Protecting Sheltered Lives
‘Protecting sheltered lives’ may at first glance seem a strange, even contradictory statement. However, the ‘sheltered lives’ we refer to are young people who are placed into the protection of government run shelters in...
Category: News From Our Programs
Dreaming big and achieving dreams
Wow! Our latest ‘Dreams by Moms’ campaign got a lot of interest and raised $30,000! That’s twice as much as what we were hoping for and will make a tremendous difference for many mothers...
Bak Touk fire response: rebuilding livelihoods and self-esteem
On January 6th, a massive fire broke out in Bak Touk village in Phnom Penh’s Russey Keo district. The terrible blaze left 150 families, including hundreds of children, mostly poor migrants who had traveled...
Together Into The Future, Building Futures!
We began our 25th Anniversary celebrations in August 2019. 25 years of finding effective and meaningful ways of ‘Together, building futures’ for the many children, youth, families and communities we call our friends. As...
Kolab’s Dream of Education
To end 2019 we are sharing the dreams that mothers have for their children. Many of the mother’s we support lack the resources and capabilities to provide the lives they wish for their children....
Transforming Dreams into Futures
This festive season, we are celebrating the hopes and dreams that mothers have for their children. Over the next month ‘Dreams by Moms’ will highlight the different wishes that the mother’s we work with...
Migration: Risking Everything for a Better Future
As more than 258 million people now live outside of the country that they were born in, it is no surprise that migration has dominated headlines for over a decade. Although recent months have...
Return of the (mini) Makphet
Building futures for young people across Southeast Asia is at the core of what we do and who we are. Many of our students choose to learn skills in cooking and knowledge of the...
Unlocking the Future
Young people are faced with more challenges than ever in getting a job that offers security, a decent income and a positive future career. This is even truer in some developing countries. In Cambodia,...
#UnlimitedCreativity Unleashed in Cambodia!
What happens when you mix 25 years of ground breaking social innovation with young Cambodian cultural creatives in a unique public space in the very heart of Phnom Penh? The answer is Friends Futures...
San
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Training the new generation of mechanics in Vientiane
Back to 2006. Vientiane, capital of Laos has the greatest concentration of urban poverty in the country, with little or no access to basic rights for the most marginalized people. With limited skills and...
Together For Employment!
Preparing for the future Looking for the right kind of employment to suit their skills and abilities can be intimidating for many young people. They can be unsure of what training or other opportunities...
