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2005
March citizen diplomacy delegation plants over 2,000 more trees.
Dedication and groundbreaking for sixth commune library (located in Khe Sanh).
PeaceTrees Vietnam becomes its own stand-alone 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization on1 January.

2004
Provided financial support which enabled a group of 70 handicapped athletes to attend the National Paragames 2004 in Ho Chi Minh City.
Helped sponsor the initial fundraising process for a new library to be built in Khe Sanh.
March and September citizen diplomacy tree-planting missions continued work of environmental restoration and friendship building. Over 2,800 trees were planted.
International Children's Day (June) engaged over 350 students and 60 adults (plus artists) in landmines awareness education.
Dedicated fifth library in Trung Giang District with the assistance of the Provincial Women's Union, Australian AID and the Dutch embassy.
Fulfilled the 2004 portion of the micro-credit loans in Cam Lo and Vinh Linh districts.
Reduced current debt on PeaceTrees Friendship Village construction loans.
Maintained our annual EOD Response Team budget with the partnership of OXFAM Hong Kong and the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Fund (VVMF).
Provided survivor assistance to victims of 12 incidents reported (10 injuries and 6 deaths).

2003
Landmines educational program for children with campout and poster contest included 900 participants.
March and September citizen diplomacy tree-planting missions continued work of environmental restoration and friendship building. The 10,000th tree was planted in March.
Sponsored a new school classroom and dormitory rooms addition to Dong Ha Blind School (dedicated in September).
Sponsored clearance for five separate library sites and dedicated three libraries in Vinh Hoa, Cam Tuyen, and Hai Vinh communes.
Initiated the Quang Tri Province Explosive Ordnance Response Team in cooperation with the Department of Foreign Affairs, which will respond to requests for UXO removal.
Constructed and relocated the PeaceTrees Dong Ha office to the Danaan Parry Landmines Education Center.
Continued (in cooperation with the Quang Tri Province Women's Union) the second phase of the micro-credit lending program. Fifty women each received about $170 USD for family economic production assistance.
Provided survivor assistance to victims of 19 reported incidents (23 injuries and 11 deaths).
Initiated proposal for multi-purpose recreation building at the PeaceTrees Vietnam Friendship Forest Park.

2002
Citizen diplomacy tree-planting missions continued work of environmental restoration and friendship building.
Resettled, homeless and landmine/UXO survivor families moved into 77 homes in PeaceTrees Friendship Village.
PeaceTrees Friendship Village and kindergarten formally dedicated on September 19, 2002.
Initiated landmine education program to enhance landmine prevention knowledge for women and children in Gio Linh and Cam Lo districts.
Completed clearance of 30 hectares in Cam Lo District.
Completed clearance of 3.1 hectares, extending area of Friendship Forest Park.
Initiated proposal for clearance efforts for Kids First Agricultural Farm.
Initiated proposal for clearance efforts and construction of recreation area surrounding Khe May Lake in Dong Ha.
International Children's Day campout and art poster contest for 235 disabled and disadvantaged children.
Fifty women in Quang Tri Province each received about $170 USD as part of PeaceTrees' micro-credit lending program in partnership with the Quang Tri Province Women's Union.

2000-2001
Sponsored full clearance of 40-acre site on former US Marine Corps combat base. Trained and built demining capacity with 27 Vietnamese deminers, with technical assistance of UXB International; completed December, 2000. More than 289 items of unexploded ordnance were found and safely removed.
Mines awareness program for Quang Tri children at Danaan Parry Landmines Education Center through educational events, teaching about the dangers of UXO.
Developed medical assistance program for child survivors of accidents.
Provided victim assistance support to 41 individual victim/survivors plus family household economic support.
During four citizen diplomacy trips teams of American and Vietnamese volunteers planted more than 4,000 saplings on land cleared of UXO. Volunteers met with child landmine survivors and their families to see and hear the consequences of these tragic accidents.
PeaceTrees Vietnam permitted to plant trees at the Quang Tri Town Old Citadel.
Cooperated with Catholic Relief Services to prepare exhibit of Quang Tri children's art for US Presidential visit to Hanoi (2000).
Historic meeting with President Clinton and First Lady, in Hanoi for US-Vietnam humanitarian demining event. PeaceTrees' humanitarian efforts acknowledged in presidential speech.
Memorandum of Understanding signed to build PeaceTrees Friendship Village in Dong Ha Town. Local officials and tree-planting volunteers particpated (24-month project - Feb. 22, 2001).
Launched construction of PeaceTrees Friendship Village: built roads, installed water lines, electricity, dam, kindergarten, community center, sports area and 100 family homes (April 19, 2001).
Dedication of completion of first 30 homes in PeaceTrees Friendship Village (September, 2001).
Sponsorship of clearance of 2.2 hectares for Kids First Rehabilitation and Vocational Training Village in Dong Ha. Clearance conducted by Provincial Military 384 Construction Company, using equipment and safety procedures in accordance with United Nations Humanitarian Demining Standards (February, 2001).
Landmines awareness program for children expanded to include victim assistance, teacher training programs, and educational outreach.
Sponsored clearance of 3.1 hectares, extending area of Friendship Forest Park.
Initiated micro-credit revolving loan fund in cooperation with the Quang Tri Province Women's Union in Gio Linh and Cam Lo districts.
Completed new sewer line for Dong Ha Blind School.
Soccer field constructed at Danaan Parry Landmines Education Center (May, 2001).

1996-1997-1998-1999
With assistance of Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF), PeaceTrees made an official proposal to the Vietnam-USA Society in Hanoi to sponsor a model project of healing and reconciliation and was invited to Quang Tri Province to implement project.
Worked with Quang Tri Foreign Relations Department to sponsor successful clearance of unexploded ordnance on site of the former US Marine Corps combat base in Dong Ha Town.
Sponsored three-week citizen diplomacy program with 43 international volunteers working alongside 43 Vietnamese citizens to plant 2,000 indigenous trees, transforming a once fiery battleground into the Friendship Forest Park (1996).
PeaceTrees Vietnam participates in first Washington state trade mission to Vietnam.
In cooperation with the Vietnamese people, designed and constructed the Danaan Parry Landmines Education Center, an educational outreach center for accident prevention in the province, located on the Friendship Forest site. Groundbreaking activities and dedication ceremonies took place in September, 1998.
Conducted clearance of 12 additional acres to extend Friendship Forest Park, with UXB International providing technical assistance to Vietnamese deminers.
Began developmental work on province-wide landmines awareness program.
PeaceTrees' in-country representative office in Dong Ha Town approved (1999).
Landmines educational programs for children developed (including a 1,000 child campout).
Seattle's Roosevelt High School tree-planting trip to Dong Ha (1999).
Peace Park at Danaan Parry Landmines Education Center built (1999).
Seattle's KING 5 reporter Mimi Gan filmed documentary on PeaceTrees in Dong Ha.