Cambodia
Volunteer Opportunities, Charitable Organizations, Good Causes and NGOs
Give blood, dine for a cause, do volunteer work, shop responsibly, donate to an NGO, support a disadvantaged child...there are many ways to that you can help disadvantaged Cambodians and contribute to the development of the country. The projects and places listed below are but a few of those available in Cambodia . Though we have done our best to list only organizations, charities and businesses which have received favorable reviews from the press, government sources and former volunteers and visitors, we have no means of verifying the reports. Inclusion in the following list is not an endorsement of the listed organization.
Siem Reap
After you've seen the temples, you've met the kids…Now you can give them something back. It's just precious gift of education.
Please ask Vishnu Travel, Palm Garden Lodge, and Angkor Sor Phoun Villa. To find out
The Volunteer Development School Poverty Children School & Sunrise Angkor Children's village.
ACCB
the Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB) is the first nature conservation center in Cambodia , located near the Angkorian site of Kbal Spean, in the beautiful countryside about one hour north of Siem Reap. The aims of the center are the rescue, rehabilitation, breeding and reintroduction of threatened wildlife, in combination with an environmental education program, in which we promote wildlife conservation and train local villagers in the sustainable use of natural resources. Free guided center tour Monday to Friday at 13:00 (for groups, other times can be arranged).
Tel: 011-426856, 099-604017
E-mail: info@accb-cambodia.org
Web site in German: www.accb-cambodia.org
Web site in English: www.accb-cambodia.org/english.html
Angkor Hospital for Children Cambodia 's premier pediatric teaching hospital is providing world quality health care and treatment absolutely free to Cambodian children. Cash and blood donations are always welcome.
Tel: 063-963409
Fax: 063-760452
Website: www.fwab.org
Beatocello and Jayavarman VII Hospital Dr. Beat Richner plays Bach on the cello and speaks about the activities of his children's hospitals ( Jayavarman VII in Siem Reap, Kantha Bopha 1 and 2 in Phnom Penh ) every Friday and Saturday evening at 7:15PM. Performances are held at the Jayavarman VII Hospital , located on the road to Angkor Wat. Dr. Richner provides an entertaining and worthy Saturday evening. The hospital welcomes both monetary and blood donations.
Website: www.beatocello.com
Butterflies Garden Restaurant Providing advanced restaurant training to graduates of the Shinta Mani Hospitality Institute and support for the children who supply the garden with tropical butterflies. The gift shop features items produced by organizations benefiting orphaned and abandoned children and communities living with HIV/AIDS. A portion of profits fund programs for children and youth in Cambodia . Located in the Wat Bo area.
Website: www.butterfliesofangkor.com
The Global Child The Global Child is a non-profit, non-political, non-partisan organization founded to build and operate specialty schools and safe-houses for gifted street-children in developing, war-torn countries around the world. At The Global Child Schools, selected children – hungry for education, food, health-care and a wholesome future – are nurtured and empowered to adopt a proactive humanitarian role within their communities. Volunteer opportunities
Website: www.theglobalchild.org
The Green Gecko Project The Green Gecko Project supports children that are ex-beggars. 97% of our kids are off the street and all kids of school age are now attending accredited Khmer school. The Green Gecko Project is about empowering these children with skills, education, care and support to enable them to break the begging cycle and live to their highest potential. It also provides shelter, care and stability for those physically battered or psychologically in need. At Green Gecko , the children can eat a hot lunch, attend an English class, feel secure, play, get a hug, put their pictures up on the wall, have a shower, get their hair combed, nails cut, brush their teeth and receive medical attention. They can attend fun excursions and receive the chance to expand their interests and knowledge of new subjects, by participating (somewhat enthusiastically) in dance, art and craft, drama, photography, gymnastics and performance classes... Volunteer opportunities.
Website: www.greengeckoproject.org/
Helper Students for the Poor Children of Cambodia Organization The Helper Students for the Poor Children of Cambodia Organization (HSPCCO), is a NGO providing foster care and free education for poor and underprivileged children in Siem Reap Province in Cambodia . Donations welcome. Volunteer opportunities.
