A Family Again
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Rushed to the hospital for emergency care, 14 year old *Kimly’s life was on the line after going through repeated physical abuse by her stepmother. Her life was saved by...
Category: Cambodia – Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith
Focusing on Food for a Better Future
The story of our young chef starts when he met one of our #everydayheroes (Mith Samlanh Staff) at a pagoda in 2004. Young as he was, he knew one thing, he loved food and...
A Family in Recovery
In 2019, when Tom was nine years old he and his four siblings could not go to school because they had to take care of each other. Their parents were not capable of raising...
Rebelling against Poverty
As a young teenage lad, Jerry* was considered rebellious. He dropped out of school against his parents’ wishes and started spending more time outside with his friends. His parents were worried about him because...
Troubled Youth, Back on Track
*Dara, only 12 years old, has earned a bad reputation in his community. People say things like ‘the boy is up to no good and a persistent problem for his family. He steals when...
Off Street Living onto a Better Life
Just two years ago *Sreyoun and her family were living on the Phnom Penh streets by a pagoda. They were homeless and her parents earned barely enough from scavenging to feed their family of...
Cutting Edge Partnership!
The Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC) is a long-standing ChildSafe Alliance/3PC partner organization. They are based in Siem Reap province, Cambodia. The Friends-International Kaliyan Mith Siem Reap (KMSR) program, also partners in 3PC and...
A New Normal In Siem Reap
Back On The Streets Like many across the world, people in Siem Reap, Cambodia have faced difficult times recently. Months of uncertainty, restrictions, school closures, curfews and severe negative economic impacts. However, things are...
Partners in Building Futures
It was our honor to be invited to speak and present to the Cambodian National Committee for Homeless People recently, highlighting our long and good collaboration with MoSVY, the Ministry of Social Affairs.
Reintegration from Rehab
Closing GreenHouse Doors Mith Samlanh (MS) closed GreenHouse (Drugs Rehabilitation Center) in April 2020. The closure, due to the wider impact of COVID, had a considerable impact upon the organization. It meant that everyone...
Off the Streets, Into Safety
Nighttime is when one of the most vulnerable and at-risk groups in Phnom Penh are most active – sex workers. Our #EverydayHeroes from the Mobile Night Bus (MNB) Team from Mith Samlanh are on...
A Future with Futures Siem Reap
Sonny and his wife Nary have four children. All the children attend local public schools. They also live with Sonny’s parents in Siem Reap, Cambodia. With so many people to support, and with Sonny’s...
Holistic Help for Building Futures
One Siem Reap family who are receiving Friends support to adapt to changing situations during the pandemic.
Meeting Needs, and Moving On from COVID
Reaching Out Delivering emergency food support during COVID lockdowns has enabled our #everydayheroes access to many people who have a range of needs that often go beyond simply food security. Through outreach or at...
“Flying” to Better Futures
COVID-19 has knocked down *Rachana’s dream of owning a small business–this promising young Cambodian woman moved to Phnom Penh to further her education after high school but was soon met with a huge roadblock...
