by Friends-International · Published October 21, 2020 · Last modified October 27, 2020
Part One In Cambodia in 2016 Friends-International (FI) launched a specialized employment project named Futures alongside their ChildSafe Alliance partner M’lop Tapang. Futures provides employment support, including access to job and training opportunities, hard...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / News From Our Programs
by Friends-International · Published September 15, 2020
Schools are gradually reopening in the Kingdom of Wonder, following strict Standard Operating Procedures defined by the Government aimed at welcoming children in a COVID-19 safe environment. However, not all children have the chance...
#everydayheroes Taking Action In this post we put the focus on our work to date in combating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. From the COVID task force and administration teams behind the scenes...
by Friends-International · Published July 27, 2020 · Last modified July 28, 2020
In 2019, Friends-International programs delivered over 2 million life-saving services to children, youth and families at risk. However, 2020 has added a major risk factor to the many we already address – the global...
Across Southeast Asia and in Cambodia specifically, many children are separated from their families. Causes are multiple: poverty, marital instability, social stigma… Most parents who abandon their children are feeling helpless and unable to...
by Friends-International · Published May 28, 2020 · Last modified June 19, 2020
In January 2020, Sanna’s house burnt down in the fire that destroyed hundreds of homes in Bak Touk’s district in the north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Today, Sanna has rebounded from adversity and is...
Giving Tuesday is a day to celebrate global solidarity and harness the power of generosity. This year the world celebrates Giving Tuesday Now on May 5th to unite together once again and support those...
by Friends-International · Published April 3, 2020 · Last modified April 8, 2020
As the world rallies together to face the global COVID-19 pandemic, never has a sense of emergency and solidarity seemed more important. At Friends-International we are on the frontline, providing emergency support and saving...
by Friends-International · Published April 1, 2020 · Last modified April 8, 2020
If you are stuck at home, on lockdown and don’t know what to do when work is done for the day, we have something for you! Take some time out and support the most...
by Friends-International · Published February 27, 2020 · Last modified March 1, 2020
ChildSafe Alliance is a global network of NGO partners dedicated to the protection and welfare of children. The recent case of a Cambodian teenager missing for almost two weeks before being found safe and...
by Friends-International · Published February 25, 2020 · Last modified February 26, 2020
‘Protecting sheltered lives’ may at first glance seem a strange, even contradictory statement. However, the ‘sheltered lives’ we refer to are young people who are placed into the protection of government run shelters in...
by Friends-International · Published January 31, 2020 · Last modified February 3, 2020
Wow! Our latest ‘Dreams by Moms’ campaign got a lot of interest and raised $30,000! That’s twice as much as what we were hoping for and will make a tremendous difference for many mothers...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / News From Our Programs
by Friends-International · Published January 27, 2020
On January 6th, a massive fire broke out in Bak Touk village in Phnom Penh’s Russey Keo district. The terrible blaze left 150 families, including hundreds of children, mostly poor migrants who had traveled...
by Friends-International · Published December 31, 2019 · Last modified February 19, 2020
We began our 25th Anniversary celebrations in August 2019. 25 years of finding effective and meaningful ways of ‘Together, building futures’ for the many children, youth, families and communities we call our friends. As...
To end 2019 we are sharing the dreams that mothers have for their children. Many of the mother’s we support lack the resources and capabilities to provide the lives they wish for their children....
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