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...
Friends-International Together, building futures.
CYTI goes to Egypt… and nearly doesn’t get back!
CYTI Alliance monitoring and support visits are often much more interesting (and challenging!) than staff may anticipate. Get the lowdown on a recent CYTI Alliance trip to Cairo in Egypt from the pen of...
Focusing On Young Women’s Health in Lao PDR
This week the Friends Laos Peuan Mit team (with support from the Laotian Ministry of Health) organized and facilitated a focus group discussion at the Drop In Center in Vientiane among out-of school girl...
Little smiles from the field… Friends Thailand, Peuan Peuan
Two lighthearted stories from the field about commitment and finding your way. By Peuan Peuan Country Program Director, Ann. Rean Reoun – Above and beyond the call of duty. Rean has been working with us...
Muddy roads, rice farms and wooden bridges – a journey to Latkhouay
Last week Kristi, a Technical Advisor with Peuan Mit, traveled to Latkhouay, a community our teams have recently begun working with. On this day the team met with 15 families. A story from the field...
A New Career In A New Town
From our Friends Laos team This week, Buavone, case management supervisor and Peuan Mit trainer updated the teams about a young graduate from Makphet, who, after completing her training in 2011, is enjoying a...
Taking Steps To Beat Alcoholism In Siem Reap
In 2012 the Friends program Kaliyan Mith Siem Reap began working in two communities – Mondul 3 and Chong K’neas. These were identified as having high levels of school drop-out, poverty and other vulnerabilities....
A grand reopening in Siem Reap
From our Kaliyan Mith team in Siem Reap, Program Director Ampor provides a tour of the newly re-opened Drop in Center in Siem Reap, servicing the most vulnerable and at risk children in the...
The positive effect of vocational training and family reintegration.
An uplifting story highlighting the positive effect of vocational training and family reintegration. A story from the field by our Kaliyan Mith team in Siem Reap. Vary was 16 years old and living on...
‘Shifting Impressions… Work And The City’
Another glimpse into life in Phnom Penh and the work of Friends-International from our Communications volunteers, Kesh and Thea, reflecting on their first few weeks here and offering sage advice on keeping your wits...
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...
Orientation 2… Drug Outreach
We knew when we were offered big black boots that the most intense day of our orientation was ahead of us. Having exchanged our flimsy soled plimsoles, we hopped on the back of motorbikes...
Orientation – Day One
Second post from our two young British Communications volunteers, Kesh and Thea. It’s time for them to find about the field work that our programs undertake… ‘ “Hey Friend!”, “You want to be my...
‘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...
