Volunteering from Home—Tips and Suggestions

Volunteering from Home—Tips and Suggestions

Virtual volunteering is a great way for you to make an impact while allowing yourself to stay in the comfort of your own home. Professionals doing good has had the fortune of already having had a few volunteers from various parts of the world who were able to donate...
The Spirit Houses of Cambodia

The Spirit Houses of Cambodia

  You may have seen these little colourful, pagoda-shaped shrines all over Cambodia.   Spirit houses come from the tradition of keeping spirits housed and happy, whether they are spirits of nature or spirits of ancestors. These miniature temples are often...
Elodie Rasoloarivony

Elodie Rasoloarivony

Meet Elodie Rasoloarivony…   Elodie was required to do an overseas internship of 4 months as part of her Globalisation and International Trade master’s programme, and she found the perfect opportunity as a digital marketing intern at Ammo Jewellery in...
The National Sport of Khmer Boxing

The National Sport of Khmer Boxing

  While football is gaining popularity in Cambodia, Khmer boxing is the country’s traditional national sport. Due to the cultural cleansing perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge regime in the 1970s, a lot of information about the tradition of Khmer boxing has been...
Samantha Larose

Samantha Larose

Meet Samantha Larose…   Samantha is a volunteer from Canada who was working with the Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC) as a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist when the coronavirus became a global pandemic. Samantha was forced to return home in the middle...
Stuart Culshaw

Stuart Culshaw

Meet Stuart Culshaw… Stuart Culshaw is a technical communicator, web designer and content strategist and has been virtually volunteering with Professionals doing good for the past year, helping to improve various aspects of the Pdg website. Originally from...
Mayssa Benchenaa

Mayssa Benchenaa

Meet Mayssa Benchenaa…   Mayssa was a graphic design volunteer at Free to Shine (FTS), a child protection organisation in Cambodia. Mayssa is now here to tell us about her volunteer experience!   Hi, Mayssa! Do you feel the project makes an impact in...
Riding the Waves of Cambodian Culture

Riding the Waves of Cambodian Culture

  One of the advantages of long-term overseas volunteering is having the opportunity to not only visit a new country, but to be able to explore in-depth the values and habits of the local community. Long-term volunteering abroad as a professional also allows you...
Pia Richards

Pia Richards

Meet Pia Richards…   Volunteering at Angkor Hospital for Children in Siem Reap, Cambodia, has been one of the highlights of my professional career to date. The opportunity to use my skills and education to contribute to an organisation making actual...
Eleonore Buffet

Eleonore Buffet

Meet Eleonore Buffet…   Eleonore is a volunteer from France who volunteered with Fauna in Focus in a marketing and eco-tourism development position. Eleonore is now here to tell us about her time volunteering in Siem Reap.   Hi, Eleonore! What was the...
How to Find Accommodation in Cambodia

How to Find Accommodation in Cambodia

  When volunteering in Cambodia, finding the right place to sleep is important both for its impact on your finances and for the quality of your private life after volunteering hours. Since many of our volunteer positions take place over a few months, volunteers...