from the Style Traveller – a summary
The Shinta Mani Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Siem Reap, Cambodia, founded in 2004. Its main goal is to help local communities overcome poverty by offering support in education, health care, job training, clean water, and housing.
The Foundation works with the Shinta Mani Hotel, where many local people are employed. Profits from the hotel and guest donations help fund the charity’s activities. One major focus is education—children receive bicycles to travel to school, and the Shinta Mani School of Hospitality trains young people in hotel work, helping them find good jobs.
The Foundation also provides free medical and dental care, often with the help of international volunteers. They build water wells and teach villagers how to build them, creating jobs and access to clean water. Women are taught how to make and sell handmade goods like rattan mats.
So far, the Foundation has built 1,400 wells, 99 homes, trained 229 students, and given over 8,000 health check-ups. It’s making a real difference by giving people the tools and skills to build better futures.