Non-profit, eco-minded Cambodian boutique inn has a Canadian twist
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Non-profit, eco-minded Cambodian boutique inn has a Canadian twist
Non-profit, eco-minded Cambodian boutique inn has a Canadian twist
The Green Leaf Boutique Hotel in Siem Reap is owned by three Canadians who’ve made it a non-profit venture to help orphans and a village in need of clean water.
Torontonian Irina Andreea will be the hotel's full-time yoga, meditation and nutritional instructor.
Three humanitarian workers from Greater Toronto have created what they say is the first and only hotel of its kind in Cambodia — it’s non-profit.
The Green Leaf Boutique Hotel in Siem Reap is the brainchild of Amir Azimi (an international disaster response worker), Simon Scaduto (a government employee) and Damien Daniel (a transportation company worker).
Back story: Azimi says the co-founders fell for Cambodia while volunteering. They leased a hotel, renovated it, and opened it Nov. 1 as a non-profit (technically, as a charity, since Cambodia doesn’t have non-profit status). Profits will go to the local orphanage where they volunteer, an education program, and a water purification project.
What’s in a name: The hotel is named for the Moringa oleifera tree. Some believe the seeds can be used to purify water for developing countries.
Buzzworthy: The Green Leaf has hired and trained 12 people, most from the nearby orphanage where they volunteer.
Next: The hotel has hired Irina Andreea from Toronto to be the yoga, mediation and nutritional instructor. They plan to take over land next door to build a yoga/meditation centre, and hope to start managing the orphanage and build a new school on its grounds.
Words of wisdom: “The hotel is a very intimate place where we almost become friends and family with our guests,” says Azimi. “People get to feel good about their stay. They know their money goes to a good cause.”
Make it happen: The Green Leaf has a pool, restaurant/bar and 10 rooms. Prices are seasonal and range from $35 to $150 (U.S.). High season is October to March. Low season is April to September.
Source: http://www.thestar.com/life/travel/2016 ... twist.html
The Green Leaf Boutique Hotel in Siem Reap is owned by three Canadians who’ve made it a non-profit venture to help orphans and a village in need of clean water.
Torontonian Irina Andreea will be the hotel's full-time yoga, meditation and nutritional instructor.
Three humanitarian workers from Greater Toronto have created what they say is the first and only hotel of its kind in Cambodia — it’s non-profit.
The Green Leaf Boutique Hotel in Siem Reap is the brainchild of Amir Azimi (an international disaster response worker), Simon Scaduto (a government employee) and Damien Daniel (a transportation company worker).
Back story: Azimi says the co-founders fell for Cambodia while volunteering. They leased a hotel, renovated it, and opened it Nov. 1 as a non-profit (technically, as a charity, since Cambodia doesn’t have non-profit status). Profits will go to the local orphanage where they volunteer, an education program, and a water purification project.
What’s in a name: The hotel is named for the Moringa oleifera tree. Some believe the seeds can be used to purify water for developing countries.
Buzzworthy: The Green Leaf has hired and trained 12 people, most from the nearby orphanage where they volunteer.
Next: The hotel has hired Irina Andreea from Toronto to be the yoga, mediation and nutritional instructor. They plan to take over land next door to build a yoga/meditation centre, and hope to start managing the orphanage and build a new school on its grounds.
Words of wisdom: “The hotel is a very intimate place where we almost become friends and family with our guests,” says Azimi. “People get to feel good about their stay. They know their money goes to a good cause.”
Make it happen: The Green Leaf has a pool, restaurant/bar and 10 rooms. Prices are seasonal and range from $35 to $150 (U.S.). High season is October to March. Low season is April to September.
Source: http://www.thestar.com/life/travel/2016 ... twist.html
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Re: Non-profit, eco-minded Cambodian boutique inn has a Canadian twist
First non profit hotel? Hmmm
Le Tonle has been operating as a non profit guesthouse in Stung Treng since 2007, now in a larger premises in Kratie. It's a vocational training school and guesthouse/restaurant for students from disadvantaged families in the north east. Each student gets 12 month free tuition and board, and they have a 90%+ job placement rate after graduation. Staying there directly funds the training program, and remaining profit goes to CRDT, a local rural development ngo. There are no half neked women centering their chakras.
LeTonle.org
Le Tonle has been operating as a non profit guesthouse in Stung Treng since 2007, now in a larger premises in Kratie. It's a vocational training school and guesthouse/restaurant for students from disadvantaged families in the north east. Each student gets 12 month free tuition and board, and they have a 90%+ job placement rate after graduation. Staying there directly funds the training program, and remaining profit goes to CRDT, a local rural development ngo. There are no half neked women centering their chakras.
LeTonle.org
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Re: Non-profit, eco-minded Cambodian boutique inn has a Canadian twist
Le Tonle do a good job. I eat there at least once on each trip to stung Treng. It's a beautiful wooden building too.
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Re: Non-profit, eco-minded Cambodian boutique inn has a Canadian twist
There are tons of non-profit hotels, restaurants, etc. scattered around Cambodia. This is pure marketing baloney.epidemiks wrote:First non profit hotel? Hmmm
Le Tonle has been operating as a non profit guesthouse in Stung Treng since 2007, now in a larger premises in Kratie. It's a vocational training school and guesthouse/restaurant for students from disadvantaged families in the north east. Each student gets 12 month free tuition and board, and they have a 90%+ job placement rate after graduation. Staying there directly funds the training program, and remaining profit goes to CRDT, a local rural development ngo. There are no half neked women centering their chakras.
LeTonle.org
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Re: Non-profit, eco-minded Cambodian boutique inn has a Canadian twist
How about Don Bosco? Ok it's an NGO but still non-profit. I didn't think you could write a non-deprecatory comment.
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Exactly. Was just pointing out one that has close to decade of operation over these guysTheGrinchSR wrote:There are tons of non-profit hotels, restaurants, etc. scattered around Cambodia. This is pure marketing baloney.epidemiks wrote:First non profit hotel? Hmmm
Le Tonle has been operating as a non profit guesthouse in Stung Treng since 2007, now in a larger premises in Kratie. It's a vocational training school and guesthouse/restaurant for students from disadvantaged families in the north east. Each student gets 12 month free tuition and board, and they have a 90%+ job placement rate after graduation. Staying there directly funds the training program, and remaining profit goes to CRDT, a local rural development ngo. There are no half neked women centering their chakras.
LeTonle.org
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Re: Non-profit, eco-minded Cambodian boutique inn has a Canadian twist
This. It's still got both facilities and it's far from unique. Friends in PP started even earlier.epidemiks wrote:First non profit hotel? Hmmm
Le Tonle has been operating as a non profit guesthouse in Stung Treng since 2007, now in a larger premises in Kratie. It's a vocational training school and guesthouse/restaurant for students from disadvantaged families in the north east. Each student gets 12 month free tuition and board, and they have a 90%+ job placement rate after graduation. Staying there directly funds the training program, and remaining profit goes to CRDT, a local rural development ngo. There are no half neked women centering their chakras.
LeTonle.org
Also, how many fucking orphans are left in this damn country? War ended entirely after 1998. That means aside from the natural level of orphans in any SE Asian country from illness and accidents, there shouldn't be any under 18.
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