Phu accessed preferential loan capital from the Social Policies Bank. With this capital, he invested in machinery and opened an aluminum and glass door production workshop. Over time, the workshop stabilized, generating steady income for his family while offering work suited to his health. "My current job fits my physical condition, providing income to support my family and ensure my children can attend school," Phu shared.
According to statistics, Lam Dong Province currently has 13,264 members of the Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin, including 4,508 policy beneficiaries (3,369 direct resistance fighters exposed to toxic chemicals and 1,139 biological children).
During the first six months of 2026, Association levels mobilized 617 million VND to care for the poor and Agent Orange victims, including one livelihood support package and 1,002 gift packages.
Livelihood support is identified as a solution that helps victims and their families gain more opportunities to earn income, leverage their abilities, and achieve self-reliance.
According to the Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin, using mobilized resources, support programs are gradually being tailored to the working capacity and actual circumstances of each family, thereby helping them gain additional income, harness internal strengths, and integrate into the community.
In the coming time, the Lam Dong Provincial Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin will continue to step up resource mobilization from businesses, organizations, individuals, and donors to care for and support victims, especially severe cases and families with multiple victims. Along with material support.
Association levels will promote communication to raise awareness and responsibility across all sectors and the public in overcoming the consequences of toxic chemicals, contributing to social welfare policies and the "For Victims of Agent Orange" movement.