The Villa Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia
Contact The Villa Siem Reap Cambodia (855) 063 761 036 Email: info@thevillasiemreap.com
The Treehouse by The Villa Siem Reap

Staff Development
Our staff are truly like our children. We have a fantastic team who are all young and at various stages of their development.

Often in Cambodia it’s harder for girls to gain an education and jobs generally are more menial in nature. We are committed to helping our female staff develop and are keen to offer them career progression if they want it. Here are just a few of our staff’s stories

Meet
Miss Sreah Leak
Miss Sreah Leak came to us with extremely basic English
and was initially hired to wash dishes. Immediately we were impressed with how hard she worked and it wasn’t long before she was learning how to cook.
As Sreah Leaks English and confidence developed she moved from the kitchen
into the restaurant. Sreah Leak continually applied herself and was soon
learning reception.
Fast forward, and in almost two years Sreah Leak has sensational English skills and is now one of The Villa’s Managers. We are very proud of what Sreah Leak has achieved and look forward to helping her continue to progress.

Meet VanHorm
When Miss Vanhorm started she could barely speak English.
She was employed in housekeeping and instantly we fell in love with her incredible smile. Vanhorm has worked incredibly hard, she moved from housekeeping to work in our kitchen and the onto the restaurant as a waitress.
Her English skills and confidence have now reached a level that she is starting to train as a receptionist. Our dream is one day to have Miss Vanhorm working as a manager. We are incredible proud of her achievements.

The Villa Responsible Tourism Policy

When Fiona and I decided to come to Cambodia we knew our business had to operate in a way that helped both Cambodia, and her people continue to develop, whilst retaining their unique cultural identity. In a country that has seen unbelievable horrors we feel privileged to be a small part of writing Cambodia’s new history.

We aim to operate all facets of our business in a responsible and ethical manner. Below are some of our ongoing initiatives to meet our commitment.

We are always open to suggestions and your feedback.
Please contact us at info@thevillasiemreap.com

 

Ibis Rice

Ibis Rice™

We are pleased to advise our guests that all rice used at The Villa in our restaurant and for staff meals is purchased from Ibis Rice.

Ibis Rice™ comes from communities that protect and monitor the Giant Ibis and other species. Through improved farming practices and access to higher value markets, Ibis Rice farmers are able to conserve natural habitats and earn a better living.

 

Staff

  • We pride ourselves on being a fair pay equal opportunity employer
  • We actively recruit from Salabai (NGO) which trains underprivileged
    young adults in various areas of hospitality from housekeeping, through
    to receptionists.
  • We provide free English lessons to all staff to help their personal development
  • We are committed to staff development and continually work to help staff learn new skills and progress.
  • We encourage all staff to continue their schooling and education. We do everything we can to ensure staff attend school, have study time if required for exams and seek ongoing educational opportunities.
  • We provide a paid maternity leave program and have a successful back to work program for our staff who are new mothers
  • We reward staff loyalty with a yearly bonus program

Environment

  • 7% of all profits are donated to various charities in Siem Reap
  • Our tours all use local guides and avoid local corruption schemes as much as possible
  • Our tours that operate in local villages provide a percentage of the tour fee back to the village and make a direct payment to participating families
  • We cap our tours at a maximum of 8 participants to reduce our
    environmental impact
  • We operate in villages where we can highlight local culture and enable villagers to go about their daily lives. Our goal is to highlight local culture and develop sustainable tourism practices. We do not change local villages to suit our tours.
  • We operate in conjunction with ACCB to highlight the plight of Cambodias wildlife and help them spread awareness of their projects.

Other Initiatives

  • We are very proud to have made the final shortlist in the 2006 Responsible Tourism Awards
  • We have established The Villa Water Filter Project with a goal of raising sufficient funds for at least 30 water filters in 2007
  • Give Blood Project – All Villa drivers have committed to drive any guest who will give blood to Kantha Bopha Hospital for free, upon their return guests are given a free soft drink as a thank you.
  • All paper, bottles and cans are recycled
  • We support the White Bikes Charity project at The Villa
  • We support the Love Card Charity project at The Villa
  • Our team are educated on environmental issues and help participate
    in our projects

Being a responsible visitor

We strongly believe that every visitor makes an impact and you have the ability to make yours a positive one.

Employment in the tourism sector is a fundamental part of families income and so just by visiting you are already helping. Here are a few more tips you can follow in being a responsible visitor.

Be aware of prices that are extremely cheap - some may offer a good deal to visitors but local staff's salaries or conditions may not be a good deal!

  • Do not give money to beggars or street children.  If you would like to help find an organisation that supports these people and helps them to break the begging cycle.
  • Be aware that cultural differences do exist and some behaviours which are normal at home and not appropriate in Cambodia. 
  • Do not try to touch monks
  • Remember that you are a visitor and when in villages or walking around in town be sensitive to peoples lives and privacy and think before just taking pictures or walking into someone's house or land.
  • Try to visit well run organisations that support local people, promote Khmer culture and invest in the local community
  • Be aware your behaviour influences local people.
  • Please don't litter

 

ConCert Logo
We proudly support ConCert and encourage you to visit the ConCert office to learn more about the NGO's working to make Cambodia a better place.  ConCert is working with 20 organisations who all have met strict criteria to become members. This provides you with the ideal place to start researching how you can offer further assistance should you choose to do so.

 

We actively promote local charities and provide long term volunteers with discounted accommodation at The Villa.