Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / Conferences and Awards / Events / Friends-International / Pushing the Agenda
by Friends-International · Published October 27, 2014
Last week saw UNICEF Cambodia and the Royal Government of Cambodia launch a report on the findings of a 2013 survey on violence against children in tandem with a campaign, #ENDviolence , to raise...
Events / Friends-International / Fundraising / Restaurants and Shops / TREE Alliance
by Friends-International · Published October 23, 2014 · Last modified October 24, 2014
Here at Friends-International we’re famous for our award-winning training restaurants, but now we want you to be our head chef! Our supporters around the world are taking the Friends ‘N’ Food Challenge – holding...
Conferences and Awards / CYTI Alliance and Our Partners / Events / FACE / Friends-International / News From Our Programs
by Friends-International · Published October 7, 2014
We at Friends were over the moon recently at the news that one of our CYTI partners in Egypt, FACE, who operate in Cairo, had won a prestigious award – the WISE Award 2014...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / Celebrations / Events / Friends-International / News From Our Programs
by Friends-International · Published September 15, 2014
The Kaliyan Mith team in Siem Reap (KMSR) are delighted to announce the first two successful graduates from the Phka Kravan Beauty Training Social Business in Siem Reap! The two young women are aged...
Reflections by Friends co-founder Mark Turgesen on one unforgettable evening in our 20 year history… with more to come! “Phnom Penh, Cambodia, August 4th, 1995 – Man Phally and the Mith Samlanh outreach team...
Events / Friends-International / Thailand - Peuan Peuan / Visits
by Friends-International · Published May 16, 2014
This from Thailand Program Director Ann on sharing Friends program approaches with our corporate sector partners… ‘Empowering communities – how rolling up paperbeads leads to better education for children in squatter communities! 15th May,...
20th Anniversary / An EverydayHero's life
by Friends-International · Published April 2, 2014 · Last modified April 30, 2014
Friends founder Sebastien Marot reflects on the Cambodia of 20 years ago, and his first day there… ‘20 years ago today (April 1st, 1994), I arrived in Cambodia. I had left Paris on a...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / Events / Friends-International / News From Our Programs
by Friends-International · Published March 30, 2014 · Last modified April 30, 2014
Our Kaliyan Mith program in Siem Reap is spearheading a pilot program of remedial education support that operates within the Cambodian public school system. Center-based remedial education leading to reintegration into the public school...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / ChildSafe / Events
by Friends-International · Published March 29, 2014 · Last modified April 22, 2014
There are currently 2,126 active ChildSafe members in Siem Reap, Cambodia, helping to protect children in the community from all forms of abuse. Many of those members are remork tuk-tuk or motorcycle drivers, and...
20th Anniversary / An EverydayHero's life / Friends-International / Indonesia - Teman Baik / News From Our Programs
by Friends-International · Published March 14, 2014 · Last modified March 12, 2014
One year of outreach in Jakarta… Reflections by our Indonesia Country Program Director, Ghislain Morard. “Today it’s been exactly one year since my colleague Endang and I first went for a long walk in...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / Celebrations / Events / Friends-International
by Friends-International · Published March 8, 2014 · Last modified April 22, 2014
This story, to celebrate International Women’s Day, comes to us from our Mith Samlanh program in Phnom Penh. The name has been changed to protect her identity, but Sophea’s story is typical of many...
ChildSafe / Events / Friends-International / News From Our Programs / Visits
by Friends-International · Published February 21, 2014 · Last modified April 22, 2014
Japanese NGO C-Rights are long term supporters of Friends-International, and have a particular interest in our ChildSafe Network child protection activities. C-Rights work to promote children’s rights in Japan and among many resources provide...
ChildSafe / Conferences and Awards / Events / Friends-International / Pushing the Agenda
by Friends-International · Published November 8, 2013 · Last modified April 30, 2014
Friends-International’s ChildSafe Network is absolutely delighted to have been awarded ‘Highly Commended’ in the field of Child Protection in this week’s Responsible Tourism Awards, held at the World Travel Market in London. We are...
An EverydayHero's life / Events / Launches and Openings / Restaurants and Shops / Thailand - Peuan Peuan
by Friends-International · Published November 4, 2013 · Last modified April 30, 2014
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...
Congratulations to all who competed in the first ever Luang Prabang Half Marathon: “La Procession”! Over USD$125,000 was raised for our Lao PDR program Peuan Mit! This money will go towards opening a new vocational...
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