‘Got Milkshakes?’
From Indonesian Country Program Director Ghislain Morard, a story of how our #everydayheroes there are helping families to build better futures. ‘We first met Ibu Ani* about eight months ago when she was begging...
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Who Are The #everydayheroes ?
It’s simple really. They are the women and men who work around the clock every day delivering over 1.6 million services each year to the children, young people, families and communities Friends works with....
Claymation Time At Peuan Mit!
From Kristi, our Technical Advisor to the Peuan Mit Friends program in Lao PDR, a tale of Sticky Fingers that has nothing to do with The Rolling Stones, but a lot to do with...
Together, Protecting Children!
Friends-International’s ChildSafe Network is absolutely delighted to have been awarded ‘Highly Commended’ in the field of Child Protection in this week’s Responsible Tourism Awards, held at the World Travel Market in London. We are...
Friends ‘N’ Stuff Comes To Bangkok!
Friday was an incredibly exciting, emotional and exhausting day for the Friends program in Thailand, as the brand new ‘Friends ‘N’ Stuff’ shop opened its doors for the very first time in a grand...
The Milk Of Human Kindness?? The Siem Reap Baby Milk Scam.
We have noted the continued concern from members of the expat community in Siem Reap, Cambodia, about a ‘Milk Scam’ run by some beggars in the city center. Instead of asking for money they...
Luang Prabang Half Marathon: “La Procession”
Congratulations to all who competed in the first ever Luang Prabang Half Marathon: “La Procession”! Over USD$125,000 was raised for our Lao PDR program Peuan Mit! This money will go towards opening a new vocational...
THINK! Pity Charity – why it’s actually abusive to children…
(Originally published in October 2013, this thought-provoking piece on the use of Pity Charity in fundraising comes from the Executive Director of Friends-International, Sebastien Marot.) ‘Over the last week two separate shocking stories emerged...
Flood Update – Cambodia/Thai Border
A first hand report from Vuthaya Charoenpal (Ann), Peuan Peuan (Friends Thailand) Country Program Director, on the flood situation in Poipet and Aranyaprathet, which straddle the border between Cambodia and Thailand… ‘On Tuesday...
Floods Cause Continued Chaos To Cambodian Families
Once again floods have brought death, destruction, chaos and disease to some of the most vulnerable families in Cambodia. The death toll in the country is now over 100, and many of the...
Floods Claim Lives And Livelihoods In Phnom Penh And Across Cambodia
Flooding in Cambodia has claimed almost 30 lives to date in 2013. Over half of those victims are children – recently two young children drowned in the capital city Phnom Penh. Many families, who...
Help Us Win The Skoll Challenge!
The Skoll Entrepreneurship Challenge is a major online fundraising event, launching on September 30th . It will run for eight weeks, and 57 organizations, including Friends, will take part in this global challenge which...
Siem Reap – Reintegrations… And Graduations!
It’s been a busy time at the Friends Siem Reap program, Kaliyan Mith (KM), as they prepare to reintegrate and support children into school! 269 new children (137 females) will be reintegrated this...
CYTI To City – An Eventful Journey !
CYTI Coordinator Sebastien Le Mouëllic updates us on the new CYTI staff member and her eventful journey to HQ… ‘Our new Egyptian colleague, Jeannette Fawzy (who will be representing our CYTI Alliance in Egypt)...
