Swiss woman supports Vietnamese AO victims
(VOV) -On May 27, the Vietnam Association for the Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) received a US$10,000 donation from Maggie Brooks – a Swiss citizen – in support of local victims.
VAVA Vice Chairman Nguyen The Luc expressed thanks for the valuable assistance from Maggie Brooks, who helped Vietnamese lawyers hold a meeting with the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) in 2011, to pursue justice for Vietnamese Agent Orange (AO) victims.
Since November 2013, Maggie Brooks has also raised funds to build houses for AO victims, he added.
The Swiss woman spoke of how her husband was affected by a stroke and was confined to a wheelchair for 12 years. Maggie said she understands the physical and spiritual pain that Vietnamese AO victims are suffering.
She said she hopes that her small donation can help ease the difficulties of local victims who are still facing lingering pain and suffering ahead.