Website: www.hspcco.org.uk
Osmose Since 1999, Osmose has undertaken a pilot action linking conservation and development in the Prek Toal area of the Tonle Sap lake in Cambodia . The site is the last breeding stronghold in Southeast Asia for large waterbirds, which were then seriously threatened by massive egg and chick collection for local consumption. The project implements an original approach integrating waterbird conservation, environmental education and ecotourism, with the equitable development of the local communities as an overall goal. After six years of efforts and ant's work, the waterbird colonies are saved, more than 1000 children follow the environmental education program, Osmose is the first ecotourism provider in the area, and over 100 poor families benefit from socio-sanitary support and alternative income-generating activities.
Website: www.osmosetonlesap.net
Tourism Training Schools in Siem Reap Jobs in the tourism industry can provide a significantly higher wage than most jobs available in Cambodia . Schools such as Sala Bai and Ecole d'Hôtellerie et de Tourisme Paul Dubrule are NGO based, training young Cambodians in tourism industry related skills. Ecole d'Hôtellerie et de Tourisme Paul Dubrule is one of the best equipped facility in the country and depends in part on donations. The school operates a training restaurant, Le Jardin des Délices and a functioning training hotel with modeled after 5-star hotels. See the Siem Reap Hotel and Restaurant listings.
Tel: 063-963673, Fax: 063-963671
Website: www.ecolepauldubrule.org
The Trailblazer Foundation The Trailblazer Foundation helps rural villages in impoverished countries develop water programs and community projects that improve their ability to raise healthy families, adequate food and generate sustainable incomes. Volunteer opportunities.
Website: www.thetrailblazerfoundation.org
Responsible Shopping in Siem Reap Some handicraft shops are NGO-based, providing training, producing products and/or providing an outlet for products created as part of an NGO program. Rajana - “Giving young Cambodians the opportunities for employment in the production and marketing of Cambodia crafts.” Near the Old Market Tel: 012-481894; Samatoa Cooperative - ''Samatoa" means "fair" in Khmer. A ‘responsible enterprise,' aiming to give marginal Cambodian women a means of long-term professional integration, while respecting environmental and social values. Offering international quality tailored and rack clothing in silk and more. Located in the Wat Bo area.
Tel: 012-827675
Responsible Touring Some tour companies specializing in tours outside the main park area make an extra effort toward minimizing the negative environmental/ social impact of tour activities, maximizing the benefit to the local communities and focusing on socially, culturally and environmentally responsible destinations and subjects. See Sam Veasna Center and Hidden Cambodia Adventure Tours .
The Sangkheum Center for Children The Sangkheum Center for Children provides education, training, scholastic support and care to children between the ages of 4 and 17. In Khmer, Sangkheum means 'Hope'. Since 2001, the Sangkheum Center for Children has given hope to over 260 orphaned, abused or neglected children and provided education and vocational training to many more who otherwise would not have the opportunity to go to school. Volunteer opportunities.
Website: www.sangkheum.org/index.php
Schools for Children of Cambodia (SCC) Schools for Children of Cambodia partners with local communities to improve access and quality of basic education in Cambodia . Schools for Children of Cambodia is seeking enthusiastic and creative volunteers to teach English within local schools in small villages around Siem Reap. As a volunteer, you will teach basic English language skills to primary and secondary school students as well as teachers. You will create a positive learning environment for your students, sharing the skills and knowledge gained through your education and life experiences with those who have not had the same advantages.
E-mail: info@schools4cambodia.org
Website: www.schools4cambodia.org
Singing Tree Community Center This garden cafe doubles up as a community hub, offering a variety of classes, practice, information & bookings for eco-tourism, volunteer network. Regular Yoga practice with visiting teachers, chats and meditation practice with Buddhist monks, screenings of movies on social ecology, Zen lectures, wildlife conservation lectures, dance classes for kids and more. Be sure to look out for their weekly program posted about town, or check out the program page on their website www.singingtreecafe.com .
Volunteer opportunity information: www.singingtreecafe.com/volunteer.html
Tel: 092-635500
Tonle Sap Exhibition The Exhibition on the Khmer Heritage is sponsored by Krousar Thmey, (an NGO assisting children in Cambodia ). The current exhibition is dedicated to the Tonle Sap Lake and the people, culture and environment of the area. Informative displays, maps, photos, models of traditional houses, boats and fishing implements with written explanations in French, English and Khmer. The highlight of the exhibit is a working scale model of the Tonle Sap Lake . Open everyday. Donations accepted. Located on the road to Angkor Wat just past the Jayavarman VII hospital.
The Volunteer Development Poverty Children School Education for poverty stricken children in Siem Reap. Voluteer opportunities.
