OSCaRBoard Announcement – Executive Director Appointment
The Board of Directors of Children In Families is pleased to announce the appointment of our new Executive Director, Mr Sam Ol Um. Sam Ol has been a vital member of the CIF OSCAR team since 2016 and has 13 years of experience covering a range of senior management roles and responsibilities.
CiFChildren in Families·2023-11-01·3 min read
OSCaRLost in translation: Part 2 Bridging the Khmer/English language gap
Earlier this week, we explored why the language used in social work matters. We looked at all the reasons why we at CIF insist on Cambodian social workers for Cambodian clients. If CIF believes so passionately in doing Khmer language based work with our clients, what do we do about working with organisations and people who…
CiFChildren in Families·2018-11-24·4 min read
OSCaROSCaR in Myanmar: Providing Technical Support for like-minded organisations
In late March, two of CIF’s staff members travelled to Yangon, Myanmar, to provide training to two organisations on how to use OSCaR. Project Manager Sam Ol, and Chris, the Social Work Technical Adviser, spent three days with staff from Kinnected and from Compasio. The organisations work with vulnerable children in Myanmar and along the…
CiFChildren in Families·2018-04-25·2 min read
OSCaRSharing CIF’s Experience: Consulting in Indonesia
In February this year, Save the Children International put a request to Children in Families, asking that we consider sending a couple of staff members to a conference in Indonesia. The Indonesian government is in the process of setting up and formalising foster care across the country. Save the Children suggested that CIF’s experience in…
CiFChildren in Families·2018-03-17·2 min read
OSCaROSCaR and Social Work: Why Language Matters
Today is International Mother Language Day. The theme of the day is that “linguistic diversity and multilingualism count for sustainable development.” Put more simply, in the world of development, you need a good grasp on the language you’re working in for your work to be effective The UN goes on to explain “It is through…
CiFChildren in Families·2018-02-21·4 min read
OSCaRCompassion and Capacity Building: Sam Ol’s Journey to CIF
Across the Border Either coated in dust or rutted in mud, the refugee camp Sigh II – situated in the mountains of Thailand – was the birthplace of Sam Ol. His very poor and humble beginning set a stirring in his heart to fight for justice causes in society. It would become a foundation for…
CiFChildren in Families·2018-02-13·3 min read
OSCaRA Case Management System – What’s That?
The Case Management System Last week we linked to a post from M’lop Tapang about a trip some of our staff made to Sihanoukville. Our CMS team went to deliver six laptop computers, and begin the process of helping the M’lop Tapang Social Workers migrate their work flow to the CIF Case Management System. Back…
CiFChildren in Families·2017-06-02·7 min read
