FACE and Friends – Partners in Building Futures!
We at Friends were over the moon recently at the news that one of our CYTI partners in Egypt, FACE, who operate in Cairo, had won a prestigious award – the WISE Award 2014...
Tagged: Outreach
Children (And Dumpsites) Are Not Tourist Attractions – Anlong Pi, Siem Reap
Anlong Pi sounds attractive, doesn’t it? Almost a sing-song quality to the words, reminiscent of other beautiful sounding places like Angkor Wat, or Siem Reap. But there the similarity ends, as Anlong Pi is...
20 Years Of Friends – Moments In Time #1
Reflections by Friends co-founder Mark Turgesen on one unforgettable evening in our 20 year history… with more to come! “Phnom Penh, Cambodia, August 4th, 1995 – Man Phally and the Mith Samlanh outreach team...
‘Listen To The Children…’ One Year On… In Jakarta
One year of outreach in Jakarta… Reflections by our Indonesia Country Program Director, Ghislain Morard. “Today it’s been exactly one year since my colleague Endang and I first went for a long walk in...
‘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...
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...
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...
‘Mission in Manila’! CYTI and ChildSafe promoting partnership and child protection.
This update comes from our dynamic duo of Sebastien Le Mouellec (CYTI Alliance) and Khemreth Vann (Tito from ChildSafe), who are currently swimming around Manila in the Philippines supporting partners there and creating new...
Indonesia Blog #2 –‘These streets are made for walkin’…’
Our second post in the series on the development of Teman Baik, sees the team hitting the streets of Jakarta, learning about the city, its moods and the habits of the children and families within...
‘Shifting Impressions… Work And The City’
Another glimpse into life in Phnom Penh and the work of Friends-International from our Communications volunteers, Kesh and Thea, reflecting on their first few weeks here and offering sage advice on keeping your wits...
Orientation 2… Drug Outreach
We knew when we were offered big black boots that the most intense day of our orientation was ahead of us. Having exchanged our flimsy soled plimsoles, we hopped on the back of motorbikes...
Phon’s story – from drugs and rubbish tips, to a real future…
Last week we heard from Phanith, social worker at the Green House detoxification and rehabilitation center for drug using youth, in Phnom Penh. He told us about a typical day at the center, where...
Andong Fathers On The Big Screen(s)!
Andong community on the outskirts of Phnom Penh is now a hive of Home Based Production activity,and a great place to illustrate that as well as female caregivers, male caregivers can be actively involved...
Family Matters!
On International Families Day, one Cambodian mother recalls how the Mith Samlanh program supported her to keep her family together… ‘My husband died leaving me with six children, so I moved to Phnom Penh...
A Week Of Sharing (and more!) At Friends
This week has seen Friends Board Members, Program Directors, International Coordinators, managers and staff from across the world gathering together in Phnom Penh at the FI HQ building for our annual sharing meeting. This...
