Chom Chao Stories – 1. Sothearith
What is the day-to-day reality of the work of our field teams really like? What challenges do they face on a daily basis? We all celebrate when one of our students graduates, or parents...
Tagged: Children
Partnership In Poipet – The Alliance ‘Dream Team’ In Action!
The ChildSafe Alliance team recently went to Poipet on the Cambodia/Thai border in order to support partner NGO Damnok Toek in the opening of a much needed ChildSafe Drop In Center in Mongkol market:...
JPA – Youth Advocates For ChildSafe!
The work of Friends-International has always been informed by listening to children and young people, responding to their needs and ensuring through our projects and initiatives that their rights are being met. It’s particularly...
Presentations – Raising Awareness… And More.
Presentations form a very important part of our work at Friends. Sharing new ideas, information updates and more among our teams and partners happens very regularly across our programs. Then there are the many...
Youth Support From China – Cherrie & The Friends Of ‘Friends’!
We have some amazing supporters across the world, and we are always extremely grateful for their support to our work. In Beijing, China, at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China (RDFZ),...
A Silver Lining – Playtime (and more) In Siem Reap!
Siem Reap, Cambodia. Let’s hear from Anna, the Technical Advisor to the Friends Kaliyan Mith program there about a fantastic recent activity enjoyed by many… ‘Our long-term donor World Childhood Foundation has launched something...
Case Management In Action – Social Work In Siem Reap
Effective Case Management is an essential component of the social work that Friends programs do across SE Asia. For every young person and family we work with, there will be a social worker appointed...
Laos Program Success Continues
The Peuan Mit program of Friends-International was launched back in 2004. It is a collaboration with the Lao PDR Ministry of Social Welfare, and it provides a comprehensive range of services to children, youth and their families...
Tourists, Donors and Families – ChildSafe Campaigns Continue To Hit Hard
Back in 2011 ChildSafe, the global child protection initiative created by Friends-International, launched a campaign designed to make the world sit up and take notice. ‘Children Are Not Tourist Attractions‘ matched an inarguable premise (who...
Thinking And Learning – A Journey With Friends
We are sharing another guest post with you from new staff member Maelle, as she continues to experience more and learn more during her time with Friends… “In the past four weeks, I have...
Changing Lives With Friends-International
Maelle is our new Vocational Training Business Advisor at Friends-International. We’re sharing this piece she wrote for her own blog, about her early impressions of our work from her orientation week. The orientation is...
Off The Dumpsite!
Venny from our Lao PDR project contacted us with some great news this week. The program works with 120 children, youth and caretakers from scavenger families who live on the city dumpsite, KM36,...
Dropping In To Siem Reap
Drop-in centers (DICs) form a key element of much of our work across our programs. They allow our beneficiaries to access support and services outwith the times that outreach teams and services work, and...
Nepal Earthquake – Further Crisis For Children.
The recent terrible earthquake in Nepal has exacted a toll on human lives which has triggered an overwhelming rush of support and offers of help from outside the country. It has also, naturally, meant a...
3PC Phase 2 – Enhancing Child Protection In Cambodia
On Thursday 30th April representatives from the Royal Cambodian Government, Friends-International, UNICEF and 14 partner organizations met to formally launch the second phase of the groundbreaking 3PC program. 3PC, which is an acronym for...
