A ceremony was held in Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on January10 to commemorate Milo Roten, Vice President of the Austria-VietnamFriendship Association and a great friend of Vietnam, who passedaway on July 25, 2012.
His ashes were scattered in aMekong River’s tributary which crosses Tan Phu commune in ChauThanh district, Ben Tre province, as he wished.
Bornin 1935 in Switzerland and having worked for Terre des Hommes inGermany, Roten’s life is closely attached to Vietnamese nation andpeople.
In 1970, he established the Bad Oeynhauseneducational centre in Vietnam to care for young Vietnamese peopleinjured during the war.
After the war in Vietnam in1975, he took over various Terre des hommes projects in the country,many of which benefit children and Agent Orange victims.
According to statistics, more than 6,000 Vietnamese people, mostlychildren, have benefited from Terre des hommes’ projects.
In Ben Tre where Roten spent 24 years of his life and described as hissecond homeland, he participated in numerous support projects for theprovince, such as building kindergartens, healthcare stations andschools.
At the ceremony, Milo Roten was honoured with Frienship Order by the President.
On the occasion, the organisation board inaugurated a dining-room ofLuong Hoa kindergarten, which is built with funds from Roten’s family. -VNA
His ashes were scattered in aMekong River’s tributary which crosses Tan Phu commune in ChauThanh district, Ben Tre province, as he wished.
Bornin 1935 in Switzerland and having worked for Terre des Hommes inGermany, Roten’s life is closely attached to Vietnamese nation andpeople.
In 1970, he established the Bad Oeynhauseneducational centre in Vietnam to care for young Vietnamese peopleinjured during the war.
After the war in Vietnam in1975, he took over various Terre des hommes projects in the country,many of which benefit children and Agent Orange victims.
According to statistics, more than 6,000 Vietnamese people, mostlychildren, have benefited from Terre des hommes’ projects.
In Ben Tre where Roten spent 24 years of his life and described as hissecond homeland, he participated in numerous support projects for theprovince, such as building kindergartens, healthcare stations andschools.
At the ceremony, Milo Roten was honoured with Frienship Order by the President.
On the occasion, the organisation board inaugurated a dining-room ofLuong Hoa kindergarten, which is built with funds from Roten’s family. -VNA
