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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
For additional information on charitable
organizations and volunteer work in Siem Reap contact the folks at
Earthwalkers
Guesthouse,
Singing
Tree, Bou Savy
Guesthouse or The Warehouse Bar for the latest local
information.
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
Kampot/Kep
For those interested in contributing
some of their time to the community, Kampot has many volunteer
opportunities with NGOs and other charitable organizations
(teaching, assistance with children and disabled people,
reconstruction projects, etc.) Contact
Little Garden Bar,
Blissful
Guesthouse, Boddhi Village (Tel: 012-728884, Website:
http://web.mac.com/houstonair/iweb/ ), Epic Arts Cafe (Tel:
011-376968) or check out the local advertiser the Kampot Dar-laing
for more information about volunteer opportunities in the area. Also
check out the
Little Garden Bar volunteer page on their website.
ASPECA Orphanage Visitors and
short term volunteers welcome. Contributions of learning materials
(books, pencils, games, etc.) are also welcome. Call for
appointment. Located on Tek Chhou Road, Kampot.
Tel: 012-262193, 016-826136 (Mr.
Souvanny)
Chumkriel
Language School (CLS)
Chumkriel Language School
is a subsidized evening school that teaches English to approximately
250 students in the Chumkriel Commune of Kampot province, Cambodia.
The school opened in October 2005. In September 2007 the school
sought official recognition from Cambodian Ministry of Education,
Youth and Sport. Its stated aim is to offer a substantially better
quality of English language education than is available locally, in
a rapidly developing area where students can benefit greatly from
English language skills. The school has an active
volunteer
program which gives the
students access to native speakers.
E-mail:
clskampot@gmail.com
E-mail:
cls_school_kampot@yahoo.co.uk
Website:
www.chumkriellanguageschool.com
Epic Arts Café Epic Arts
encourages and helps change perception of disability with society.
The café provides employment opportunities to the deaf and disabled
members of the community communities. Serving teas, cakes, fruit
shakes, lunch and snacks. Cakes to order.
Tel: 011-376968
Website:
www.epicarts.org.uk
Kampong Kreng School
Conversational English and interactive learning with young students
near the small village of Kampong Kreng. Visitors welcome. Volunteer
opportunities. Contact at Kampong Kreng school, 3km north of Kampot
on the river road, first school on the left.
Maison les Jeunes at la Culture
NGO based school teaching English, French computer classes, sports,
dance, art and more. Volunteer opportunities. Located opposite the
Vietnam/Cambodia Friendship Monument in Kampot.
Tel: 033-932363
E-mail:
aja_mjc@forum.org.kh
Rural Enterprise Center of Chamkar
Bei Foundation of Help the Poor (FHP) providing training
in integrated agriculture at its rural training center, Chamkar Bei
Village, Kep. Volunteer opportunities.
Contact Linda at 012-660712 for
appointment.
E-mail:
ruralvolunteerkampot@yahoo.com
Seeing Hands 5 Massage NGO-based
massage shop offering Shiatsu-style massage by seeing-impaired
masseurs and masseuses. All proceeds go directly to the massage
therapists. Located about 50 meters off the riverfront.
Tel: 012-428465
Battambang
Circus In partnership with Asian Trails, the Phare
Ponleu Selpak NGO gives Cambodian children from poor and
disabled families the opportunity to “have access to culture via
different artistic activities” including music, drawing drama,
dancing and circus. See traditional Cambodian circus acts daily
beginning at 7:00PM or 8:00PM. US$6 admission. Contact Asian
Trails (Tel/Fax: 053-730088 in Battambang, or 023-216555 in
Phnom Penh), or the Phare Ponleu Selpak office (Tel: 053-952424,
012-890360) for the schedule. Located on Route #5 about 1km west of
town.
Website:
www.phareps.org
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