Thinking And Learning – A Journey With Friends
We are sharing another guest post with you from new staff member Maelle, as she continues to experience more and learn more during her time with Friends… “In the past four weeks, I have...
We are sharing another guest post with you from new staff member Maelle, as she continues to experience more and learn more during her time with Friends… “In the past four weeks, I have...
Friends-International / News From Our Programs
by Friends-International · Published September 21, 2015
Maelle is our new Vocational Training Business Advisor at Friends-International. We’re sharing this piece she wrote for her own blog, about her early impressions of our work from her orientation week. The orientation is...
by Friends-International · Published September 18, 2015 · Last modified September 21, 2015
Vuthaya Charoenpal (Ann), Country Program Director for the Friends Thailand program Peuan Peuan updates us on the exciting developments in Child Protection happening across the country in Government-run Welfare Shelters. ‘Wednesday...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / News From Our Programs
by Friends-International · Published May 26, 2015
The active participation of young people and beneficiary groups is crucial to how Friends develops its service provision. One example of how this works in practice is currently happening in Siem Reap, Cambodia, where...
Venny from our Lao PDR project contacted us with some great news this week. The program works with 120 children, youth and caretakers from scavenger families who live on the city dumpsite, KM36,...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / Friends-International / News From Our Programs
by Friends-International · Published May 13, 2015
Drop-in centers (DICs) form a key element of much of our work across our programs. They allow our beneficiaries to access support and services outwith the times that outreach teams and services work, and...
The recent terrible earthquake in Nepal has exacted a toll on human lives which has triggered an overwhelming rush of support and offers of help from outside the country. It has also, naturally, meant a...
Launches and Openings / News From Our Programs / Pushing the Agenda
by Friends-International · Published May 5, 2015 · Last modified May 8, 2015
On Thursday 30th April representatives from the Royal Cambodian Government, Friends-International, UNICEF and 14 partner organizations met to formally launch the second phase of the groundbreaking 3PC program. 3PC, which is an acronym for...
It’s been a busy few weeks for our program in Lao PDR, Peuan Mit. New Year celebrations have been in full swing, but before they got underway there was some important work to complete...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / News From Our Programs / Pushing the Agenda
by Friends-International · Published March 25, 2015
On April 3rd the ChildSafe Network officially launches ‘7 Tips To Protect Children In Cambodia’, the first ChildSafe Citizen campaign. ChildSafe Citizen tips are based upon the highly successful and widely shared ‘7 Tips...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / Friends-International / Pushing the Agenda
by Friends-International · Published March 19, 2015
When, after seeing our campaign materials, people acknowledge that visiting orphanages, or giving to begging children is actually a harmful practice, they often ask ‘Well, what else can I do to help?’ What can you do?...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / Events / Friends-International / Kid's events
by Friends-International · Published March 10, 2015 · Last modified March 11, 2015
Dorette, our Kaliyan Mith (KM) program Technical Advisor for Non-Formal Education (NFE) in Siem Reap, Cambodia, sends us information on some amazing collaborative arts workshops that took place there this week – read on...
Conferences and Awards / CYTI Alliance and Our Partners / Events / News From Our Programs / Pushing the Agenda
by Friends-International · Published February 25, 2015
On February 12th 2015 representatives from the Cambodian Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSVY) met with partner NGO’s from the Friends-International (FI) initiative 3PC (Partnership Program for the Protection of Children...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / Friends-International / Pushing the Agenda
by Friends-International · Published January 23, 2015 · Last modified January 28, 2015
It’s ‘Human Trafficking Awareness Month’, and for many the images conjured by the phrase ‘Human Trafficking’ will be linked to Sex Trafficking, as invariably mass media coverage focuses particularly on the sensational or salacious...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / Friends-International / News From Our Programs
by Friends-International · Published January 20, 2015
It’s been a busy time at the new Transitional Home (TH) premises in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Transitional Homes are temporary safe shelters for children and young people participating in our programs. Children and young...
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