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December 2008
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Donation-Installation Thank You
Friends was fortunate this November to secure the donation of a water filtration system from the U.S based NGO, ‘A Child’s Right’ to be installed in our Canteen. The high-tech, UV light water systems ‘A Child’s Right’ installs are relatively small and capable of purifying up to 600 gallons of water every hour, requiring a minimal plumbing and electricity. Friends now has enough crystal clean water, free from bacteria and viruses, to provide enough drinking water to the 800+ children and youth in our centre daily as well as all the drinking water needs our four Transitional Homes.
Thank you ‘A Child’s Right’!
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October 2008
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Friends cookbook now available in German!
On October 18th Friends latest cookbook From Spiders to Water Lilies was presented in a German language version at the world’s biggest book fair in Frankfurt/Germany. The German translation of the book Von Wasserlilien und Khmer Curries – Kambodschanische Kreative Küche mit Friends was published by the renowned publishing house ‘Hädecke’, famous for world-class cooking literature.
For every copy sold, the publisher will donate 5 Euro to Friends. According to ‘Hädecke’ there has already been high demand for this book, being the first cookbook promoting Cambodian cuisine in Germany. Wilfried Schneider, head of Friends-International's support office in Germany, met the publisher at the book fair to present it to distributors and the general public. Plans for making the original English version more widely available and maybe tapping the French market have been discussed at the fair and are in the making.
Das neue Friends-Kochbuch in deutscher Sprache wurde am 18. Oktober auf der weltgrössten Buchmesse in Frankfurt vorgestellt. ‚Von Wasserlilien und Khmer Curries – Kambodschanische Kreative Küche mit Friends’ erscheint im renommierten Hädecke-Verlag. Von jedem verkauften Exemplar wird Friends eine Spende von 5 Euro erhalten. Nach Angabe des Verlages gibt es bereits reges Interesse an dem Buch, dem ersten zur kambodschanischen Küche in der Bundesrepublik. Das Foto zeigt Verlegerin Frau Graf zusammen mit Wilfried Schneider (Vorstand FID) vor dem Messestand bei der Präsentation des Buches. Die beiden sprachen auch über weitere Möglichkeiten der Kooperation bei der Vermarktung der englisch- und französischsprachigen Ausgabe und über Einbeziehung von kambodschanischen Restaurants in die Vermarktungsstrategien.
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September 2008
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Kaliyan Mith's first student placed in employment
Pros, one of the students in Kaliyan Mith’s cooking class, is a former street living child from Siem Reap. After the opening of the Transitional Home, Pros lived in Kaliyan Mith’s house and studied at the Training Center. During 8 months of studying with us, Pros made a lot of effort in capturing the knowledge of cooking because he would like to spend the rest of his life in this field.
Now, Pros has just started to work as the assistant of the chef in the small Khmer restaurant in Siem Reap and he became historically the first student from Kaliyan Mith to be placed in employment. We are very proud of him and Pros says “I am so happy to work now!”
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Special day for 33 children reintegrated into public school in Siem Reap
On September 24, 2008, a special ceremony was organized at Kaliyan Mith’s Education Center in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The students and staff from the Education Center gathered to celebrate the achievement of 33 students who were receiving school material and would soon be returning to public school. Congratulations to these students!
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Vientiane in da place!
In June 2008, Lao Bang Fei association, a crew of Lao youth Hip Hop
amateurs launched the first Urban Action initiative in Vientiane, the
Capital of Lao PDR. FI's new Urban Action Program aims at supporting
positive youth initiatives and projects in the countries where
Friends-Alliance is working. This new project aims to involve children
and youth in supporting themselves and their peers.
Lao Bang Fei successfully applied to the Urban Action program to
organize a special event called “Street Jam”. During 2 days of party and
celebration over 200 young people from Vientiane participated in
different contests in Breakdance, Graffiti art, Slam, poetry and street
basketball.
Lao Bang Fei is now preparing the first Lao National Break Dance Battle
to be held in 2009.
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The 2008 Espíritu Awards
Friends-International is one of 4 organisations in the world to be awarded the 2008 Espiritu Award from the Isabel Allende Foundation. The award recognizes Friends-International's work in Cambodia with children who have been victimized or exploited by human trafficking.
