Siem Reap dump-site project
I have recently returned from a quick trip to Siem Reap and our project on the dump site in the city. With the support of SK Dreams and Hina Foundation, the project is now...
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International School of Phnom Penh (ISPP) International Day
Last week five students from the secondary school at ISPP in Phnom Penh went out onto the streets of Phnom Penh to see for themselves the work the ChildSafe Network does in protecting children...
Idol Gives Back
Well, it’s a new year. Phew! They seem to pass by so quickly. Everyone at Friends is hard at work supporting our programs, producing our new Makphet Laos cookbook and international product catalogue, planning...
Unexpected juxtapositions – My first week at Friends
A story from Allan, Phnom Penh. At one stage I counted ten young street children injecting heroin in the alley around me. Monks slowly walked by on their morning alms. For a Westerner it...
BIG smiles on our faces – Friends TEC’s first international order heads to Europe!
The opening of Friends-International’s Training and Employment Center (TEC) in Phnom Penh in early July 2010 saw major changes in our approach to production. Founded on our experience of setting up workshop based production...
A FIRST FOR ‘FRIENDS’ IN THAILAND
Friends-International has become the first international NGO in Thailand to sign up to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which brings together the Royal Thai Government and other agencies to address the issue of the...
Friends Building “No Future”
From: Sebastien Banda Aceh, Indonesia Tamo and I arrived in Aceh and went straight to the office to meet the team. The first thing we saw was our Mobile Center: it is entirely tagged...
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....
It’s pARTy time at Romdeng
Friends-International will be celebrating its 15 year anniversary with a special exhibition of children’s art and a cocktail party at Romdeng in Phnom Penh. The exhibition will feature a selection of wonderful artworks by...
Happy Anniversary Friends!
Friends-International celebrated its 15th anniversary on April 2nd at the Mith Samlanh Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia with a very special day for children, students, families and staff. There was plenty of games and...
Celebrating Diversity
International urban artists Samapeap Tarr – Peap (from NZ), Bibi Chun and They (both from Malaysia), recently brought their artistic talents to the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia with various events and workshops. One...
We might be different, but we can still play together
A group of students from Mith Samlanh have been working with International School of Phnom Penh’s (ISPP) Grade 2/3 class over the past few months to explore how children’s rights are being met in...
Celebrating International Women’s Day
To mark the occasion of International Women’s Day, a group of mothers from the Friends-International’s Home Based Production project in Phnom Penh made a trip to Kompong Som, on the coast of Cambodia. It...
Kaliyan Mith in Siem Reap street parade this weekend!
The Giant Puppet Parade takes place this Saturday 27 February, and students from Kaliyan Mith will again take part in this exciting and colourful parade. If you are in Siem Reap, don’t miss it!...
