About MiVAC

The MiVAC Trust was started by a couple of Australian Vietnam Veterans who cleared landmines in Vietnam and who have seen and felt first hand the effects of these indiscriminate weapons.

Initially comprising veterans, the group has broadened to include Humanitarian Aid Workers, members of the Peacekeeping Forces, and also many members of the general public who have a common desire to rid the world of these terrible weapons, and assist the victims and communities affected by them.

Our Aims

MiVAC is a voluntary organization. This enables 80 - 90% of funds raised to effectively reach their identified projects. The concept of MiVAC is not only to bring relief to those people living in areas affected by mine warfare, it also provides a positive focus for those who served overseas (in any capacity) and are concerned about what has been left behind on their return to Australia.

Projects

CAMBODIA - so far we have provided materials for a fence to be built around the perimeter of a school, which was bordered by a minefield. This enables the children to play safely without straying into dangerous areas.

We have provided tools to a workshop and built a waste disposal storage area at the Sunrise Children's Village. MiVAC members, with the Ranelagh Community Group, raised enough money for 12 wheelchairs to be built by a Cambodian landmine survivor. He then distributed these wheelchairs to other amputees in the Siem Reap Province.

SRI LANKA - A donation from the Royal Commonwealth Society (Tas) has been forwarded with an equal amount from MiVAC to assist with the re-building of a school after a demining project in the area had been completed.