We offer volunteers two accommodation options: live in our volunteer house, or live independently in a rental apartment.

 

The Volunteer House

See more of the volunteer house in our gallery

• If you choose to live in the volunteer house, you will share a bedroom with an en suite with one other volunteer in a house with up to 14 volunteers.
• The house is about ten minutes walk from the school and the house fee includes a bicycle to get around town.
• There are fans in all rooms, but no air conditioning.
• There are no hot showers in the house, which is standard for Cambodian houses.
• Bedrooms are lockable and secure.
• Breakfast, a cooked lunch, and dinner are prepared by our Cambodian cooks every day, except on Cambodian public holidays and school holidays (7 to 9 days during each semester).
• Most meals are Khmer food, which is often served with rice or noodles.
• We can cater for vegetarians and vegans, and various allergies. Please ensure you inform us of your dietary requirements in your application.

Accommodation Fee

We manage the volunteer house with the intention of it being self sufficient. The house fee allows our volunteer program finances to be completely separate from our school finances. With all of our volunteers supporting themselves financially, no money from school revenue is taken away from our annual donation to CRDT.

For detail about the cost of living at the house, please see our cost breakdowns.

For details of the schools finances, please see our financial disclosure page.

Independent Living

You are welcome to live independently in private accommodation. If you wish, we can help to find affordable, comfortable and secure apartments in the local neighbourhood. We have a number of trusted landlords in the area who have hosted many of our independent volunteers.

Often, we match independent volunteers to share apartments. This helps keep costs low.

If you prefer to find your own accommodation, we can advise the best way to find rental properties around Phnom Penh.

If you choose to live independently, you will deal directly with the landlord and pay them your monthly rent, electricity, water and cable TV fee (optional). Independent volunteers pay no fee to us at any time.

For more details on private living costs, please visit our costs page.

Local markets and convenience stores are all close by, and there is a western style supermarket around 10 minutes away by Tuk Tuk or Moto. There are also lots of excellent and cheap places to eat and drink around town. See Canby’s Phnom Penh Guide Book.

Below are some examples of apartments we can arrange for you

This one bedroom apartment is secure, and has a western style kitchen, A/C and small balcony. Rent is around US$300 per month, plus utilities.

This two bedroom Khmer style apartment has fans, a spacious balcony, and comes fully furnished. Rent is around US$250 per month, plus utilities.