Mith Samlanh Organization

What Mith Samlanh Organization does

Mith Samlanh ('Friends' in English) is a Cambodian non-governmental organization established in August 1994, headquartered at #215 Street 13 in central Phnom Penh, where it operates a brightly painted center behind Friends the Restaurant delivering food, shelter, medical care, training, and educational facilities to over 1,800 homeless, vulnerable, or abandoned children and youth each day. Its programs span Outreach, Prevention, Education, Drug services, Transitional Home, the ChildSafe Movement, and Futures, all aimed at facilitating the social reintegration of marginalized children into families, the public school system, the workplace, and Cambodian culture. The organization also serves families of street children through counseling and works at the community level with local partners in Phnom Penh.

The organization is structured as a non-religious, locally led NGO and operates as a Friends Program within the Friends-International network and as a member of the ChildSafe Movement. It has no technology products, software platforms, or commercial revenue streams. Its sole revenue model is donations and grants, sourced from a diversified set of at least 14 institutional partners including the European Union, UNICEF, Agence Francaise de Developpement/SIPAR, Comic Relief, DanChurchAid, Secours Catholique/Caritas France, Give2Asia, Dining for Women, the Mercury Phoenix Trust, and others, plus individual donors reached via PayPal, international bank transfers to accounts in Cambodia, France, Germany, Switzerland, and the USA, and tiered micro-donation products such as a US$50-per-brick program and US$1,000-per-square-meter facility sponsorship.

Mith Samlanh operates with approximately 36 employees and a disclosed annual budget of around US$1.8 million, of which no public revenue figure is separately reported. It was the first NGO in Cambodia to receive the Best Practice Award for NGO Good Practice from the Cooperation Committee for Cambodia in 2011, was ranked 61st in the Global Journal's Top 100 NGOs in 2012 (up from 76 the prior year), and is pursuing a roughly US$3 million capital campaign to purchase the property housing its main Phnom Penh center following a possible eviction threat in early 2006. The organization is privately held as a non-profit with no subsidiaries, no M&A activity, and no public listing.

Name

Mith Samlanh Organization

Legal name

Mith Samlanh

Website

https://mithsamlanh.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mith Samlanh is a Cambodian NGO founded in 1994 that delivers food, shelter, medical care, education, and reintegration services to over 1,800 homeless and vulnerable children daily in Phnom Penh, funded by institutional grants and donations from partners including UNICEF, the EU, and Comic Relief.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Temporary Shelters (624221)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Homeless, Foster Care & Highly Mobile Youth Education Services (EDAJAEAG), Emergency Shelter, Camp Management & Non-Food Items (NFI) (BPAGAAAC)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Child welfare programs
• Social reintegration services
• Youth education support
• Community development programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Phnom Penh

HQ country

Cambodia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: The organization relies on donations from individuals, corporations, and institutional donors globally. Funding sources include major institutional donors such as the European Union, UNICEF, and various international NGOs and foundations.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mith Samlanh is a Cambodian non-governmental organization that provides food, shelter, medical care, training, and educational facilities to over 1,800 homeless, vulnerable, or abandoned children and youth each day in Phnom Penh. Its named program offerings include Outreach, Prevention, Education, Drug services, Transitional Home, the ChildSafe Movement, and the Futures program, aimed at facilitating the social reintegration of marginalized children into their families, the public school system, the workplace, and their culture.

Product overview

Mith Samlanh Organization is a non-governmental organization (NGO), not a technology company. It does not offer technology products or services. The organization provides social welfare programs for marginalized children, youth, families, and communities in Cambodia. Its programs include Outreach, Prevention, Education, Drug programs, Transitional Home, Childsafe Movement, and Futures. Services offered include food, shelter, medical care, training, and educational facilities serving over 1,800 children daily. There are no technology products, software platforms, or digital services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Outreach Program Street-based outreach program that engages homeless and vulnerable children in Phnom Penh, connecting them with shelter, food, medical care, and reintegration services offered by Mith Samlanh.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and major.

• Friends-InternationalflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization network. Mith Samlanh is a Friends Program, part of the international network working with marginalized children and youth.
• Phnom Penh MunicipalitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government partnership supporting community programs in the capital.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Hagar International: International NGO focused on recovery and reintegration of women and children from trafficking, abuse, and exploitation, with significant Cambodia operations. Comparable on shelter, education, and reintegration services for vulnerable children in Southeast Asia.

Broad incumbents

• World Vision Cambodia: Large international humanitarian organization running child-focused programs in Cambodia including sponsorship, education, and protection. Comparable on child welfare mission but at much larger scale and broader program portfolio.
• Save the Children Cambodia: Major international NGO operating in Cambodia across child protection, education, and health. Overlaps with Mith Samlanh on child welfare and education but operates as a large incumbent across many programs and geographies.
• Plan International Cambodia: International child-rights organization active in Cambodia with overlapping focus on marginalized children, education, and youth development. Comparable mission and beneficiary group but operates at significantly larger scale.
• ChildFund International: International child-focused NGO operating sponsorship and child protection programs across multiple Asian geographies including Cambodia. Comparable mission around child welfare and education, though broader and at larger scale.
• ActionAid Cambodia: International NGO working on women's rights, child protection, and community development in Cambodia. Overlaps with Mith Samlanh on child welfare and community-based programming.
• SOS Children's Villages Cambodia: International NGO operating family-based alternative care and youth support programs in Cambodia. Comparable in providing shelter, education, and reintegration for vulnerable children but at a larger, multi-site scale.

Direct peers

• Friends-International: Parent network of Mith Samlanh and operator of sibling 'Friends Programs' across multiple countries working with marginalized children and youth. Directly comparable in mission, program architecture (Outreach, Prevention, Education, Transitional Home, ChildSafe), and beneficiary profile.
• Pour un Sourire d'Enfant (PSE): Cambodia-based NGO providing food, shelter, medical care, education, and vocational training to destitute children in Phnom Penh. Directly comparable in geography, beneficiary population (street and vulnerable children), and comprehensive service model.
• Krousar Thmey: Cambodian NGO supporting vulnerable children through education, social support, and community-based programs. Comparable in Cambodia-based operations focused on disadvantaged and street-connected children.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mith-samlanh-organization

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Funding overview

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M&A

Investments

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