Did you know that of the children who live in orphanages in Cambodia, 80% of these children have one parent alive? We had been working in the past years with orphanages to reduce the number of children and reintegrate them back into their families. Now we are pleased to report on two children who [...]
Education is important in our life. That’s why the CFI Education Advocacy team is trying their best to work together with children who want to stop school at a very young age. Usually, when the student wants to stop school, our team goes to follow up with them at their house to understand the [...]
We all have a role to play to make the world a better place! COVID-19 forced us to postpone our community campaign project, but we are now happy to announce that we have finished round two of our Community Campaign in Ek Phnom district with eight villages! The key messages of the campaign inform [...]
Caring for your family is on top of everyone’s list. Just like Srynea, when we met her a year ago. Sreyna is a single mom taking care of four children. When we first met her she didn’t have a regular job. But she was motivated and eager to succeed, to keep her children happy [...]
A suitable home is key for families to feel safe, healthy and to thrive. Home is the place that children come back to, a place where they can feel safe, educated, and nurtured. Home is more than just four walls it is the place for the family to enjoy time together, laugh, and build [...]
At CFI we know that working in partnership will make a huge difference not just for us but also for the families and communities we work with. At CFI we are committed to working with local communities to ensure children are safe, with a key issue is ensuring we have a shared understanding of [...]
COVID-19 has changed the way we work. It isn’t safe to do activities with big groups of people. So we changed from meeting in-person to online, we asked our staff to stagger their schedules at the office and work from home. All of this has helped us ensure we practice safe social distancing. It [...]
Duke of Edinburgh International Award (DofE) is a program that helps young people experience new things, have fun with friends, and have the opportunity to discover new interests and talents. It’s also a tool to develop essential skills for life and work. The DofE is many things to many people, supporting generations to successfully [...]
COVID-19 is affecting all sorts of things around the world. People can’t do the things they usually do like traveling, having large parties, or attending big events like concerts. Here in Cambodia students can’t go to school or meet each other in person. This has a huge impact on the people who lost their [...]
The year 2020 has been horrible for so many. Recently, in Cambodia, we had the worst floods of the decade. The floods killed 39 people, with 22 in Banteay Meanchey province, and affected 110 cities and districts in 19 of the 25 provinces and Phnom Penh capital city. A total of 120,785 families or [...]