It is a great honour that Friends-International continues to be recognized for its commitment to working with marginalized and vulnerable children and youth.
Here is what the Foundation said:
Friends-International seeks to reduce the number of street children in Southeast Asia. Working in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the organization provides transitional housing, offers education and vocational training for children, places them with extended families or in foster care, and assists available family members with finding jobs.
It also supports trafficking prevention programs, trains professionals to work with street children and offers medical care for those with AIDS.
“Shelter is basic to human survival,” says Allende. “No child can thrive while living on the street. It is imperative that we move street children into healthy, stable environments and give them a chance at normal childhood.”
There are an estimated 150 million street children worldwide. Experts say that number could climb to 800 million by 2020, fueled by increasing urbanization and poverty, the devastating effects of HIV/AIDS, and the spread of civil unrest and war. Friends-International comes to the aid of children living on the streets, either alone or with their families, who are in danger of being sexually abused and exploited, and are vulnerable to drug addiction and disease. As a result, these children are more likely to attend school and become independent and productive members of their communities.
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Friends receives international recognition for its Drugs Program
Friends-International and Mith Samlanh have been awarded a special Certificate of Honorable Mention at the Mentor Foundations Mentor International Prevention Awards, for the organizations work in drug prevention with street youth.
The second Mentor International Prevention Awards Gala was held on 28 June at the Polo Club Saint-Tropez, France. Presented by Mentor's President, Her Majesty the Queen of Sweden, these Awards recognise and celebrate promise and achievement in drug abuse prevention globally.
Recent surveys conducted by Friends-International and Mith Samlanh on substance use in Phnom Penh, show the total number of street children and youth using substances represents 49.8% of the total street living population. The percentage of injecting drug use within the substance using population is reported to be 10.1%. With the numbers of street children and youth estimated to be 20 000, this is a significant issue within the community.
Friends-International’s drug program is tailored exclusively to meet the needs of young people using drugs and those vulnerable to drug use, making the program unique, given few such services exits for children and adolescents across the world. Starting in 1999 with prevention work, the program expanded to include harm reduction in 2000 and detoxification and rehabilitation in 2004. The project now reaches out to 80 children a day on the streets of Phnom Penh.
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The newest friends
Friends around the world - New members join the CYTI network
Since May 2008, 5 new organizations from Africa, Asia and Central America have officially joined the Network.
FACE is a new local project working with street children (in Cairo, Egypt) signed a collaboration agreement in June. The CYTI team will support FACE for strategic design of their project, CYTI will also support FACE for implementing a Child Protection Policy in the project, for recruiting and training a team and for starting and following up the implementation of a street outreach team and a drop in center.
Mlop Tapang is a local organization working with street children in Sihanoukville (Cambodia). MlopTapang have been working together for many years; Mlop Tapang officially joined the network in June, the main areas of collaboration will be the ChildSafe program and the new home based production project and the shop started by Mlop Tapang in Sihanoukville.
2 organizations (Casa Asti and Alternativas Y Opportunidades) based in Tegucigalpa (Honduras) have joined the network in July 2008.
The organizations are mostly interested in receiving support to improve their non-formal education activities, microenterprise projects, social work, communication, project management and fundraising.
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Makphet and Noi Noi have moved!
Makphet restaurant has moved to a new location in Vientiane. Come and try some delicious modern Lao food from our new menu.
Behind Wat Ong Teu, parallel to Sethathirat Road, Vientiane, Lao PDR Telephone 021 260 587 Laos@friends-international.org
(click here to downlaod Map of new location)
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Home-Based Producers on a discovery trip in Phnom-Penh
On Tuesday 29^th July, our 1^st group of Home Based Production producers from Andong community participated in a ''discovery day'' in Phnom-Penh, visiting all Mith Samlanh and Friends-International shops, several other NGOs workshops, the different suppliers of three main markets and the famous Sorya Shopping Center (they were especially attracted to the big mechanical stairs, lots of fun there!).
Everyone was very interested in the visits, which were professionally organized and lead by Mr Hoin, and we believe this will be a good eye-opener for all our producers to understand the market better and to develop furthermore their activities and their potential.
