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Dear all, Some fantastic news – Mith Samlanh has found a 10 year old boy who was feared missing after the Koh Pich tragedy. Staff recognised the young boy during a visit to Kantha Bopha hospital in Phnom Penh as he had spent September living in one of Mith Samlanh’s transitional homes. He left there [...]

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Dear friends of Friends, Thank you again for the overwhelming response from all of you. The teams are extremely happy to receive such support! As promised, here is the latest update on the situation after the Koh Pich tragedy: Friends / Mith Samlanh is now working with the families of the 8 children and young [...]

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Dear all Thank you again for the overwhelming response from all of you: the teams are extremely happy to receive such support! As promised, here is the latest update on the situation after the Koh Pich tragedy: Friends / Mith Samlanh is now working with the families of 8 children/young people who died (13 to [...]

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Under its Alternative Care Project (which ensures that at-risk children remain with their families or within a family environment), Friends-International and its partners are intensely involved in identifying children separated from their families and children orphaned during the tragic stampede on Koh Pich bridge that claimed the lives of 347 people, mostly women (221), and [...]

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Dear friends of Friends Thank you so much for your numerous messages of support. After the tragic stampede, 20 children were missing from the Mith Samlanh centers in Phnom Penh and for 24 hours the teams worked extremely hard to find these children. We are very happy to report that all children eventually showed up, [...]

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