2025, A Year At Friends
As we move into 2026, let’s look back at just a few of the highlights of 2025, from the exciting to the challenging, at Friends-International. In January, we looked at how our FI programs...
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Building Futures (and hope) Through Skills Training
A positive outlook after troubled times in this story from Cambodia… Despite the welcome ceasefire, border tensions continue to affect communities across Cambodia. Many families (estimated at 500K persons) have left their homes for...
Market Stalls to School Desks: Rina’s Journey Back to School
At just 13 years old, Rina* has already carried responsibilities far beyond her years. As the eldest of four, she grew up in a family facing deep financial hardship. By the time she reached...
Bridging Worlds: A Volunteer’s Perspective – Part Two
In this concluding part, our volunteer Clara reflects upon the importance of solidarity and trust between the FI teams and those they are working with. Trusting In Change ‘However, through this day we’re really...
Bridging Worlds: A Volunteer’s Perspective – Part One
As an important part of their orientation, all volunteers with us spend time ‘on the field’, with the teams, to better understand their role in supporting our work. This is a carefully controlled exercise,...
Migrants, Mediation and Medicines
How the cross-border collaboration of our programs helps illegal migrants who are facing issues as they try to support themselves and their children and families back home.
2024, The Year We Turned 30!
2024, the thirtieth year of Friends-International, is drawing to a close. Let’s spend just a little time scratching the surface of the incredible activities of our #everydayheroes over the past twelve months! Our year...
Pregnant in Pattaya
A young mum in distress, an abandoned newborn child… read how Friends Thailand Pattaya team supported a good outcome for this bad situation.
Phalla in Pattaya (but mostly Bangkok!)
Mith Samlanh’s Saving Lives Coordinator Phalla participating in an important panel and event in Thailand.
Chanthy – ChildSafe and Creative!
Our Communications Coordinator James spent some time with the Siem Reap teams this week, catching up on the range of work that our Kaliyan Mith (KMSR) #everydayheroes are doing in Cambodia… A Community Afloat...
A Tale of Two Trainees
Two stories of young people with special educational needs who have been supported to achieve their dreams by the #everydayheroes of our Kaliyan Mith/Futures teams!
New Future for a Single Mum
From dangerous work in the entertainment sector, to becoming a successful businesswoman with our support, this is Ut’s story…
Tricked Into Danger
Read how Friends Alliance teams worked together across borders to help one young woman out of a very difficult and dangerous situation…
The Orchid Whisperer (The Sreypov Orchid Garden Incubation Story)
Surprised by her talent (and skill) for making orchids flourish and bloom, Sreypov dreamed of having her own orchid garden business—she started out with just her love for orchids and a dream to grow...