The next groups (including Kompong-Cham) will be visiting soon...
Thanks to Le Cafe du Centre for the yummy lunch and to the donor, EDC, for funding this great activity.
The Home Based Team
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Mith Samlanh Land Update
We’ve filled our first wall with bricks, but still need $1,539,000 before our loan is repaid! Buy a brick and help us buy our Center in Phnom Penh.
Our current repayments on our loan are listed below, and while we have made significant progress on this, still need your help. Our centre provides food, shelter, education, medical care and vocational training to over 800 children and youth per day and operates as the centre for all our outreach work where we have daily contact with over 1,000 street children.
Once our loan is repaid and our future secure, Mith Samlanh will be on the road to economic self-sufficiency, funding and sustaining many of its own programs with the profits from our small businesses.
The $1.539 million still needed to secure the centre has been principally funded by our ‘Brick Campaign’, and at just $50 each these make a great gift. To ‘buy a brick’ and leave a lasting legacy for the children of Cambodia, go to: http://www.friends-international.org/campaign.html
For donors wishing to donate $1,000 toward this, a plaque hand-painted by the children of Mith Samlanh is available. Current repayments:
Total Mortgage paid to date: $554,000.00
Total Interest Paid to date: $216,333.15
Bank Charges: $814.23
Campaigning costs: $5,047.28
$776,194.66
Fundraising Income: $142,067.67
Donations Income: $731,194.77
FI Business Profits: $21,000.00
MS Business Profits: $644,765.54
$1,539,027.98
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Friends Movie - now showing!
When Leslie Hope came to Cambodia and visited Friends in 2005, she decided then and there that she wanted to do something to help the organization. She knew immediately what she could do – make a movie.
Two years later, the movie, called ‘What I See When I Close My Eyes’ has already featured in film festivals across the US and Canada and had its premiere in at Club Friends, at Mith Samlanh. The movie shows students at Mith Samlanh talking about their lives, their hopes and their dreams by painting life size portraits of themselves.
Leslie returned to Phnom Penh for the first time since making the documentary, and was special guest at the screening in Phnom Penh. She spoke with the 200 guests about making the film and how she hoped that her movie could make a difference to the lives of the kids at Mith Samlanh. To read more about the movie visit www.what-i-see-movie.org
Copies of the movie are available for people who want to use it to run their own fundraiser for Friends. To register your interest, please email: events@friends-international.org
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July 2008
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Opening of welding and motor mechanic training at Kaliyan Mith’s Educational Center, Siem Reap.
In July, two new trainings were officially in Educational Center of Siem Reap: welding and motor mechanic training. So far, 6 students have joined the welding training and another 20 students are studying motor mechanics.
The motor mechanic training is designed for youth over the age of 15, and the program is also offered to both youth and adults with disabilities. Our mechanics teacher, Mr Hak Lim Heang is himself disabled, and is an inspiration to all the students.
Now, the Educational Center of Siem Reap also provides vocational training to vulnerable youth with disabilities. There are limited services for the disabled in Siem Reap and we are very happy to be able to provide support to this group.
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Friends needs your help!
Building/Structural Engineer wanted:
Friends (Mith Samlanh) is looking for a Building / Structural Engineer to inspect and write a report on the state of the five main buildings within the Friends centre. Some of these buildings are very old, and are inadequate for their current purposes.
Friends would prefer a volunteer with a current Engineers registration in Australia, Europe, Canada, NZ or the US to review and assess the buildings and write a report with recommendations / cost analysis of renovation and rebuilding.
Shipping Company wanted:
Friends produces many home-based products such as bags, necklaces and clothes which give families income for the parents, enabling children to go to school. This provides a job, an education and a future. They’re products that make a difference.
Shippers can make a difference by sending our products out to the world. Help to grow our social production project and to get more mothers in gainful employment so that they can send their children to school. The world is asking for products that make a difference, we just need to get them out there. We need a shipping company that can handle freight from Phnom Penh and could ship quantities of 10-35kg of products to Australia, US, Canada, France, Germany and Italy and ideally a door-to-door service.
