Off Street Living onto a Better Life
Just two years ago *Sreyoun and her family were living on the Phnom Penh streets by a pagoda. They were homeless and her parents earned barely enough from scavenging to feed their family of...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / ChildSafe Alliance / ChildSafe Alliance / ChildSafe Movement / Friends-International / News From Our Programs
by Friends-International · Published July 6, 2022
Just two years ago *Sreyoun and her family were living on the Phnom Penh streets by a pagoda. They were homeless and her parents earned barely enough from scavenging to feed their family of...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / Conferences and Awards / Friends-International / News From Our Programs / Pushing the Agenda
by Friends-International · Published October 26, 2021
It was our honor to be invited to speak and present to the Cambodian National Committee for Homeless People recently, highlighting our long and good collaboration with MoSVY, the Ministry of Social Affairs.
An EverydayHero's life / Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / Friends-International / News From Our Programs
by Friends-International · Published October 4, 2021
Closing GreenHouse Doors Mith Samlanh (MS) closed GreenHouse (Drugs Rehabilitation Center) in April 2020. The closure, due to the wider impact of COVID, had a considerable impact upon the organization. It meant that everyone...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / News From Our Programs
by Friends-International · Published September 17, 2021
Sonny and his wife Nary have four children. All the children attend local public schools. They also live with Sonny’s parents in Siem Reap, Cambodia. With so many people to support, and with Sonny’s...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / Friends-International / News From Our Programs
by Friends-International · Published September 6, 2021 · Last modified September 16, 2021
Reaching Out Delivering emergency food support during COVID lockdowns has enabled our #everydayheroes access to many people who have a range of needs that often go beyond simply food security. Through outreach or at...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / Friends-International / Futures Factory / News From Our Programs
by Friends-International · Published September 2, 2021 · Last modified September 16, 2021
COVID-19 has knocked down *Rachana’s dream of owning a small business–this promising young Cambodian woman moved to Phnom Penh to further her education after high school but was soon met with a huge roadblock...
by Friends-International · Published August 1, 2019 · Last modified February 19, 2020
Today is a landmark day for us all at Friends-International as we mark the 25th Anniversary of the launch of Friends. We’ll be celebrating that anniversary across our programs throughout the coming months, and...
What happens when you mix 25 years of ground breaking social innovation with young Cambodian cultural creatives in a unique public space in the very heart of Phnom Penh? The answer is Friends Futures...
Conferences and Awards / News From Our Programs / TREE Alliance
by Friends-International · Published December 5, 2018
This fascinating and exciting update on TREE Alliance at Gastromotiva 2018 comes via Anton Ventslav, TREE Chef Coordinator, based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “TREE Alliance was among those invited to the 2nd ever Social Gastronomy Summit, ‘Gastromotiva...
3PC / Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / ChildSafe Alliance / ChildSafe Alliance / News From Our Programs
by Friends-International · Published January 18, 2018 · Last modified January 24, 2018
We spoke recently with Pisith, who is the Building Futures Program coordinator at Mith Samlanh, a ChildSafe Alliance and 3PC partner program which operates in Phnom Penh Cambodia. He talked to us about Yin,...
In this post we take a brief look at the broad range of work undertaken by one of the smallest (in staff terms) of the Friends-International programs, the Chom Chao program in Cambodia. Chom...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / News From Our Programs / Pushing the Agenda
by Friends-International · Published June 22, 2017
Phnom Penh, Cambodia is a fast -growing city. What were once underdeveloped poor community neighborhoods are being targeted by developers, bringing in large workforces to complete massive building projects. These workers most often bring...
ChildSafe / Events / Friends-International / Indonesia - Teman Baik / Laos - Peuan Mit / News From Our Programs / Pushing the Agenda / Thailand - Peuan Peuan / TREE Alliance
by Friends-International · Published December 31, 2016 · Last modified December 30, 2016
Dear friends of Friends Please join us in looking back at just a very few of the highlights of twelve months during 2016, saving lives and building futures! JANUARY – ChildSafe is a runner-up...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / ChildSafe / Friends-International / Media / News From Our Programs / Visits
by Friends-International · Published December 6, 2016
Communication. It’s a vitally important part of what we do, whether ensuring that all our internal channels are functioning well, or that our online and social media presence is accurately reflecting the breadth and...
This year, for our end-of-year annual campaign, we are focusing on inspiring stories of the impact our #everydayheroes make in their work. Our first story comes from hospitality teacher Nina, who is based at...
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