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NGO Management Internship in Cambodia

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Gain fantastic experience in management positions as you coordinate construction projects in Siem Reap, Cambodia. This program offers broad skill development in highly transferable skills and the chance to make a meaningful impact. You’ll join an organization dedicated to addressing the extreme poverty in the Siem Reap province, where many live without access to clean drinking water and proper sanitation. The organization operates in two ways, supplying and constructing homes and WASH systems to those in need, and running education programs from their community center. As an intern, you'll be involved in all different aspects of the organization's operations. You’ll work as part of the organization's small team and play a role in marketing, communications, and impact reporting. This is a fantastic opportunity to build a wide array of transferable skills, gain real-world experience, and help towards an important cause.

Program Highlights

International experience in the nonprofit sector

Broad skill development in highly transferable skills

Varied workloads of exciting projects

Impactful work for meaningful causes

Live and work in Cambodia

Quick Details

Locations:
  • Online
  • Siem Reap, Cambodia
Starts At: $100-300
Availability
Year(s) Offered: Year RoundDuration:
  • 3-6 Months
  • 9-12 Weeks
Age Requirement: 21+
Types & Subjects
Fields:
  • Administrative
  • Communications
  • Construction
  • Development
  • Education
  • Human Rights
  • Labor & Industrial Relations
  • Social Sciences
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Sustainable Development
Causes:
  • Building & Construction Projects
  • Community Centers
  • Community Development
  • Education
  • Grassroots Organization
  • Human Rights
  • Social Work
  • Teaching
  • Volunteer Management
Guidelines
Nationalities:
  • Albanian
  • American
  • Andorran
  • Antarctica
  • Antiguan & Barbudan
  • Argentinian
  • Armenian
  • Aruban
  • Asian
  • Australian
  • Austrian
  • Azerbaijani
  • Bahamian
  • Bahraini
  • Barbadian
  • Belarusian
  • Belgian
  • Belizean
  • Bermudian
  • Bhutanese
  • Bissau-Guinean
  • Bolivian
  • Bonaire
  • Bosnian
  • Brazilian
  • British
  • British Virgin Islander
  • Bruneian
  • Bulgarian
  • Cambodian
  • Canadian
  • Cape Verdean
  • Caymanian
  • Channel Islander
  • Chilean
  • Chinese
  • Colombian
  • Comoran
  • Cook Islander
  • Costa Rican
  • Creole
  • Croatian
  • Cuban
  • Curacao
  • Cypriot
  • Czech
  • Danish
  • Dominican
  • Dutch
  • Ecuadorian
  • Egyptian
  • Emirati
  • English
  • Estonian
  • European
  • Fijian
  • Finnish
  • French
  • Georgian
  • German
  • Gibraltarian
  • Greek
  • Greenlandic
  • Grenadian
  • Guadeloupian
  • Guatemalan
  • Guinean
  • Guyanese
  • Haitian
  • Hawaiian
  • Honduran
  • Hungarian
  • I-Kiribati
  • Icelandic
  • Indonesian
  • Iranian
  • Iraqi
  • Irish
  • Israeli
  • Italian
  • Jamaican
  • Japanese
  • Jordanian
  • Kazakhstani
  • Kittitian, Nevisian
  • Kiwi
  • Korean
  • Kuwaiti
  • Kyrgyzstani
  • Lao or Laotian
  • Latvian
  • Lebanese
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuanian
  • Luxembourg
  • Macedonian
  • Malagasy
  • Malaysian
  • Maldivian
  • Malian
  • Maltese
  • Manx
  • Marshallese
  • Martiniquais
  • Mauritanian
  • Mauritian
  • Mexican
  • Micronesian
  • Moldovan
  • Monegasque
  • Mongolian
  • Montenegrin
  • Montserratian
  • Moroccan
  • multi
  • Myanmar
  • Nauruan
  • Nepalese
  • New Caledonian
  • Ni-Vanuatu
  • Nicaraguan
  • Niuean
  • Norwegian
  • Omani
  • Palauan
  • Palestinian
  • Panamanian
  • Papua New Guinean
  • Paraguayan
  • Peruvian
  • Polish
  • Polynesian
  • Portuguese
  • Puerto Rican
  • Qatari
  • Reunionese
  • Romanian
  • Russian
  • Saban
  • Sahrawian, Sahraouian
  • Saint Helenian
  • Saint Lucian
  • Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
  • Salvadoran
  • Sammarinese
  • Samoan
  • Sao Tomean
  • Saudi Arabian
  • Scottish
  • Serbian
  • Serbian; Montenegrin
  • Seychelles
  • Singaporean
  • Slovak
  • Slovenian
  • Solomon Islander
  • Spanish
  • St. Barts
  • Statian
  • Surinamese
  • Swedish
  • Swiss
  • Syrian
  • Tahiti
  • Taiwanese
  • Tajikistani
  • Thai
  • The Vatican
  • Tibet
  • Timorese
  • Togolese
  • Tongan
  • Trinidadian, Tobagonian
  • Turkish
  • Turkmen
  • Turks and Caicos
  • Tuvaluan
  • Ukrainian
  • Uruguayan
  • Uzbekistani
  • Venezuelan
  • Vietnamese
  • Virgin Islander
  • Welsh
  • Yemeni
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Last Updated: Jan 15, 2026

Awards

Innovative New Program, Intern Abroad Winner 2022Innovative New Program – Intern Abroad Finalist 2022

