Sustainable Cambodia, Pursat Province, Cambodia
Information
Sustainable Cambodia has its own extremely detailed web site, including information about volunteering. See the Link on the right hand side of this page.
UWC applications should be sent to the RCNUWC Volunteer Programme Coordinator, rather than directly to Sustainable Cambodia. See the Contact page to the right.
What?
A community based NGO working with the people of Pursat to provide education and make the community more self-reliant.
Where?
Osdao, a rural community in Pursat province, Cambodia, about four hours north of Phnom Penh, the capital.
Number of volunteers required?
Varies - see the Sustainable Cambodia website.
Other requirements?
Willingness to live in basic accommodation and to learn the language, Khmer; ability to contribute to the work with little supervision; self-motivation and an ability to take initiatives; interests in education and village and community development.Volunteers must pay for own food and accommodation - reckon on US$150 minimum per month.
Benefits?
The chance to contribute to the work of an organisation that channels 100% of its income into its work. The chance to learn Khmer. Opportunites to explore the local region at weekends.
Minimum length of stay?
Three to six months, the longer the better.
Volunteer tasks?
Refer to Sustainable Cambodia website for different possibilities. Teaching English, basic computer skills and handicrafts; working with the local community to find sustainable economic opportunities within the village; skills and interest in theater, art, dance and music also valuable.
Details?
Established in 2001 by Sustainable Cambodia, an organization with the mission of helping the village of Osdao to become a self-sustaining community, Lasky School provides education, books, clothes, school supplies, bicycles and English classes to approximately 100 children from 46 families in the surrounding community. Many of the families are also provided with monthly food supplements, helping them break the cycle of need that keeps their children working in the fields rather than learning new skills in school and applying knowledge that can help their community develop.
Start date?
Variable - see website for more information.
Current volunteers?
None
Former volunteers?
2006-2007:
Øyvind Bjornerud Mo, Norway, RCNUWC 04-06 (oyvinduwc@gmail.com)
Thea Beck Syversen, Norway, RCNUWC 04-06 (theasyversen@gmail.com)
2005-2006: Neil Davis, U.K., RCNUWC 2001 (ec1nwmd@bath.ac.uk)
Pattamon Rungchavalnont, Thailand, Adriatic 2005 (rocky_marsha@hotmail.com)
2004-2005: Elias Vartio, Finland, Hong Kong UWC (saile85@yahoo.com)
Horacio Diaz Adda, Uruguay, RCNUWC 2003 (horaciouwc@hotmail.com)
Yauheni Hladki, Belarus, RCNUWC 2002 (yauhenio@gmail.com)