Author: Friends-International
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...
From the outskirts of Phnom Penh to the garbage site of Siem Reap – in the field with Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith
As part of the 3PC Partnership Programme for the Protection of Children, Friends-International works together with nine civil society organizations (CSOs) in five provinces in Cambodia to strengthen child protection systems through capacity building...
Social Enterprise in Cambodia – Building the Future
This Saturday (25th August) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the second conference on Social Enterprise to be held in the country will take place. It will bring together academics, researchers, practitioners and policy makers from...
Global Village – An International Journey with Friends.
An article by Marko, our Serbian Human Resources Advisor. His folk dance for Global Village was something to see… “We have the highest number of women who have won the Miss World competition… per capita”...
Cham Chao – where inner city issues meet the outskirts of the city
In this post James, our Communications Coordinator, goes on a field visit to the Kaliyan Mith Cham Chao project on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, to find out how inner city problems are being...
ChildSafe Hotline Helps In Search For Missing Young Woman
On Thusday 19th July, Mot Srors, an 18 year old woman from Lor village in the Samroung Tong District of Khompong Speu Province, Cambodia went to the Thnal Torteng Market in the District....
18 Years with Friends – Buntha.
As Friends turns 18 years old today, we join our longest serving staff members who share their memories of joining and working with us over the years… living examples of the truth behind our tagline, ‘Together,...
18 Years with Friends – Oum Mean.
As Friends turns 18 years old today, we join our longest serving staff members who share their memories of joining and working with us over the years… living examples of the truth behind our...
The sprawling Rongkleu market, it’s invisible boundaries, traders, travelers and workers – and Friends.
Vuthaya Charoenpol (Ann) is the Country Program Director of the Friends Peuan Peuan program in Thailand. She is based in Bangkok, but in our ‘story from the field’ from her today, we travel with...
A Day In The Life – Peuan Mit Outreach Team Leader
In this edition of ‘A Day In The Life’ we are introduced to Khampam, outreach team leader at Peuan Mit. My name is Khampam and I have been working for Peaun Mit since the...
Sosense Education Matching Campaign
Sosense, a Swiss social enterprise platform, has chosen Friends-International as one of six ‘inspiring organizations’ for its Education matching campaign. This campaign begins Monday, July 16th and will run for two weeks until Friday,...
The adventure is on!
Work is progressing well on the latest addition to the TREE Alliance restaurants, ‘Marum’ in Siem Reap, Cambodia. We have had the following update from TREE coordinator Gustav Auer, who is with the team...
Their full, healthy smiles is enough for me.
Ms. HoutChinyary has been the Medical Assistant at the Mith Samlanh Clinic Center for over twelve years. Many of the children she sees at clinic having been involved with violence, drugs, abuse and/or come...
Sebastien Drops In
A blog post from Friends-International Executive Director and Founder Sebastien Marot, in Phnom Penh. ‘Today I went with Phally (Mith Samlanh’s Program Coordinator) to visit a few of our Drop-In Centers in Phnom Penh...
