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...
Celebrations / Events / Kid's events / News From Our Programs / Visits
by Friends-International · Published March 8, 2017 · Last modified March 10, 2017
Chong Kneas is a community near the Tonle Sap lake, about 15km from Siem Reap town in Cambodia and around 30km from the historic Angkor temple complex. It’s made up of seven fishing villages where around...
We recently talked with Bouavone Boualivong, who is the Luang Prabang Project Coordinator for the Friends-International Laos program Peuan Mit. She recalled the story of one of the many young people she had worked with...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / Events / Launches and Openings / News From Our Programs / Restaurants and Shops
by Friends-International · Published September 8, 2016
We’ve received an update on the recent exciting happenings in the Kaliyan Mith program, Siem Reap, Cambodia, from the FI Technical Coordinator there, Laura. She says – “Our training beauty salon, Phka Kravan, re-opened...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / Events / TREE Alliance
by Friends-International · Published February 29, 2016
The Moringa tree (also known as the tree of life) was the inspiration behind the name of the training restaurant Marum, which is run by our Kaliyan Mith program in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The highly...
Conferences and Awards / Events / Friends-International / Laos - Peuan Mit / Pushing the Agenda
by Friends-International · Published February 17, 2016
The Peuan Mit program of Friends-International was launched back in 2004. It is a collaboration with the Lao PDR Ministry of Social Welfare, and it provides a comprehensive range of services to children, youth and their families...
20th Anniversary / ChildSafe / CYTI Alliance and Our Partners / Friends-International / Media / News From Our Programs
by Friends-International · Published January 1, 2015
Over this past week we’ve been looking back at our program work during 2014 through our social media channels. However, the Friends 20th Anniversary Year also saw that work featuring strongly across both local...
20th Anniversary / Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / Events / Exhibitions / Friends-International / Launches and Openings
by Friends-International · Published December 4, 2014
Last week saw the very successful launch of the ChildSafe ‘THINK!’ Photo Exhibition Siem Reap. The grounds of Marum training restaurant in the city saw around 130 people attending the launch event, who were...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / Friends-International / News From Our Programs
by Friends-International · Published September 19, 2014 · Last modified May 9, 2016
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...
Cambodia - Mith Samlanh and Kaliyan Mith / Friends-International / News From Our Programs / Restaurants and Shops / TREE Alliance
by Friends-International · Published September 18, 2014
Let’s take a peek at the typical day of one of our hospitality training students in the Kaliyan Mith program in Siem Reap. N is 20 years old and is originally from Siem Reap....
An EverydayHero's life / Friends-International / News From Our Programs
by Friends-International · Published December 31, 2013
As we stand on the cusp of 2014, and the 20th Anniversary of Friends-International, please join us in looking back over the last 12 months of our activities and just some of the...
An EverydayHero's life / Friends-International / Laos - Peuan Mit / News From Our Programs
by Friends-International · Published November 14, 2013
From Kristi, our Technical Advisor to the Peuan Mit Friends program in Lao PDR, a tale of Sticky Fingers that has nothing to do with The Rolling Stones, but a lot to do with...
Laos - Peuan Mit / News From Our Programs / Restaurants and Shops
by Friends-International · Published July 22, 2013 · Last modified July 18, 2013
From our Friends Laos team This week, Buavone, case management supervisor and Peuan Mit trainer updated the teams about a young graduate from Makphet, who, after completing her training in 2011, is enjoying a...
An EverydayHero's life / Friends-International / Laos - Peuan Mit / News From Our Programs / Restaurants and Shops
by Friends-International · Published May 28, 2013 · Last modified April 30, 2014
This story comes from our Peuan Mit team who are based in Vientiane in Lao PDR, and highlights an issue that is very much in the news across SE Asia – road safety. Peuan...
Friends-International / News From Our Programs / Pushing the Agenda / Restaurants and Shops / TREE Alliance
by Friends-International · Published June 25, 2012 · Last modified April 30, 2014
We are delighted to announce the launch of a new website for the TREE project, a global initiative from Friends which not only will get disadvantaged young people into training and on into employment...
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