(July 2025)
Founded in 2013 by Princess Ermine Norodom, Shanty Town Spirit is a grassroots non-profit dedicated to uplifting Cambodia’s most vulnerable communities through education, healthcare, training, and care. With a small but committed team, the organization works closely with families to promote independence, dignity, and well-being. Over the years, it has supported hundreds of children and families with essential services, confidence-building, and opportunities for brighter futures.
In Kandal Province, more than 90 children currently study in a cramped, makeshift classroom once used as a kitchen. With few furnishings and no proper infrastructure, desks, shelves, and whiteboards are borrowed from neighbors, while overcrowding makes teaching difficult and limits children’s safety and engagement.
With WCF’s 2025 grant, Shanty Town Spirit will transform this space into a safe, well-equipped classroom with proper furniture and materials. This change will not only strengthen learning but also improve hygiene, safety, and emotional well-being—giving children the dignity to study today and the foundation to dream for tomorrow.
