Responsible Tourism with Hanuman Travel
Responsible Tourism is travel that makes better places to visit and better places to live. This means everyone benefits from the experience, including the visitor and the host communities. We work with a selected group of NGOs in Cambodia who are making an impact on the lives of local people. We have chosen a combination of causes to ensure you can assist in any area of development, be it healthcare, education, child welfare, heritage preservation and the promotion of arts and culture.
Elephant Valley Project
The Elephant Valley Project’s main aim is to provide a safe location away from the villages to treat sick and injured elephants. Our lessons, training, and environs are very similar to that which local mahouts encounter in their villages. The development of ecotourism helps support these activities.
Phare the Cambodian Circus
Phare the Cambodian Circus, meaning “the brightness of art”, is a Cambodian non-government organisation founded by 8 young Cambodians returnees from a refugee camp in Thailand. The idea is to use art and expression to help young refugees overcome trauma. They have created a high-energy contemporary circus performance to help improve living standards and revive Cambodian arts and culture.
Artisans d’Angkor
Artisans d’Angkor promotes the sustainable development of Cambodian arts and crafts to benefit rural communities. It provides training to young Cambodians, enabling them to rediscover lost talents and make a living in their home villages. It has created over 1,000 jobs, including 624 craftsmen. The craftsmen have formed an association known as Artisanat Khmer.
Pour un Sourire d’Enfant
PSE aims to rescue Cambodian children who are forced to scavenge through the rubbish dumps to survive. 1000 children who have missed part of their schooling are given education to allow them to catch up. Around 5000 other children are supported in public schools around the city. Children receive daily meals and showers. Families also benefit from daily medical care.
Sam Veasna Center
Sam Veasna Center organises responsible tours to remote habitats that benefit rural communities and promote wildlife conservation. Founded in 2003 to serve as a focal point for conservation initiatives in Northwestern Cambodia, Sam Veasna works with communities in remote areas to develop and promote their ecotourism enterprises.
