Sustainable Cambodia

Name

Sustainable Cambodia

Legal name

Sustainable Cambodia, Inc.

Website

https://sustainablecambodia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Sustainable Cambodia is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that partners with rural Cambodian village families to deliver education, safe water, food security, health, and income-generation programs through a community-led empowerment model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development and Humanitarian Aid

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Rural Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment (BPAGABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (BPAGAGAI), Infrastructure, Housing & Community Development (BPAGABAL)

Keywords

• Rural community development
• Clean water access
• Education scholarships
• Food security programs
• Village empowerment

Headquarters

HQ city

Gainesville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individual supporters, with options for monthly, quarterly, or annual giving.
2. Child Sponsorship: Monthly sponsorships supporting individual children's education, supplies, uniforms, and learning materials.
3. Village Gift Program: Specific gifts for village development including cows ($200-$800), ducks ($50-$500), chickens ($80-$800), wells ($200-$2,000), gardens ($80-$400), and village baskets ($1,000-$5,000).
4. Corporate Sponsorship: Partnerships with corporations for specific project naming, branding in newsletters, marketing support, and social media exposure.
5. Legacy Giving: Bequests through wills/trusts, endowed funds, and planned giving including life insurance, retirement plan assets, securities, and real estate.
6. RAWCS Donations (Australia): Tax-deductible donations through Rotary Australia World Community Service Projects 39 and 39C for Australian donors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sustainable Cambodia is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that implements integrated community development programs in rural Cambodian villages. Its core offerings span five pillars: Education (schools, preschools, university scholarships), Safe Water (wells, bio-sand filters, rainwater harvesting), Food Security (pass-on animal program, gardens with irrigation), Health & Hygiene (training, latrines, menstrual hygiene), and Income Generation (sewing, vocational training). Programs are delivered through Village Development Committees using an empowerment model where families contribute labor and pass benefits on to neighboring villages.

Product overview

Sustainable Cambodia offers a comprehensive suite of community development programs organized around five core pillars: Education (Sylvia Lasky Memorial School, Kravanh Bright Future Center, village preschools, and university scholarships), Safe Water Access (wells, bio-sand filters, and rooftop rainwater harvesting), Food Security (pass-on farm animal program and vegetable gardens with irrigation), Health and Hygiene (training, latrines, Days for Girls program), and Income Generation (sewing training, vocational programs). The organization also operates child sponsorship and village gift donation programs. These integrated programs follow an empowerment model where village families contribute labor and commitment, and benefits are passed on to other families, creating sustainable community-wide transformation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sustainable Cambodia Australia (SCA): An initiative of senior Rotarians from Districts across Australia, partnered with Sustainable Cambodia USA and working through RAWCS Projects 39 and 39C for tax-deductible donations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% of funding goes directly to on-the-ground programs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rotary InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainable Cambodia is a Rotarian-led nonprofit organization. The majority of board members are Rotarians, and the organization operates in accordance with Rotary's principles including the Rotary 4-Way Test. Rotary clubs worldwide provide volunteers, fundraising support, and global grants.
• Rotary Australia World Community Service (RAWCS)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRAWCS Projects 39 and 39C handle tax-deductible donations from Australian supporters for village development programs and student sponsorships. SC Australia operates under RAWCS to facilitate Australian donations.
• Heifer InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSC adapted Heifer International's pass-on animal program model for use in Cambodia. The model involves families receiving breeding animals and passing on offspring to other families, creating exponential community impact.
• Grameen BankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSC adapted the Grameen Bank microloan program model from Bangladesh as part of its community development approach.
• Care InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSC utilizes participatory empowerment models pioneered by Care International in its village development approach.
• Rotary Club of Gainesville, FloridacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHome club of co-founders Richard Allen and Susan Mastin. Active in international service projects and supporting SC programs.
• Rotary Club of Pursat, CambodiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Rotary club that guides visitors, facilitates projects, and provides on-ground support for SC initiatives in Pursat Province.
• YouthlincminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSalt Lake City-based nonprofit that engages 60+ youth annually in Sustainable Cambodia projects. Paul Stringham serves on Youthlinc's board.
• BABSEACLEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccess to Justice International Non-Profit Organization co-founded by Wendy Morrish. Focuses on justice education and access to justice programs in Asia.
• Global Alliance for Justice Education (GAJE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational organization focused on justice education. Wendy Morrish serves on GAJE's board alongside her SC involvement.
• TC Swartz and First Days of School FoundationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundations supporting public school students and teachers in 6 different school locations across Cambodia to strengthen quality of education in rural areas.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Room to Read: Room to Read builds schools, runs literacy programs, and supports girls' education across developing Asia and Africa — directly comparable to SC's Sylvia Lasky Memorial School, Kravanh Bright Future Center, village preschools, and university scholarship pipeline in Cambodia.
• WaterAid: WaterAid is a global NGO focused specifically on clean water, sanitation, and hygiene in low-income countries — three of SC's core program pillars (wells, biosand filters, rooftop rainwater harvesting, and hygiene training). Both share a community-participation model around sustainable water infrastructure in rural settings.
• Heifer International: Heifer International is the originator of the pass-on farm animal model that Sustainable Cambodia explicitly adapted for its Pass-On Farm Animal Program. Both organizations fund rural livelihoods through livestock, agriculture, and community empowerment in low-income countries, making Heifer the closest structural and methodological peer.
• Grameen Foundation: SC explicitly adapted Grameen Bank's microloan model from Bangladesh as part of its income-generation programming. Grameen Foundation is the international development peer operating microfinance and poverty programs targeting rural women and families, overlapping with SC's income-generation focus.
• CARE International: Sustainable Cambodia explicitly states it uses participatory empowerment models pioneered by CARE International. Both are large international development NGOs running multi-pillar community programs (water, food security, health, education, income) targeting rural poor populations in developing countries.
• Partners in Health: Partners in Health runs integrated community-based health, education, and economic programs in resource-poor settings — an adjacent structure to SC's health-and-hygiene, water, and education pillars in rural Cambodia, though PIH operates more broadly and at greater scale.
• ChildFund International: ChildFund International runs child sponsorship, education, and community development programs in low-income countries, including Cambodia. SC's child sponsorship and community development model structurally mirrors ChildFund's, with individual child sponsors paired with broader village development.
• Habitat for Humanity International: Habitat for Humanity operates a comparable community-led model where beneficiary families contribute labor alongside organizational resources to build housing and water/sanitation infrastructure. SC applies a similarly structured 'sweat equity' approach to wells, biosand filters, and rainwater harvesting in Cambodian villages.

Broad incumbents

• World Vision International: World Vision is a much larger global NGO running child sponsorship, WASH (water, sanitation, hygiene), education, and community development programs across dozens of countries, including significant Cambodia operations. It addresses an overlapping need set to SC at substantially greater scale and geographic breadth.

Regional players

• Cambodian Children's Fund: Cambodian Children's Fund is a US-based nonprofit delivering education, healthcare, and career programs to impoverished Cambodian children and families. It overlaps directly with SC's education pillars and Cambodian rural community focus, though it concentrates near Phnom Penh rather than Pursat Province.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCUNs0tY2ais7BLhaB_C4tDw
• Facebookfacebook.com/sustainablecambodiaofficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/sustainablecambodia

Compliance2 records

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