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After the Floods 60 Mith Samlanh Students Visit the National Museum (Health and ) Love is in the air!
 

After the Floods

The floods which swept across SE Asia last year wrought devastation, death and distress in many already vulnerable communities. They also galvanized Governments and agencies into action to alleviate the impact, and many instances have emerged of excellent collaborative work responding to the crisis. Our own programs worked tirelessly to assist victims of the waters, [...]

60 Mith Samlanh Students Visit the National Museum

On 10 February sixty students from Mith Samlanh/Friends visited the National Museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia to learn about their country’s Art, Culture and History. Coming from backgrounds on the margins of  society, they have had very little chance to know and learn about their art, culture and history, let alone the importance of preserving [...]

(Health and ) Love is in the air!

It’s Valentines Day! Near our headquarters in Phnom Penh the streets are full of (mainly young) vendors selling flowers, cuddly toys and other love-themed trinkets from brightly decorated makeshift stalls to  students and young people who mill around excitedly, giggling shyly at their purchases from behind their hands. Pink is everywhere – all we need [...]

‘A change is gonna come…’

10 February 2012

To paraphrase the great Sam Cooke, ‘it’s been a long time coming, but a change is gonna come…’ On Wednesday 8th February in Phnom Penh the Cambodian Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSAVY), with support from UNICEF,  launched a highly significant and frank report on Cambodian orphanages ‘With the Best Intentions – [...]

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Friends is one of Top 100 NGO’s in the World!

25 January 2012

We are absolutely delighted to announce that Friends-International been selected as one of the Top 100 NGO’s in the World by prestigious international publication The Global Journal! This accolade is a truly tremendous achievement for us – with estimates placing the number of international NGO’s at well over 40,000, this is the first ranking of [...]

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‘Don’t Tell My Mother!’

12 January 2012

Friends-International CYTI Alliance technical advisors travel the globe offering support and advice to our partner organizations in the Alliance. As he comes to the end of his time working for FI, former CYTI coordinator Pierre tells us of a day in his working life, the last one of 3,287 spent with FI, full of (amongst [...]

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The Click Five performing for the children at Club Friends in Mith Samlanh

Boston Pops Rock at ChildSafe – The Click Five visit Friends-International and Mith Samlanh!

22 December 2011

The Click Five, a hugely popular American power pop band from Boston, Massachusetts touched down in Cambodia as part of the MTV EXIT 2011 tour. MTX EXIT aims to increase awareness and prevention of human trafficking through various forms of media, partnerships with anti-trafficking organizations (such as ChildSafe!) and of course, live events. The lads [...]

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Neko Jump meet Peuan Peuan!

12 December 2011

Back in July, the Peuan Peuan program in Bangkok had some celebrity visitors, the twin sisters, Neoy and Jam, who make up Thai pop singing sensations Neko Jump. They wanted to find out for themselves just how social businesses can work to assist some of the most marginalized in society. The girls, appearing on the [...]

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Bangkok Update

08 December 2011

The waters may recede, but the work goes on… as the Bangkok floods slip further from the media glare, Peuan Peuan Country Program Director Ann reflects on the last few hectic weeks and on the big tasks still to come… ‘So much work to do to prepare  to protect our children in any emergency circumstances… [...]

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