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We are an earth ship, free education center built on an organic moringa, mango, aloe vera, turmeric..etc farm.
We are working our project to self sustainability so that it may generate revenue to run our free education center. We do this through internships, production of natural products and upcycled glassware. We are currently preparing our facility to receive these interns in the future and are seeking volunteers to help us prepare for that.
At our school, we aim to empower the local youth by spreading awareness and education that can enable the villagers to be mindful of themselves and their impact in the environment. We aspire to empower future humanitarians and leaders in sustainable development.
We invite trade-skills professionals, artists, farmers, teachers, and people who want to make the world better to come share their trades. There are many aspects to our program and we would be able to utilize volunteers in a multitude of backgrounds.
We have a three bedroom bungalow on stilts and tents available in rural Kampot. You would be living in a small village of lovely Cambodian people, who are so pleasant to interact with on a day to day basis. It is here you will be able to see how Khmer people live in the countryside.
It is an opportunity to understand a culture, a way of being, doing, way of thinking and perceiving life. This may be a place to ponder life, why the Khmer are always smiling, how to get in rhythm with nature and give of yourself to make Our world better.
A Cambodian family lives on-site, they are very friendly and will invite you to be able to feel what it is like to be apart of their culture. This includes celebrations, cooking together, learning phrases in Khmer, volleyball and swimming in the local waterhole.
We have three bathrooms, running water, a BBQ, and solar electricity. We require those who stay to contribute 25 hours per week of work. We recommend renting a moto from town, so you are able to travel into town for groceries, a night on the town or a day trip to the river or beach.. They generally run at $4 per day. It is important you are responsible for for own trash and pack it in and out on your own or put it into a building project. Be mindful of plastic consumption when buying groceries.
You are welcome to cook your own meals or have meals with the Khmer family. All we ask is that you contribute $2.50 toward groceries to the Khmer family per meal and they will be happy to cook for you. Srey Srah is an excellent cook and loves to teach how to cook Khmer food.
We are currently making drinking glasses, ashtrays and bottle bricks, the bricks, moringa products, preparing our orders to receive interns, harvesting and drying moringa, setting up a distiller for essential oil and our production facility is slowly getting finished as well.
We hold the space in this project for people to come from all walks of life and contribute a skill, passion and/or lesson to enrich the lives this village and especially our students. All types of classes can be taught from yoga to science to art to building a clay oven! Feel free to be creative!
For those who are farmers, we are always looking to better our farm and seek those passionate about farming and sustainable development.
One week minimum stay, volunteer pick up days are on Saturday. You will be required to rent a Moto or Tuk Tuk to get there.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
This is full immersion into a new way of thinking, acting, doing and being. We aim to aide the community and empower local children make a positive contribution to our world. The opportunity for self reflection, awareness and spiritual growth are huge!
Help
We have three segments of opportunity. Teaching English, trade skills, art or sports. Working with up-cycling glass products and helping take care of the farm.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Khmer: Fluent
Accommodation
Bungalow sleeping, Indoor Bathrooms, Outdoor Kitchen, Tents
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
25 hours per week
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We made all kind of tasks in the garden with Bong Da. He taught us a lot about moringa, lemongrass, mango and all the plants they had. We worked with Bong Da and could constantly… read more
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We made all kind of tasks in the garden with Bong Da. He taught us a lot about moringa, lemongrass, mango and all the plants they had. We worked with Bong Da and could constantly… read more
We spent 10 days with a big group of volunteers (13), we really enjoyed it. We celebrated Christmas all together with a very good dinner!!… read more
As Rachel was out of country we were introduced to the project by Ellie. We were the only volunteers at that time.
We lived in the volunteers house which is very basic but beautiful and in the middle of nature, just next to the school as well as to the Khmer familys house.
We mostly helped on the… read more
I stayed 2 weeks and honestly felt like I could stay more!
I left with an abundance of gratitude, knowledge of the land, appreciation for the community and a stream of inspiration.
Rachel has invested her whole heart and soul into this foundation and it really shows!!
The children are so beautiful! So willing to… read more
We learned a lot about Moringa and the culture of the kymer.
We had a lot of fun with the children from the village and great new friends have… read more
The project is based on self sustainability and educating the children from the village. During my time here I worked with Bong Do & the other volunteers in weeding the moringa trees, caring for the nursery, speaking with the children… read more
We had an awesome experience staying at the Foundation, it definitely will be the highlight of our time in Cambodia.
We look forward to returning one day...
We had an amazing time while trying to make ourselves useful for the different parts of the project: taking care of the moringa trees, help during English lessons, reparing the roof, recycling wine bottles,...
Sometimes you need to be proactive as there is not always somebody to tell… read more
We spent most of the time picking moringa and tending to the mango trees, but also enjoyed helping some of the locals to learn English.
Met a lot of great people, both foreign and local and couldn't have asked for a better first volunteering… read more
We stayed more less two weeks here and was a really good experience. For us to share the time and knowaledges with Bong Da and his family was wonderful. We learned about the moringa trees with them and we worked in diferents projects like reciclable glass art. The best project for us was working in the school with the childrens. We would… read more
Before I write my review, I'd like to also add a couple of important points that can easily be missed so that Volunteers can be FULLY prepared for their trip out to the school/farm.
1. You will need your own transportation (Scooter/Motorbike) and it will take about 50 minutes… read more
