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Tag Archives: Dong Mai
Notes From The Field:
It Takes A Village
The two lists you see above show the names of people in the village who contributed towards the construction of paved roads that now criss-cross the rural community of Dong Mai in Vietnam. On our recent visit, we saw lists … Continue reading
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It Takes A Village
It Takes A Village
A Toxic “Craft” Village in Vietnam Cleans Up (VIDEO)
Every day, trucks full of used lead-acid batteries from cars, motorbikes and other vehicles are brought in from across Vietnam to the rural village of Dong Mai in the agricultural heartland of Vietnam. Dong Mai is one of thousands of toxic “craft” villages … Continue reading
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