Website: www.singingtreecafe.com/images/volunteer/Documents.jpg
Phnom Penh and near Phnom Penh
New Cambodian Children's Life Association
E-mail: nccla007@yahoo.com
New Futures Orphanage (KHKOBYC) - Orphanage serving poor Cambodian children. Located in Takeo province near Phnom Penh . Volunteer opportunities. Email: khkobyc_cambodia@yahoo.co.uk
Save the Children Cambodia for Development (SCD) Save the Children Cambodia for Development is a benevolent, non-profit, local organization dedicated to improving the welfare of children. Our mission is to provide education, life skills and a happy environment to children who have been denied these due to their circumstances of poverty, loss of parent, AIDS and victims of landmines. Orphanages located in Phnom Penh . Donations welcome. Volunteer opportunities.
Tel: 023-356563, 011-286549
Email: chanscd@scdcambodia.org
Website: www.scdcambodia.org
Seametrey Seametrey is a Cambodian NGO running several projects with the stated goal of the "moral reconstruction of Cambodia " through "returning self-esteem to the Cambodian people and fostering communication and solidarity between Cambodians from all walks of life." To this end Seametrey currents runs the Seametrey Children's Village , the Seametrey Boat Restaurant project and is in the process of adding two more projects: package tours in Cambodia and a boat library i.e., Tevong Komar project. Donations welcome. Volunteer opportunities at the Seametrey Children's Village .
E-mail: kanika74@gmail.com
Website: www.seametreycambodia.org
Sunrise Children's Villages Very well regarded international NGO orphanages in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, run by Geraldine Cox, providing a huge range of services Cambodian orphans and children. Following are some of the things that Sunrise provides for the children under our care: Love; Food; Shelter; Inoculation against Polio, TB, Typhoid, Hepatitis A and B; Clothing (includes provision of 2 school uniforms); Medical and Dental Care; Education at Government School; Evening English Language Classes; Traditional Cambodian Music and Dance Lessons; Sewing Classes; Field Trips; Personal Counseling when required; English-Language Library; Physical Exercise Program, Health & Hygiene Instruction, Family Planning and HIV Aids Awareness; Computer School; Carpentry School; Agricultural Training; Life Skills Weekend Workshops; Employment and Accommodation is secured for the children when they turn 18 and have to leave Sunrise . Orphanages located in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. Donations welcome. Visitors welcome.
Website: www.sunrisechildrensvillage.com/index.htm
Sihanoukville
M'Lop Tapang is a Sihanoukville-based Cambodian NGO offering support, protection, positive choices and hope to street children and their families. M'Lop Tapang aims to reintegrate street children back to education, their families and their community, allowing them to lead happy, independent lives.
M'Lop Tapang works with and provides services to over 600 children through the following channels: Extensive outreach program; Daytime education and recreational center; Safe nighttime shelter; 24 hours Drop In Center for youth wanting to quit drugs; Community shelters and playgrounds in the slums; formal and informal education, life skills education, protection from all forms of abuse, medical care and health promotion, public school reintegration and other services.
To support M'Lop Tapang , visit the M'Lop Tapang shop on Serendipity Beach where you can purchase goods as well as leave a donation. M''Lop Tapang urges you to use ChildSafe motodups and guesthouses while you are in Sihanouk Ville. Tel: 034-934072
E-mail: info@mloptapang.org
Web site: www.mloptapang.org
The Starfish Project is a unique grass roots organization that strives to assist poor Cambodians who fall between the helping hands of governmental channels or other NGO's. Starfish does this by facilitating access for Cambodian people in Sihanouk Ville and neighboring provinces to existing social services and resources, and providing direct person-to-person assistance when such assistance is not available through governmental or other non-governmental channels. Starfish activities include medical care, housing projects, water and sanitation as well as small business assistance.
Starfish was founded in Sihanouk Ville in 2000 as a community-based humanitarian organization and has since assisted thousands of families with emergency care and development initiatives. Starfish projects all have a beginning and an end in sight when they are undertaken. Projects that require sustenance, or in other ways discourage our clients' independence are not taken on. Assistance is given in many ways to ensure that initiated projects are locally viable and sustainable.
The Starfish Bakery & Café and related Starfish businesses cover all the project's administrative costs. All donations go directly to helping our clients. Stop by for a cup of coffee and we'll tell you more!
Tel: 012-952011
E-mail: info@starfishcambodia.org
Web site: www.starfishcambodia.org |
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