Friends-International Blog

What does our tagline ‘Together, Building Futures’ really mean? For the young man in this story, it means many others working alongside him to help him shape a better tomorrow for himself… and his family. This is Vuthy’s story. It is not his real name, but everything else in this story is real. This story [...]

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  On Thusday 19th July, Mot Srors, an 18 year old woman from Lor village in the  Samroung Tong District of Khompong Speu Province, Cambodia went to the Thnal Torteng Market in the District. She went there by motorbike, driven by another young woman who worked at the same shoe factory where Mot Srors was [...]

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One Thursday back in May, Peuan Mit hosted a party for young people from marginalized communities for the first time… but not the last! The mobile school team, who have worked in these communities for many years went out around 5pm to pick up teenagers and young adults from Nongdouangthong community. A few younger children [...]

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