Contact info@friends-international.org for any support on making our products more widely available.
Building Company / Building Supplier Wanted:
Once Mith Samlanh has made more inroads into our loan and reduced this to a more manageable level, we plan to design our centre to our needs and this may necessitate the destruction of some of our old and not really functional, buildings. To this end, we are seeking the donations from any building companies who may be interested in supplying fundamental structural supplies and equipment as part of their corporate sponsorship programs.
We are also looking for a volunteer Chef /Trainer for our restaurants. If you or someone you know would be interested in this challenging volunteer position have a look at the details here.
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Romdeng moves up
We are happy to all advise all our supporters and regular diners that starting from November our Khmer restaurant, 'Romdeng' will open upstairs with 3 air-conditioned private dining rooms. The newly-renovated restaurant features the unique art work from the children of Mith Samlanh and has a beautiful upstairs patio for romantic evenings where diners may enjoy Cambodia's ambience and cooler evenings.
The private rooms will also be available for meetings and workshops with each room having a seating capacity of 14 persons. Catering from our extensive Khmer menu is also an option for workshops and may be booked in advance.
Please contact Gustav anytime for any further information.
E-mail: gustav@friends-international.org or
On Romdeng : 092 219 565
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June 2008
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THINK in Paris
The THINK campaign was launched in Paris on 20 June at the Tarmac de la Villette and was attended by around 60 people, including representatives from the tourism industry, NGOs and Friends supporters.
The campaign aims to make travellers aware of the dangers of giving money to begging children and at providing them with efficient ways to help the children is part of the ChildSafe Network, a Friends' program protecting children in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Indonesia.
Web banners, posters, postcards and of course the campaign’s website http://www.thinkbeforegiving.org are promoting the THINK message and are being distributed to all individuals and organizations that wish to help protect and build a better future for begging children.
Join the campaign, contact us at childsafe@friends-international.org and THINK before giving money to begging children!
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Friends in Egypt!
FACE organization (a street children project in Cairo, Egypt) officially joined Friends-International’s CYTI Network last month and signed a CYTI collaboration agreement for 2 years in June 2008.
The collaboration with FACE will focus during the first 2 years on the training of the local team of social workers, the development of Street Outreach services and of a Drop in center and supporting the general management of project. Besides the activities with FACE, Friends-International has asked by UNICEF to conduct an overall assessment of the local organizations working with street children in Cairo. FI is now discussing possible training by FI to the local organizations with UNICEF.
More information about street kids in Egypt is available here. To find out more about FACE, vsiit their website http://www.facecharity.org
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Kaliyan Mith Mobile Salon
The truck that is used to bring the children to the Kaliyan Mith Center in Siem Reap now has a second use – as the new mobile hairdressing salon!
The truck is equipped just like a real salon and allows students to practice their hairdressing skills. After 3 months of studying theory and practicing in class, 13 students now travel out to public schools once a week to give hair cuts to children.
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May 2008
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Memorandum of Understanding enables project for street children to continue for a further 3 years
Friends-International and the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare signed a new three-year agreement on Monday 3 March in the capital of Lao PDR, Vientiane.
The Peuan Mit project for street children, their families and their communities, is run by the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (MoLSW) and Friends-International. The official name of the project is: “Building a Sustainable Street Children Project in Lao P.D.R. Implementation and Capacity Building”.
Peuan Mit’s three main objectives are to reintegrate street children back into Lao society (family, school, workplace); to prevent new children from becoming street children and to train the social workers of the MoLSW in all aspects of the projects so that they are eventually able to run the project themselves in the future. The Peuan Mit teams provide medical care, non-formal education, vocational training, life skills education, and recreational activities (games, sports, dancing and painting) to up to 1500 children per month.
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Soccer fever in Thailand
In March this year, the 2008 Ban Phumvet Football competition was held over a total of 5 days. Ban Phumvet is a shelter for boys, located in Bangkok. The first 4 days of the competition were held over 2 weeks and involved children already staying in Ban Phumvet boys home. Kids were divided into teams of under 15s and over 15s and for those who were not so interested in playing, or unable to cheerleading activities were organised. Lots of grass skirts, paper hats and plenty of face painting! Sack races were also held for those not participating in the matches themselves and FI obtained permission for young from Ban Raitipung to come and join in the cheerleading. On the final day, two teams, including one made up of children from the street, and one from Bangkok Municipal Authority communities were invited to join and play against the winning teams from the shelter tournament. This was a significant day in the history of Ban Phumvet - they agreed to let us bring in street children….and let them leave again at the end of the day.
