From Myanmar to Germany – training for success!
It’s been a difficult time for the #everydayheroes of Friends Myanmar these last few years so it’s always welcome to share a success story from the team. This is Zaw Zaw’s story… Beginnings Let’s...
Tagged: building futures
A Family in Crisis (BKK)
A family was in crisis. The small grocery business which *Phaibun, a 54-year old grandmother of seven (7) had set up with her savings was not making enough to provide for her family’s daily...
First Step to Better Futures
The busy Bo Ta Daung Port in Kyauktada Township, Yangon in Myanmar is home to a bright seven (7) year old girl, *May. Everyday she would wake up to the hustle and bustle of...
Amazon Opportunity! BKK
Kaeo* had been working hard to ensure her family’s survival in a pandemic-stricken country, but as a housekeeper her income barely brought enough food to the table. Separated from her husband, who was often...
Stepping into Society
Following her 2017 arrest for using drugs in her home, Phimpha* has spent the last five years living in the Vientiane Capital Social Welfare Center. This center is where the government sends the homeless,...
Saving ‘New’ Lives in Jakarta
Sumirah,* is a clown beggar, wandering the streets of Jakarta, 8- month old baby in her arms, begging commuters for some small change to help her small family. What they may not have seen,...
Myanmar – Progress Under Pressure
Friends Myanmar In Yangon , Myanmar, our ‘Tha Ngae Chin Myar’ program (Friends Myanmar) continues meeting challenges in saving lives and building futures. The program grew out of the innovative and successful ‘Linkage Training...
Active Agent Protecting Her Community!
Mrs. Meta* is very active in her community within the teeming city of Jakarta. Aside from serving as a female community leader, she is also a preschool and Qu’ran studies teacher and an active...
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...
First Steps to a Brighter Future
For as long as 11-year old Cicilia* (everyone calls her Lia) can remember it had always been her and her grandmother, Mrs. Yati. She never met her father and her mother left to remarry...
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...
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...
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...
