My first day (and only free lunch) at Friends
A story from Pierre, CYTI Alliance Coordinator Once upon a time in Phnom Penh, in the Kingdom of Cambodia, a young French guy (that’s me), came to work as a volunteer with Mith Samlanh....
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My first day at Friends. I’ll never forget it.
A story from Ghislain, Phnom Penh. Friends is turning 15… while I’ve only been working here for 2 years. That doesn’t make me the best person to tell you all the stories but I...
Back at the beginning…
A story from Denis and Annegret, Paris 15 years ago, our son Sébastien suddenly said to us: “I am bored working at L’Oreal. I’m tired of being in an office and shampoo is not...
Friends-International teams get creative to overcome financial crisis
Pierre and Ghislain try busking to raise much needed funds to cover their food and lodging costs while training local NGO partners in Tegucicalpa, Honduras. Tour details coming soon…
Seb’s Teddy Bear
From: Pierre Cairo, Egypt I’ve now been to Cairo five times to work with FACE Egypt, our local CYTI network partner. We’ve been helping the FACE team for a year now, assisting them to...
How to Become a Scorpion
From: Sebastien Cairo, Egypt Coming from Phnom Penh, via Amsterdam (in winter) and arriving in Cairo is quite a culture shock. A overcrowded city of 20 million and 4 million cars (as a man...
A Surprise Encounter
From: Mark Vientiane, Lao PDR During my last visit to Vientiane, Lao PDR, I bumped into someone of my childhood past. Recognizing my name, Amy, who now works at UNICEF, said she had met...
Dark-Haired Tortilla Sellers
From: Tracy Mexico City, Mexico Boarding Pass in hand. Next stop Taipei. LA and then Mexico, where hopefully a cheery-faced Mexican in sombrero is standing next to Pierre, to take us to our hotel....