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Ricky Martin Foundation visit to MS
On 31 March, Mith Samlanh was visited by Latin pop star, Ricky Martin. Ricky and members of his Foundation toured the vocational and education centers at Mith Samlanh and also visited the ChildSafe center and was really impressed by what he saw – even asking for a FI t shirt. Lets see if he wears it at his next concert!
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New location and look for Romdeng
Romdeng, a not for profit training restaurant run by former street youth, has moved to its new
location at House #74, Street 174. The new Romdeng has seating for up to 120 people,with indoor and outdoor seating in a lovely garden setting and is a great location for parties, weddings and functions.
Romdeng serves Cambodian cuisine with a modern twist. For bookings or to receive our weekly specials by email contact gustav@friends-international.org.
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What I see When I Close My Eyes- more screenings!
A movie featuring the children of Mith Samlanh, by Leslie Hope and Adam Kane.
Digital Video and Hi-Def Festival in Hollywood, Saturday March 29, 2pm sharp! Tix are free!
The Fairfax Theater: 7907 Beverly Blvd., LA 90048 http://www.digitalvideofestival.com
kent film festival, Kent, Connecticut, Saturday March 29, 3:30pm, Area_51 Headquarters, www.kentfilmfestival.org
Humboldt Film Festival, Humboldt, CA, March 24-30 http://www.humboldt.edu/~filmfest/
Lake Forest Film Festival, Lake Forest, Illinois, April 18-20, http://www.lakeforest.edu/life/orgs/film/default.asp
Rainier Film Festival, Rainier, WA, May 2-4, http://www.rainierfilmfest.com/
Danville Int'l Children's Film Fest, Danville, CA May 16-18 http://dicff.org/
ReelHeART Int'l Film Festival, Toronto Canada, June 16-21, www.reelheart.com
Int'l Film Festival South Africa, South Africa, Oct. 13-18, www.amritsa.com
KIDSFIRST! Film Festival (Touring)
WHAT I SEE WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES
Official Selection:
Big Muddy Film Festival, Illinois (Feb 08)
Show Off Your Shorts Film Festival, Los Angeles (Feb 08)
San Francisco Bay Area Int'l Children's Film Festival (Feb 08)
KIDSFIRST! Film Festival (Touring)
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January 2008
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Tooit Tooit opens in Siem Reap
On Friday January 25, the first Friends-International shop in Siem Reap opened in the old market.
Tooit Tooit Siem Reap is based on the same concept as Tooit Tooit in Phnom Penh, selling recycled, fun and different products made by mothers from the Siem Reap community so that their children can go to school. Some of the mothers participating in the program have been repatriated from Thailand, as part of the repatriation project of Friends-International Thailand and Cambodia.
The new shop has been designed with the help of well known Siem Reap based architect, Miss Lisa Ros from ‘Asma Architects’. Tooit Tooit currently sells products made by home based productions in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, but the mothers in Siem Reap are currently receiving skills training and eventually the whole shop will be stocked with products made in Siem Reap. As with all home based products, they are certified ChildSafe, so proceeds from all purchases go toward helping vulnerable children and their families.
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December 2007
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From Spiders to Water Lilies
From Spiders to Water Lilies – Creative Cambodian Cooking with Friends is the latest cookbook featuring Cambodian dishes from Romdeng. Now available in hard cover or paperback at:
Romdeng, Friends the Restaurant, Friends n Stuff, Friends @ 240, Tooit Tooit, Monument Books, Java Café and Gallery and Two Fish Gallery Café.
All proceeds from the sale of this book go towards Friends-International’s projects for vulnerable and marginalised children and youth.
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November 2007
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Transitional Home “Seila Angkor”
In November, Friends-International Siem Reap opened its first Transitional Home, named ‘Seila Angkor’, which means ‘Angkor stone’. This name was given by the children who live in the home.
