As outlined in our recent newsletter, the MiVAC team visited the Quang Tri Province of Vietnam in early 2017 to carry out an initial feasibility study into the provision of running water to needy villages and schools. A subsequent visit in 2019 allowed us to develop a design and
Project News
December 2022 Newsletter
The MiVAC Board has been very busy this year, with some highlights being: Seconding a Membership Coordinator and a Volunteer Coordinator to our ExecutiveCommittee. Seconding a “Webmaster” who has been making considerable improvements to ourwebpage Updating several of our policies that apply to our volunteers working overseas Obtaining various approvals
April 2022 Newsletter
Because of the seriousness of the COVID situation in Vietnam, and the upcoming wet seasonthere, the MiVAC Board has decided to delay the start of our project until early 2023. TheProvincial Government and our main donor both agree with this decision. For project details & more MiVAC news, click here
Ba Tang Project Update
COVID has certainly had a major impact on so many people and activities across our globe! And sadly this also includes our planned WASH (Water Sanitation and Health) project in Ba Tang in Quang Tri Province in Vietnam. We were planning on starting there almost 2 years ago, but the
Ba Tang Project Update
MiVAC is presently administered by a Board chaired by Brian Boon, Peter Perry is the Vietnam Project Coordinator whilst Lyn Clark does every thing else that the boys can’t do. Merv Hains handles the treasury. We all have had , coincidently, some military experience with 2 of us having served
Phoukood District Village Development Project Update
WORKS UPDATE (9th January, 2016) Ban Souy Noi All done and dusted! – pleased to report that the standard of the workmanship improves with each new Project, and Mr Syamphay very impressed at yesterday’s final inspection. Quite a celebration by the villagers yesterday. I was privileged to be invited to
Phoukood District Village Development Project Update
WORKS UPDATE (26th December 2015) PROJECT WORKS Would you believe that a site visit yesterday was somewhat spoiled by persistent steady rain. It continued most of the day and into the evening to make for a somewhat soggy but nevertheless, very enjoyable Christmas Day. Ban Souy Noi Weir and headworks
Phoukhood District – Red Letter Day
Folks I thought your good friend Geoff might appreciate the attached photos. His very generous donation paid for 6 kitchen work benches and 18 beds all made by a local “craftsman”, a mattress, blanket, pillow and mosquito net for each bed, drums and dippers for the 2 showers and 2 toilets, floor mats
Phoukood District Village Development Project Update
REPORT ON SITE VISIT TO ANG VILLAGE – 4TH OCTOBER 2015 INTRODUCTION Ang Village is small community of approximately 150 inhabitants located some 15Km west of Phoukood town site. Access is via a narrow, winding and extremely rough road which becomes impassable during the wet season. In mid September of
A Small but Significant Step for “The Phoukood Project”
A Small but Significant Step for “The Phoukood Project” As most avid readers of MiVAC’s newsletter will know, at least the last three volunteer in Lao have spend many many hours drafting and reviewing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for MiVAC’s next project with various District, Provincial and Central government