Funding & Support

We have a unique management model - utilizing only native Cambodians for all paid staff positions, and having all international directors, officers and managers be volunteers who pay their own expenses. This unique model allows us to accomplish a great deal with extremely modest administrative costs. Some organizations brag about their efficiency in having only 15-20% administrative and fundraising costs. Sustainable Cambodia’s combined administrative and fundraising costs are under 3%! So 97% of our funding goes directly into the on-the-ground programs.

The following groups are major supporters of Sustainable Cambodia. They are all helping to change the world in very positive ways, and we are grateful for the help they have given our grass-root organization.

Rotary Clubs (www.rotary.org)
Rotary International is the world's oldest and most international service organization, with over 1.2 million members in 32,000 clubs, in almost 200 countries. Rotary's motto is "Service Above Self", and Rotarians live their lives in accordance with this motto. Many of our Cambodian staff and leadership are Rotarians, and our National Coordinator in Cambodia was Charter President of Rotary Club of Pursat. Our Board of Directors and our international volunteers include many Rotarians, and a number of Rotary Clubs sponsor projects through Sustainable Cambodia. Rotary-sponsored projects often focus on water, health, education, empowerment and self-sufficiency, and several Sustainable Cambodia projects may be funded in part by Rotary matching grants at any given time. Each grant is supported and sponsored through a Rotary Club somewhere in the world. In addition to grants, many Rotary Clubs provide non-matching grant funding for specific programs, such as wells or education, and many Rotarians around the world are child sponsors or individual supporters. The Rotary motto of Service Above Self has helped transform lives in Cambodia.

To learn more about what individual Rotary Clubs are doing, visit  http://www.sustainablecambodia.org/rotary/

The Trivani Foundation (www.trivani.org)
The Trivani Foundation is a non-profit organization that strives to bring humanitarian aid to the deprived areas of the world and numerous communities that need help. They are assisting thousands of people in countries such as Kenya, Uganda, and the Philippines, and now in Cambodia, implementing projects that not only relieve the suffering of underdeveloped communities but also provide education and financial support for the start of a more successful life-independent of others' aid.

The RICE Fund (www.thericefund.org)
RICE (Returns Invested in Children and Education) raises funds from participants in the alternative investment industry to help children across Asia. Its goals are to improve the quality of life of the children it reaches and to give them access to the fundamentals for living: shelter, healthcare, education and hope. By working with rigorously selected charities and charitable projects across Asia, RICE is committed to ensuring that all donations it receives are spent on those who are in need of them. TALK DOES NOT COOK RICE - Chinese Proverb

Bridges Across Borders (www.bridgesacrossborders.org)
Bridges is a an international organization of activists, artists, travelers, students, educators and lovers of Earth's diversity. Their purpose is to dissolve the imagined and imposed borders that separate people by encouraging a cooperative spirit that builds understanding of the global community; promoting appreciation for cultural diversity; supporting projects that lead to sustainable economic self-sufficiency; preserving ancient cultures and ancient species; teaching creative nonviolent methods of resolving conflict; and promoting the universal principles of human rights.