{"id":38919,"date":"2025-12-31T12:05:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T05:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friends-international.org\/blog\/?p=38919"},"modified":"2025-12-31T12:08:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T05:08:41","slug":"2025-a-year-at-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/friends-international.org\/blog\/index.php\/2025-a-year-at-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"2025, A Year At Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As we move into 2026, let\u2019s look back at just a few of the highlights of 2025, from the exciting to the challenging, at Friends-International. In January, we looked at how our FI programs collaborate across borders<\/a> to help undocumented migrants access health care, resolve conflicts, and support their families back home. In February, we put the spotlight onto sport<\/a>, which has played a big part in promoting healthier lifestyles for the young people we support through our Mith Samlanh program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

March brought an opportunity for all our staff to celebrate the amazing women<\/a> who make up half of our workforce, and a look at our Pattaya team<\/a> in action! April saw sadness as we checked in with our team in Yangon<\/a> following an earthquake in Myanmar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In May, we gave a glimpse into the activities of Phnom Penh\u2019s nightbus<\/a> and ended the month celebrating our anniversary.<\/a> During June we shared how our work had helped one young Thai woman<\/a> to stabilize her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July was the Big Move<\/a>, as we relocated our field HQ to F3. Unfortunately, further sadness came late in the month as we responded to the conflict<\/a> that had erupted on the Thai\/Cambodia border. We caught up with migrant families in Thailand<\/a> in August, who were supported by our team following the ceasefire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A journey back to school for a young woman from Jakarta<\/a> was featured in September in our education campaign, and we featured the Peuan Mit graduation ceremony<\/a> in Lao PDR. October was ushered in with the return of Friends the Restaurant<\/a> to its original location, and mid-month brought distribution of school materials<\/a> by Kaliyan Mith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During November, we experienced a sea of blue<\/a> at Club Friends as the ChildSafe Agents meeting took place there. December began with our Futures for Families campaign<\/a>, sadly it also saw the resumption of hostilities at the Thai\/Cambodia border, leading to a mass of displaced families<\/a> needing urgent support. Hostilities do appear to have ceased at the time of writing this, but hundreds of thousands remain at risk and in need of support<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, this is just a snapshot of the work of our #everydayheroes over this past year. Visit our social media pages to get the full picture, and to keep that work going, please do consider making a donation here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you so much for your support over 2025, and a very Happy, Healthy and Peaceful New Year to all our friends of Friends from us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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