Friends ‘N’ Stuff Comes To Bangkok!
Friday was an incredibly exciting, emotional and exhausting day for the Friends program in Thailand, as the brand new ‘Friends ‘N’ Stuff’ shop opened its doors for the very first time in a grand...
Category: Events
Luang Prabang Half Marathon: “La Procession”
Congratulations to all who competed in the first ever Luang Prabang Half Marathon: “La Procession”! Over USD$125,000 was raised for our Lao PDR program Peuan Mit! This money will go towards opening a new vocational...
THINK! Pity Charity – why it’s actually abusive to children…
(Originally published in October 2013, this thought-provoking piece on the use of Pity Charity in fundraising comes from the Executive Director of Friends-International, Sebastien Marot.) ‘Over the last week two separate shocking stories emerged...
Floods Cause Continued Chaos To Cambodian Families
Once again floods have brought death, destruction, chaos and disease to some of the most vulnerable families in Cambodia. The death toll in the country is now over 100, and many of the...
Help Us Win The Skoll Challenge!
The Skoll Entrepreneurship Challenge is a major online fundraising event, launching on September 30th . It will run for eight weeks, and 57 organizations, including Friends, will take part in this global challenge which...
Siem Reap – Reintegrations… And Graduations!
It’s been a busy time at the Friends Siem Reap program, Kaliyan Mith (KM), as they prepare to reintegrate and support children into school! 269 new children (137 females) will be reintegrated this...
Japanese Youth Goodwill Mission Makes Friends with Friends!
In the past few weeks our HQ in Phnom Penh has hosted several visits from Japanese University study groups and rights-based organizations, fostering not only greater understanding of our work but alongside that the...
Ms.Forbes Facilitates Fun With Friends In Siem Reap!
This post comes from our Kaliyan Mith team in Siem Reap, who have been participating in workshops run by Laura Forbes, a musician, actress and facilitator from the UK. Laura spent some time working...
Praise For Peuan Mit In Vientiane Meeting
A report from our Friends program in Lao PDR, Peuan Mit, on a big day in Vientiane… ‘Today Peuan Mit had its annual Advisory Committee (AdCom) Meeting with participants including it’s ministry counterpart, the...
Drug Training In Thailand
From Ann (Vuthaya Charoenpol), our Country Program Director for Friends Thailand, comes news of some essential work undertaken recently by Peuan Peuan alongside several local NGO’s. ‘Last Thursday and Friday, Friends Thailand...
Olympic Gold for our Siem Reap Team!
As the UK celebrated the first anniversary of the 2012 Olympics last month, in Siem Reap Cambodia another Olympic event was taking place – read all about it here, in this piece from our...
Election Fever In Phnom Penh!
A report from our Communications volunteers, Kesh and Thea on an event held in Club Friends which is part of the EU funded project supporting youth participation. ‘While the national election campaign was just...
A Trip To The Palace
What happens when the Mith Samlanh students have a Grand Day Out (or more a Very Hot Morning) at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh? Let Kesh and Thea, our communications volunteers, tell you...
‘Second trade fair of Friends ‘N’ Stuff in Bangkok…our Stuff is reaching a bigger crowd!’
A guest post by Ann (Vuthaya Charoenpol), our Country Program Director for Friends Thailand (Peuan Peuan) on last week’s successful fair held in Bangkok which showcased our products and the story behind them. ‘I...
Happy Birthday M’Lop Tapang!
Saturday 1st June 2013 was a very exciting and important day in Cambodia. Not only did International Children’s Day fall on that date, but it was also the day that our long-standing partner organization,...
