Friends-International / News From Our Programs
by Friends-International · Published September 21, 2015
Maelle is our new Vocational Training Business Advisor at Friends-International. We’re sharing this piece she wrote for her own blog, about her early impressions of our work from her orientation week. The orientation is...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / News From Our Programs
by Friends-International · Published May 26, 2015
The active participation of young people and beneficiary groups is crucial to how Friends develops its service provision. One example of how this works in practice is currently happening in Siem Reap, Cambodia, where...
Venny from our Lao PDR project contacted us with some great news this week. The program works with 120 children, youth and caretakers from scavenger families who live on the city dumpsite, KM36,...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / Friends-International / News From Our Programs
by Friends-International · Published May 13, 2015
Drop-in centers (DICs) form a key element of much of our work across our programs. They allow our beneficiaries to access support and services outwith the times that outreach teams and services work, and...
Launches and Openings / News From Our Programs / Pushing the Agenda
by Friends-International · Published May 5, 2015 · Last modified May 8, 2015
On Thursday 30th April representatives from the Royal Cambodian Government, Friends-International, UNICEF and 14 partner organizations met to formally launch the second phase of the groundbreaking 3PC program. 3PC, which is an acronym for...
It’s been a busy few weeks for our program in Lao PDR, Peuan Mit. New Year celebrations have been in full swing, but before they got underway there was some important work to complete...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / News From Our Programs / Pushing the Agenda
by Friends-International · Published March 25, 2015
On April 3rd the ChildSafe Network officially launches ‘7 Tips To Protect Children In Cambodia’, the first ChildSafe Citizen campaign. ChildSafe Citizen tips are based upon the highly successful and widely shared ‘7 Tips...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / Friends-International / Pushing the Agenda
by Friends-International · Published March 19, 2015
When, after seeing our campaign materials, people acknowledge that visiting orphanages, or giving to begging children is actually a harmful practice, they often ask ‘Well, what else can I do to help?’ What can you do?...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / Events / Friends-International / Kid's events
by Friends-International · Published March 10, 2015 · Last modified March 11, 2015
Dorette, our Kaliyan Mith (KM) program Technical Advisor for Non-Formal Education (NFE) in Siem Reap, Cambodia, sends us information on some amazing collaborative arts workshops that took place there this week – read on...
Conferences and Awards / CYTI Alliance and Our Partners / Events / News From Our Programs / Pushing the Agenda
by Friends-International · Published February 25, 2015
On February 12th 2015 representatives from the Cambodian Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSVY) met with partner NGO’s from the Friends-International (FI) initiative 3PC (Partnership Program for the Protection of Children...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / Friends-International / Pushing the Agenda
by Friends-International · Published January 23, 2015 · Last modified January 28, 2015
It’s ‘Human Trafficking Awareness Month’, and for many the images conjured by the phrase ‘Human Trafficking’ will be linked to Sex Trafficking, as invariably mass media coverage focuses particularly on the sensational or salacious...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / Friends-International / News From Our Programs
by Friends-International · Published January 20, 2015
It’s been a busy time at the new Transitional Home (TH) premises in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Transitional Homes are temporary safe shelters for children and young people participating in our programs. Children and young...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / News From Our Programs / Pushing the Agenda
by Friends-International · Published January 9, 2015 · Last modified August 24, 2015
Did you know that the Kaliyan Mith Siem Reap program in Cambodia runs an alcoholism support group? The group piloted in Chong Kneas commune in June 2013 to help reduce the prevalence of domestic...
20th Anniversary / ChildSafe / CYTI Alliance and Our Partners / Friends-International / Media / News From Our Programs
by Friends-International · Published January 1, 2015
Over this past week we’ve been looking back at our program work during 2014 through our social media channels. However, the Friends 20th Anniversary Year also saw that work featuring strongly across both local...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / Friends-International / News From Our Programs
by Friends-International · Published December 25, 2014 · Last modified January 16, 2015
This story from our Social Work Technical Advisor James Farley tells exactly how a better future for one child who was at risk was secured through mutual understanding, collaboration and dedicated program work under...
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