In our new house, all children are taken care of by a house father, social worker and a cook. The children receive, lodging, safety, life skills training and non formal education. They will also study at the new Educational Center when it is opened at the end of this year .
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September 2007
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School year start in Lao PDR
This year Peuan Mit supported 396 former street children and children at risk to reintegrate or join the public school system for the first time.
Peuan Mit case managers have worked since April to meet children, families, school teachers and directors in over 40 school in Vientiane Province.
Children will receive regular follow up for a minimum of 18 months from Peuan Mit staff as well as the staff from District Education Offices.
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Sculpture Activities with Siem Reap Street Children
Thanks to JACQUES SERVIERES, a French sculptor who led a very special event with our street kids in Siem Reap.
Sculpture activities wer organized in the Kaliyan Mith Drop-In Center, from August 21-24 2007.
Over 4 afternoons 94 children, including street working children, street living children and the children from the temples, participated in making tiles from clay. The children all had a great time making their tiles, even though it was the first time sculpting for many of them. At the end of the session, 80 sculptures were produced, with a different theme chosen for each afternoon. These included fish, buffalo, the face of Apsara and one afternoon of free design.
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July 2007
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Peuan Mit Youth Rules!
In July, a workshop was held for the children at Peuan Mit (Lao PDR) to update the rules and regulations of the Peuan Mit center. The workshop was organized by Peuan Mit’s Child Representative and supervised by the Center Team. Children are encouraged to actively provide feedback and suggestions on how the Center is run and the programs and services on offer.
During the school holidays, two special arts workshops were organized with the support of the French Center in Vientiane. The AOC circus company did a workshop on acrobatics, while the French/Lao dancer Ole Khamchanla provided hip hop dance lessons to the children at the National Circus.
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June 2007
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First ChildSafe Center was opened in Phnom Penh
On June 20th 2007 the first ChildSafe Information and Referral Center opened in Phnom Penh.
Following the blessing, we celebrated the opening together with our donors, friends and ChildSafe network members. The center is open to anyone interested in the ChildSafe program, especially for ChildSafe members to receive refresher trainings, materials, English and Road Safety Classes as well as for travelers (tourists and business travelers) to learn more about street children and how they can protect them during their trip.
The ChildSafe Center is located near the National Museum, at #186, Street 13 in Phnom Penh (opposite Mith Samlanh Training Center and Friends the Restaurant).
Opening Hours: Mon-Fri: 10am – 7pm; Sat. 10am – 5pm.
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International Children’s Day 2007
On Friday 1 June, children celebrated International Child Rights Day with games, music and performances at both Mith Samlanh in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and at Peaun Mit in Vientiane, Lao PDR.
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April 2007
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New shops: Friends on 240
A creative fashion studio for young Cambodian students.
Hip clothing and accessories, ready-to-wear and custom made, by former street youth in training.
#32, Street 240, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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New shops: Noi Noi
Friends-International’s first retail outlet in Lao PDR. Part of the Peuan Mit project, Noi Noi (‘Small Small’ in Lao) is located above Makphet the restaurant and sells a range of products made by Lao families so that their children can go back to school instead of working on the streets.
Sethathirat Road (Opposite Wat Inpeng)
Vientiane, Lao PDR
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March 2007
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Friends-International Receives 2007 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship
Friends-International has just been awarded the Skoll Foundation Award for Social Entrepreneurship at a ceremony at Oxford University. The awards honor the most innovative and effective approaches to resolving critical social issues. Find out more
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Friends-International signs two significant Memorandums of Understanding in Cambodia
In March, Friends-International signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Governor of Siem Reap Province to develop a full scale street children project in Siem Reap. This project will be a collaboration with the Siem Reap Province and will include outreach work, the running of the Siem Reap Province Educational Center, reintegration and ChildSafe activities.
Friends-International also renewed its MoU with the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth. Friends-International will further develop our relations and collaboration with the Ministry in many sectors; including the issue of reintegration of children returning from Thailand and on the ChildSafe project, for which we hope to have a strong involvement of the Ministry in the near future.
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