Tagged: Friends-International
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!...
Friends-International on TV
Friends-International features in an Episode of BBC World’s ‘Alvin’s Guide to Good Business’ on Saturday 20 March 2010. The broadcast times (all GMT times) are: Sat 20/03/2010 – 02:30, 08:30 Sun 21/03/2010 – 14:30,...
Peuan Mit expands services at the Songsama Center in Vientiane
Friends-International has recently formalized its activities in the Songsama Rehabilitation Center in Vientiane, Laos. Working in collaboration with the government, the Peuan Mit team will provide support to young people recovering from drug use...
M’lop Krousar movie night
The team at the M’lop Krousar center in Phnom Penh hosted its first event on the 24th of January for children and youth from the nearby community. Around 200 children and youth came along...
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...
A celebration for students at Mith Samlanh
Our main goal at Friends-International is to get children back to school, help young people get training and find a job and help them all become productive citizens. On the 11th of December the...
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…
Back to School in Siem Reap
It was a very important day for a group of students at Kaliyan Mith in Siem Reap – their first day of school. Kaliyan Mith (Friends-International’s project in Siem Reap) recently held a ceremony...
Here we go!
From: Maiwenn Phnom Penh, Cambodia Having our products included in the latest edition of Courrier International is another one of the great outcomes of Friends-International and Mith Samlanh’s Home Based Production project. It is...
Read it, then wear it!
French magazine Courrier International is making good use of its unsold editions through a partnership with Friends-International. The unsold Courrier International magazines are being made into messenger bags by socially disadvantaged parents, who are...
