Author: Friends-International
First day in Cairo
After a long, long trip we arrived in Cairo where Pierre and Mohamed were waiting patiently. We showered, ate an interesting Egyptian sandwich and refreshed with a lovely mango juice. Taking the subway from...
friends@240 new collection – 240 men
Casual shorts and hoodie from the new 240 men range. friends@240 has launched its brand new collection ‘240 men’. The collection includes casual shorts, hoodies and new T-shirt designs in light cotton fabrics and natural...
Mith Samlanh Child Representative Elections 2011
On June 29th Mith Samlanh held the Child Representative Elections in Club Friends for the 19th term. There were 397 (125 female) voters voting for five representatives from 16 candidates. The event was very...
New ChildSafe Traveler products
The ChildSafe team is now offering you another way to support the child protection network. Get into stores now for our launch collection of chic ChildSafe Traveler products. A must have for when you’re on the...
Annual ChildSafe Meeting At Mith Samlanh
Mith Samlanh and the Friends-International ChildSafe Team held its Annual Member Meeting at the Mith Samlanh Center. 187 local ChildSafe Network members made up of Tuk-Tuk drivers and motor-taxi drivers joined the event. Ms....
Friends and SilkAir
Our long-term and valued supporter and partner Silk Air feature a very special story about the work of Friends-International in the latest edition of ‘Silkwinds’, their in-flight magazine. In it we follow the ups...
Home Based Production in Poipet
Yos, a home based production trainer explains the new home based production technique using recycled plastic bags. Items made from the recycled plastic bags include key & camera chains for wrist or neck. The three families...
Muddy Tuk-Tuk ride in Poipet
In May this year the Friends-International board visited the field in Poipet, Cambodia/Thailand border. Filmed on the Cambodian side after a heavy downpour. You can view many more videos on our YouTube page here.
A Day In The Life – friends@240 Production Manager
In this edition of ‘A Day In The Life’ we are introduced to Sakun, production manager of friends@240. My name is Sakun and I work as the Production Manager for the shop friends@240 in Phnom...
News from Teguz streets – not all bad
Putchica*, writing a nice field story about our work in Tegucigalpa is not easy… For four years the CYTI Alliance team has been working closely with two alliance members in Tegucigalpa, the capital of...
Travelling with the Olympic outreach team
A story by our AYAD volunteer Allan. I’ve become somewhat of the unofficial photographer for Friends-International. It is an enviable position that allows me to travel and document many of the wonderful happenings of...
The bees have been released!
It was 11 months and 6 days ago when our cookbook team began working on the new Lao cookbook – ‘from Honeybees to Pepperwood’. Tonight (June 2nd) all of that hard work came to...
FunFair wrap
The early warm afternoon sunshine quickly gave way to threatening clouds over Mith Samlanh. It was surprisingly welcome, as it not only blocked out the piercing rays of the sun but also added a...
‘from Honeybees to Pepperwood’ – Lao cookbook launch
The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare and Friends-International invite you to join us in celebrating the launch of our new cookbook on Thursday 2nd June, Makphet Restaurant, Vientiane, Laos PDR. If you are...
