Volunteering in rural Cambodia

By John Carleton

South East Asia, it’s a popular one on that well trodden back-packing route. Buckets in Bangkok, tubing in Laos, the DMZ and the splendour of Angkor Wat. Undoubtedly, it’s a region steeped in history and culture with a lot to offer. But have you got anything to give back?

On a path less taken, in the Takeo Province of Southern Cambodia, is a place that welcomes travellers with open arms, provides a base to explore a guide-free and queue-less Kampuchea, a place to eat, sleep and meet others, and most importantly of all – change your life and that of fifty kids for the better.

Read the rest of NFO volunteer John Carleton's article for the popular travel-writing website, Travelmag, by clicking here