Futures Now!
2019 is a very important year indeed for Friends-International. August will mark 25 years since the launch of the very first Friends program, Mith Samlanh, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. 25 years on, and that...
Category: Launches and Openings
Futures Now!
Saturday 28th April saw the start of an amazing new adventure for Friends-International and Cambodia program Mith Samlanh, one that will radically transform the existing Mith Samlanh center in the heart of Phnom Penh into...
Employment For All – Futures Thailand!
Access to employment is key in ensuring that individuals will have a stable and sustainable future ahead of them. A couple of years ago we took the years of experience we had in working...
Renovations & Re-openings In Siem Reap!
We’ve received an update on the recent exciting happenings in the Kaliyan Mith program, Siem Reap, Cambodia, from the FI Technical Coordinator there, Laura. She says – “Our training beauty salon, Phka Kravan, re-opened...
Together, building futures… with ‘Futures’!
‘Futures’ is an exciting new initiative and approach for Cambodia, powered by Friends and implemented by partner NGOs Mith Samlanh and M’Lop Tapang with the tagline – “Together creating employment and entrepreneurs” ‘Futures’ is about...
3PC Phase 2 – Enhancing Child Protection In Cambodia
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...
‘THINK!’ Photo Exhibition Siem Reap Launch Event
Last week saw the very successful launch of the ChildSafe ‘THINK!’ Photo Exhibition Siem Reap. The grounds of Marum training restaurant in the city saw around 130 people attending the launch event, who were...
Begging Children – An Exhibition To Make You ‘THINK!’
From 26th November 2014-31 January 2015 the Friends-International (FI) Kaliyan Mith program in Siem Reap will be running a thought-provoking exhibition of images addressing the issue of giving to begging children. Our acclaimed training...
Friends ‘N’ Stuff Comes To Bangkok!
Friday was an incredibly exciting, emotional and exhausting day for the Friends program in Thailand, as the brand new ‘Friends ‘N’ Stuff’ shop opened its doors for the very first time in a grand...
Sesame Marum & Wild Mushroom Rice Balls with Beetroot Mayonnaise
To celebrate the launch of our new Kaliyan Mith training restaurant, Marum, we are very happy to share a recipe direct from the Marum kitchen! The Sesame Marum & Wild Mushroom Rice Balls with Beetroot Mayonnaise tastes...
Our students open up about working with Marum
As our students and teachers were busy preparing for the opening of Marum, we took them aside (very quickly!) to ask them what is was like serving customers during the restaurant’s soft opening and...
Marum – ‘Tree of life’ opens in Siem Reap
Today Marum, our new training restaurant in Siem Reap, opens its doors to the public. Restaurants and Friends are inextricably linked – back in August 1994 Sebastien Marot was leaving one in Phnom Penh...
Coloring Book launches at Mith Samlanh Fun Fair!
‘Cambodia’s colorful culture’ is the theme of this Saturday’s Mith Samlanh Fun Fair, and to add to the celebrations the latest Friends-International publication is launched on the very same day! The ‘art15 Friends coloring...
The bees have been released!
It was 11 months and 6 days ago when our cookbook team began working on the new Lao cookbook – ‘from Honeybees to Pepperwood’. Tonight (June 2nd) all of that hard work came to...
‘from Honeybees to Pepperwood’ – Lao cookbook launch
The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare and Friends-International invite you to join us in celebrating the launch of our new cookbook on Thursday 2nd June, Makphet Restaurant, Vientiane, Laos PDR. If you are...
