Since 2000, the Ford Foundation has been committed to addressing the impact of dioxin on post-war Vietnam. Our goal is to transform dioxin-contaminated "hot spots" into clean and safe environments and to support families facing related health issues. We have many partnerships in this effort. Donors, nongovernmental organizations and UN and government agencies are pooling resources, knowledge and good will to solve problems, diversify funding, and achieve scale in addressing dioxin-related health and environmental issues.
In 2007, we established a special initiative to foster dialogue, fund research, and find durable solutions to dioxin-related health and environmental issues. The effort also promotes understanding of the Agent Orange legacy through public education within the United States. As part of this effort, the foundation supports the work of the U.S.-Vietnam Dialogue Group on Agent Orange/Dioxin, a bipartisan, non-governmental panel of distinguished policy makers, scientists, and nonprofit and business leaders.
