Celebrating International Women’s Day
To mark the occasion of International Women’s Day, a group of mothers from the Friends-International’s Home Based Production project in Phnom Penh made a trip to Kompong Som, on the coast of Cambodia. It...
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Friends-International on TV
Friends-International features in an Episode of BBC World’s ‘Alvin’s Guide to Good Business’ on Saturday 20 March 2010. The broadcast times (all GMT times) are: Sat 20/03/2010 – 02:30, 08:30 Sun 21/03/2010 – 14:30,...
Read it, then wear it!
French magazine Courrier International is making good use of its unsold editions through a partnership with Friends-International. The unsold Courrier International magazines are being made into messenger bags by socially disadvantaged parents, who are...
The Twin Diamonds
Most young people dream of being in a movie and for 10 students from Friends-International, their dream has come true. ‘The Twin Diamonds’, is a 45-minute film made by 60 students from six different...
Friends@240’s stylish reopening
Friends@240 is a creative and interactive fashion studio for hip clothing and accessories, ready-to-wear and made to measure, made by former street youth in training. The shop recently reopened with a special opening party...
Friends-International Executive Director receives Schwab Foundation Asia Social Entrepreneur Of The Year Award
DALIAN/CHINA, 12SEPT09 – •Hilde Schwab (center) , Chairperson and Co-Founder, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, stands with the winners of the Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Asia Sarah Mavrinac (left), Sebastien Marot...
15 Years of Friends-International
The very first group of street children to be helped by Friends-International in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on August 1, 1994. Fifteen years later, Friends-International continues to provide support to marginalised urban children and youth...
A new award for Friends-International
Friends-International’s Executive Director, Sébastien Marot, has been selected as one of the EastAsia/Southeast Asia regional winners of the 2009 Social Entrepreneur of the Year competition. Sébastien will join the global network of 160 outstanding...
Friends-International and SilkAir Launch Partnership in Singapore
Phnom Penh, Cambodia Friends-International and Silk Air recently launched the start of their new partnership in Singapore. As part of its 20th Anniversary celebrations, Silk Air has selected Friends-International as the NGO that they...
SilkAir and Friends Friends-International Work Together to Build Futures for Asian Street Children
SilkAir and Friends-International Work Together to Build Futures for Asian Street Children In conjunction with its 20th anniversary celebrations, SilkAir is proud to announce the adoption of Friends-International, an award-winning Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) which...
Friends baking for Friends!
Jessica, a ten year old girl living in California, recently saw What I See When I Close My Eyes when her parents hosted a living room screening of the movie. Jessica was so moved...
