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Charitable Organizations and NGOs
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Volunteer opportunities and
Charitable Organizations: All Cambodia for more
information.
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
info@mloptapang.org ,
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
Cooking Classes
The
Traditional Khmer Cookery School
conducts regularly scheduled cooking classes, introducing
traditional Khmer recipes, ingredients and cooking techniques. Learn
how to make amok (coconut curry,) banana flower salad, pumpkin
custard and other Khmer dishes. Half-day, one, two and three day
courses available. Vegetarian recipes available and special requests
are welcome. Book a day in advance. Located on Ekareach Street near
the downtown.
Tel: 092-738615, 011-389772.
Massage
‘Massage’ is a word of multiple
meanings. Little wood shacks advertising ‘Massa’ in places like Phum
Thmey are very male-oriented, offering services well beyond massage.
The parlors listed below are welcoming to women, and provide proper,
traditional massage.
Islands Massage The Sihanoukville
branch of the well-known Island Massage from Phnom Penh and Siem
Reap. Traditional Khmer massage and foot massage. Fully
air-conditioned. Reasonably priced. On Ekareach St. in the center of
downtown, opposite the ANZ Bank. Tel: 034-399070
Lotus Spa Massage,
near the Golden Lion Traffic Circle, offers traditional Chinese
health massage, foot massage, oil massage, manicure and pedicure.
10AM - Midnight.
Tel: 034-933936
Sala Santepheap,
located downtown in the Starfish bakery, providing a wide range of
different massage treatments by highly trained blind practitioners.
Tel: 012-952011
Seeing Hands 3 Massage, Seeing-impaired masseuses. Japanese
massage. $3/hour. Downtown. 8AM - 9PM.
Sokha Beach Resort & Spa, Luxurious spa and treatment center
at the upscale Sokha Beach Resort & Spa. Spa packages, massage,
aromatherapy, body scrubs, body wraps, facials, swimming pool,
jacuzzi, fitness center. Tel: 034-935999.
Website: www.sokhahotels.com
Tropical Massage, located downtown on Ekareach St., offers a
wide range of different massage treatments including foot, body,
oil, power massage and aromatherapy, all in a/c comfort. 9:00AM -
Midnight.
Tel: 034-933726
Movies and Cinema
In addition to the larger cinemas listed
below, some of the guesthouses and bars offer movies including
Geckozy,
Holy Cow and
Sakal Bungalows.
Bungalow Village
at the base of Weather Station Hill
offers a unique open air cinema set in a pleasant hillside garden.
M/W/F/Sat at 7PM showing images of Cambodia followed by an inspiring
movie. BBQ, popcorn, ice cream, in addition to the regular
restaurant menu.
Program: 012-1770677, 012-490293
Top Cat Entertainment Center Indoor, air-conditioned cinema
with a 5mx3.5m meter screen. Comfortable sofa seating with snack and
drinks available. Regularly scheduled movies. Also offering
playstations and x-box. Located on the road to
‘Serendipity’ Beach near the
Golden Lions near the Golden Lions next to the Beach Road
Hotel.
Tattoos
SinVille Tattoo Studio offers
free consultation and quality tattooing by a western tattoo artist
with 14 years experience. European standards of cleanliness and
hygiene. custom work, translations in Khmer script, or choose from a
huge range of designs on file. Custom design orders welcome. Contact
Mark at the SinVille Tattoo Studio on 2 Thnou Street just off
the Golden Lion Traffic Circle.
Closed for the rainy season. Opening again October 2007. Tel:
092-856308
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