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...
Friends-International Together, building futures.
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...
MAGICAL MUSICAL MYSTERY TOUR FUN FAIR @ MITH SAMLANH, SAT 28TH, 2PM – 6PM
Mith Samlanh’s upcoming FUN FAIR on May 28th, 2pm-6pm at the Mith Samlanh Center in Phnom Penh will be a Magical, Musical Mystery Tour of mythic proportions. May’s FUN FAIR will feature an extravaganza of music tricks, mysterious...
It’s a hot, dusty ride to Andong
A story by our AYAD volunteer Allan. When I ask Sitrin if I can ride with the Wisebird team to the Andong community a wide grin explodes across his face. He grasps at my...
“Les plus beaux chants du monde” – all for Friends-International
Friends France have organized what will be a breathtaking event to raise awareness and funds for Friends-International. Friends France organise une merveilleuse soirée pour soutenir les programmes de Friends-International. Le 15 Juin, dans la...
A Day In The Life – One Mother’s Story
In this edition of ‘A Day In The Life’ we are introduced to Vany, a single mother from Cambodia living on the streets of Bangkok. Peuan Peuan is the name of Friends-International’s program in...
Together, UNITED for children!
Manchester United footballing legend Bryan Robson paid a visit to our Peuan Peuan Thailand program activities in Bangkok earlier this month, writes Vuthaya Charoenpol, our country program director for Thailand. Robson, along with Man...
Renewed Project brings further hope for street children
This is an article from the Vientiane Times about a meeting to recognize the completion of the three-year Memorandum of Understanding (March 2008 to March 2011) between Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare and...
