Media Matters
Communication. It’s a vitally important part of what we do, whether ensuring that all our internal channels are functioning well, or that our online and social media presence is accurately reflecting the breadth and...
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Beauty Builds A Future For Srey Leak
This uplifting tale of how one of our students overcame real adversity to build a future for herself comes to us from Sokanha Vuthy, our Cambodian Communications Officer. “This is the story of one...
ChildSafe Works In Laos
This post about the positive impact of the ChildSafe project in Lao PDR comes to us from Kristi, Technical Advisor to our program there, Peuan Mit. ‘The ChildSafe project in Lao PDR, funded by...
‘That Was The Year That Was’ – 2013 In Friends!
As we stand on the cusp of 2014, and the 20th Anniversary of Friends-International, please join us in looking back over the last 12 months of our activities and just some of the...
Keep On Running!
The Siem Reap half marathon, held in Cambodia each December, is not just a test of stamina and skill for participants but also forms a significant part of the fundraising calendar, with many runners...
The wait is almost over… Marum is nearly ready for business!
The wait is almost over… all the renovation,restoration, preparation and perspiration over the last few months is about to come to fruition… Marum is nearly ready for business! Marum is the new TREE Alliance...
TREE is here!
We are delighted to announce the launch of a new website for the TREE project, a global initiative from Friends which not only will get disadvantaged young people into training and on into employment...
A Day In The Life – Mith Samlanh Cooking Teacher
In this edition of ‘A Day In The Life’ we are introduced to Nina, cooking teacher at Mith Samlanh. My name is Nina and I have been teaching the level 1 cooking vocational training...
Tall Hats and Happy Students!
We were recently delighted to welcome two special guests on a flying visit to the Phnom Penh training kitchens at ‘Friends the Restaurant’ and ‘Romdeng’. Lim Sien Chian, (Demi Chef) and Khoo Jit Yong...
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...
10 years of Friends the Restaurant
It was 10 years ago, on February 23 2001 to be exact, that ‘Friends the Restaurant’ first opened its doors to a hungry and expectant public. Over those ten years it has more than...
Cambodia Today – they are ‘Friends’
Friends the Restaurant in Phnom Penh is hosting a great new exhibition by photographer Malik Boltener, a mosaic made up of over 250 of portraits of students and staff at Friends. The series in...
