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...
Tagged: 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...
Graduation Day!
Menghourng Ngo reports on the excitement and achievement of the Mith Samlanh graduation ceremony held last week in Phnom Penh. ‘On Friday last week, Mith Samlanh held a graduation ceremony for its students at...
Live and kicking at Mith Samlanh!
Mith Samlanh this week hosted a huge football sports competition among its students at Club Friends to entertain and inspire the students and to boost football as a sports activity that many can join...
A cut above – the former glue user’s story.
One hand holds the customer’s hair, the other moves deftly with scissors, as former glue user Srey Phear*, 20, concentrates happily on the new hair style she is creating for her customer. She is...
Selecting Parent Representatives for Mith Samlanh
(This post from our new Cambodia Communications Officer, Menghourng Ngo) Last Friday morning at Club Friends Mith Samlanh hosted the Parent Representatives Selection which aims to find excellent and talented messengers to transfer information...
‘Breaking The Cycles, Building A Future…’
Marissa Carruthers is a journalist from the UK who is currently writing a series of articles about Friends-International. We are delighted that she has contributed this guest blog post to us, giving her personal...
Keep On Running!
The Siem Reap half marathon, held in Cambodia each December, is not just a test of stamina and skill for participants but also forms a significant part of the fundraising calendar, with many runners...
Yoga for beginners! The Chom Chao Emotional Support Group Day Trip…
Joanna Das, our Monitoring and Evaluation Support Officer, writes about a recent trip that proved to be a novel experience for some of the family members we work with in the outer area of...
‘When elephants meet, ants may be crushed…’ *
The practice of ‘cleaning up’ city streets of street living and working populations such as street sellers and beggars during high profile diplomatic meetings or visits is on the increase globally. Recently a spokesperson...
Behind the doors at FI HQ
Situated on Street 174 in Phnom Penh (very close to Romdeng restaurant!) the Friends headquarters in Cambodia is the administrative and strategic heart of the organization. Behind the colorful front door, painted by students...
Kaliyan Mith – Getting Into Schools, Getting The Message Out About Drugs
The Tropang Sala secondary school is located in Cham Chao, on the dusty outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cham Chao community is now home to more than 1500 families who were relocated as part...
From the outskirts of Phnom Penh to the garbage site of Siem Reap – in the field with Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith
As part of the 3PC Partnership Programme for the Protection of Children, Friends-International works together with nine civil society organizations (CSOs) in five provinces in Cambodia to strengthen child protection systems through capacity building...
Cham Chao – where inner city issues meet the outskirts of the city
In this post James, our Communications Coordinator, goes on a field visit to the Kaliyan Mith Cham Chao project on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, to find out how inner city problems are being...
