Peuan Mit Street Children Project
A program for street children, their families and their communities. (See also Peuan Mit initiatives:
Mak Phet Restaurant
Noi Noi Shop
ChildSafe Network) Peuan Mit means ‘Friends’ in Lao. It is a collaboration between the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare and Friends-International. Peuan Mit works with up to 1600 children every month in the Lao capital, Vientiane, helping them to reintegrate back into Lao society and to prevent more children from coming to the streets. We support children and young people to return to public school, find employment, return to their families, become citizens of their own country, to discover their own culture and to express themselves. 
We currently provide a series of projects that support the children:
The Prevention Team – works with over 500 children and with more than 100 families each month. The Outreach team – visits over 200 children living on the streets each month. The Drop In Center / Residential Center – located in the center of Vientiane (provided by the MOLSW) provides remedial classes, hygiene facilities, recreational workshops (art, dance, drama, sport) emergency shelter, life-skills education and counselling sessions to 30 children each day. Vocational training and job placement – we offer training to 30 young people in hospitality and mechanics and help graduates to find employment. Family reintegration – supporting children to return to their families. Child Rights – promoting child participation and child-centered projects. Protecting the children from sexual, physical and emotional abuse. Culture – allowing children to express themselves through art and discovering their rich Lao traditions. For more information, please visit us at friends-international.org or email:
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