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Initiate new projects: Friends-International will initiate projects for street children in areas where the needs are not yet addressed. The objective is to eventually localize these projects
- Friends-International founded the organization Mith Samlanh in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in 1994. With
on-going support, Friends-International has supported Mith Samlanh to become a leading organization working with street children.
- Friends-International initiated a project in Siem Reap for street children in 2005.
- Friends-International is currently carrying out a research on Cambodian children and mothers working on the streets of Bangkok (Thailand) and initiated a pilot-project to respond to identified needs.
Support Governments to initiate programs: Whenever possible, Friends-International will collaborate with the Government to develop common projects in order to support and develop quality national responses to the needs of street children and their families:
- Friends-International is collaborating with the Ministry of Social Welfare and launched the first and currently only street children project in the Lao PDR.
- Friends-International support the local Cambodian Government (DSAVY) in Kratie and Kampong Speu to develop services for street children using drugs.
Technical support to existing programs: Friends-International is supporting, upon request, organizations’ ability to develop their programs for street children:
- In Thailand, Friends-International supported Ruam Mit Foundation for Youth to develop its strategic planning,
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its administrative systems and trains its staff in working with vulnerable children.
Support to organizations wanting to initiate street children projects: In many areas, organizations are in place and are interested in developing their work with street children. Friends-International provides a technical support to allow them to develop holistic, quality services:
- Friends-International was invited by the organization Nai-Zindagi in Pakistan to provide technical advice to launch their street children project (Project Smile).
Develop artistic projects for street children: Friends-International works with various artists, both in country and internationally, to develop arts projects with the children. These projects include painting workshops, drama, movies, photography, etc. |
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