A cut above – the former glue user’s story.
One hand holds the customer’s hair, the other moves deftly with scissors, as former glue user Srey Phear*, 20, concentrates happily on the new hair style she is creating for her customer. She is...
Tagged: FI Staff
An (International Women’s) Day in the Life of Sia and Davanh!
For International Women’s Day, we focus on two of our amazing female staff from the Peuan Mit program in Lao PDR. Let’s meet Davanh Keoninanluck, the school follow-up and case manager (part of the...
‘This case is closed…’ …and now the future really starts!
A success story from our Peuan Mit program in Lao PDR – how referral, vocational training and case management all combined to build a stable future for a young man with a troubled background....
On The Ball in Siem Reap!
Sport is a great way to build confidence in marginalized young people. This half-time report on the mixed fortunes of our Kaliyan Mith youth football teams in Siem Reap from our man on the...
Fun Filled Day in Sapansiri!
Vuthaya Charoenpol (Ann), our Country Program Manager for Thailand sent us this recent piece on a fantastic fun-filled day held in one of the communities the Peuan Peuan team works with in Bangkok. ‘Saturday...
‘Breaking The Cycles, Building A Future…’
Marissa Carruthers is a journalist from the UK who is currently writing a series of articles about Friends-International. We are delighted that she has contributed this guest blog post to us, giving her personal...
Keep On Running!
The Siem Reap half marathon, held in Cambodia each December, is not just a test of stamina and skill for participants but also forms a significant part of the fundraising calendar, with many runners...
Yoga for beginners! The Chom Chao Emotional Support Group Day Trip…
Joanna Das, our Monitoring and Evaluation Support Officer, writes about a recent trip that proved to be a novel experience for some of the family members we work with in the outer area of...
Behind the doors at FI HQ
Situated on Street 174 in Phnom Penh (very close to Romdeng restaurant!) the Friends headquarters in Cambodia is the administrative and strategic heart of the organization. Behind the colorful front door, painted by students...
Kaliyan Mith – Getting Into Schools, Getting The Message Out About Drugs
The Tropang Sala secondary school is located in Cham Chao, on the dusty outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cham Chao community is now home to more than 1500 families who were relocated as part...
Peuan Peuan’s Perfect Day
No, nothing to do with Lou Reed, but an unforgettable day for the Bangkok Peuan Peuan team as they share their work with a visiting dignitary from Sweden is recalled by Peuan Peuan Country...
Back To A Future – Sokphea’s story – from Cambodia to Thailand and back again!
With support from UNICEF and innovative collaboration with The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MoSDHS), the Peuan Peuan Program started in Thailand back in 2006. Initially the Peuan Peuan team provided services...
Together, Building Futures – Vuthy’s Story
What does our tagline ‘Together, Building Futures’ really mean? For the young man in this story, it means many others working alongside him to help him shape a better tomorrow for himself… and his...
Cham Chao – where inner city issues meet the outskirts of the city
In this post James, our Communications Coordinator, goes on a field visit to the Kaliyan Mith Cham Chao project on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, to find out how inner city problems are being...
ChildSafe Hotline Helps In Search For Missing Young Woman
On Thusday 19th July, Mot Srors, an 18 year old woman from Lor village in the Samroung Tong District of Khompong Speu Province, Cambodia went to the Thnal Torteng Market in the District....