Program Details

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Locations

  • Online
  • Siem Reap, Cambodia

Types and Subjects

  • Fields
  • Administrative
  • Communications
  • Construction
  • Development
  • Education
  • Human Rights
  • Labor & Industrial Relations
  • Social Sciences
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Sustainable Development
  • Causes
  • Building & Construction Projects
  • Community Centers
  • Community Development
  • Education
  • Grassroots Organization
  • Human Rights
  • Social Work
  • Teaching
  • Volunteer Management

Availability

Years Offered: Year Round

Duration:
  • 3-6 Months
  • 9-12 Weeks
Intern Duration:
  • 3-6 Months

Age Requirement

21+

Guidelines

Nationalities:
  • Albanian
  • American
  • Andorran
  • Antarctica
  • Antiguan & Barbudan
  • Argentinian
  • Armenian
  • Aruban
  • Asian
  • Australian
  • Austrian
  • Azerbaijani
  • Bahamian
  • Bahraini
  • Barbadian
  • Belarusian
  • Belgian
  • Belizean
  • Bermudian
  • Bhutanese
  • Bissau-Guinean
  • Bolivian
  • Bonaire
  • Bosnian
  • Brazilian
  • British
  • British Virgin Islander
  • Bruneian
  • Bulgarian
  • Cambodian
  • Canadian
  • Cape Verdean
  • Caymanian
  • Channel Islander
  • Chilean
  • Chinese
  • Colombian
  • Comoran
  • Cook Islander
  • Costa Rican
  • Creole
  • Croatian
  • Cuban
  • Curacao
  • Cypriot
  • Czech
  • Danish
  • Dominican
  • Dutch
  • Ecuadorian
  • Egyptian
  • Emirati
  • English
  • Estonian
  • European
  • Fijian
  • Finnish
  • French
  • Georgian
  • German
  • Gibraltarian
  • Greek
  • Greenlandic
  • Grenadian
  • Guadeloupian
  • Guatemalan
  • Guinean
  • Guyanese
  • Haitian
  • Hawaiian
  • Honduran
  • Hungarian
  • I-Kiribati
  • Icelandic
  • Indonesian
  • Iranian
  • Iraqi
  • Irish
  • Israeli
  • Italian
  • Jamaican
  • Japanese
  • Jordanian
  • Kazakhstani
  • Kittitian, Nevisian
  • Kiwi
  • Korean
  • Kuwaiti
  • Kyrgyzstani
  • Lao or Laotian
  • Latvian
  • Lebanese
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuanian
  • Luxembourg
  • Macedonian
  • Malagasy
  • Malaysian
  • Maldivian
  • Malian
  • Maltese
  • Manx
  • Marshallese
  • Martiniquais
  • Mauritanian
  • Mauritian
  • Mexican
  • Micronesian
  • Moldovan
  • Monegasque
  • Mongolian
  • Montenegrin
  • Montserratian
  • Moroccan
  • multi
  • Myanmar
  • Nauruan
  • Nepalese
  • New Caledonian
  • Ni-Vanuatu
  • Nicaraguan
  • Niuean
  • Norwegian
  • Omani
  • Palauan
  • Palestinian
  • Panamanian
  • Papua New Guinean
  • Paraguayan
  • Peruvian
  • Polish
  • Polynesian
  • Portuguese
  • Puerto Rican
  • Qatari
  • Reunionese
  • Romanian
  • Russian
  • Saban
  • Sahrawian, Sahraouian
  • Saint Helenian
  • Saint Lucian
  • Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
  • Salvadoran
  • Sammarinese
  • Samoan
  • Sao Tomean
  • Saudi Arabian
  • Scottish
  • Serbian
  • Serbian; Montenegrin
  • Seychelles
  • Singaporean
  • Slovak
  • Slovenian
  • Solomon Islander
  • Spanish
  • St. Barts
  • Statian
  • Surinamese
  • Swedish
  • Swiss
  • Syrian
  • Tahiti
  • Taiwanese
  • Tajikistani
  • Thai
  • The Vatican
  • Tibet
  • Timorese
  • Togolese
  • Tongan
  • Trinidadian, Tobagonian
  • Turkish
  • Turkmen
  • Turks and Caicos
  • Tuvaluan
  • Ukrainian
  • Uruguayan
  • Uzbekistani
  • Venezuelan
  • Vietnamese
  • Virgin Islander
  • Welsh
  • Yemeni

This Program is also open to Solo

Starts At

$100-300

Program Cost Includes

  • Accommodation / Housing for Program Duration
  • Some Meals / Partial Meal Plan
  • Airport Transfer (Pick-Up)
  • Airport Transfer (Drop-Off)
  • In-Country Transportation To & From Project
  • On-Site / In-Country Staff Support
  • In-Country Orientation
  • Academic Advising
  • Assistance Booking Travel
  • Academic Credit
  • Letter of Recommendation

Accommodation Options

  • Guest House

Qualifications & Experience

    Language Skills Required

  • English

    Accepted Education Levels

  • University 5th Year or More
  • University Senior (4th Year)
  • Associate degree
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Master’s degree
  • Professional degree
  • Doctorate degree

Application Procedures

  • Resume
  • Online Application

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of daily tasks can I expect?

Daily tasks will include managing donor relations, executing fundraising strategies, assisting with grant research and writing, conducting site visits for monitoring and evaluation, and supporting daily administration duties.

Are there any specific internship requirements/qualifications needed?

No specific academic or professional background is required. However, adept organizational skills, strong written and verbal communication, fluency in English, and a willingness to engage with local communities are essential.

What are the main learning objectives of this internship?

The main learning objectives include gaining practical experience in management roles, understanding the behind-the-scenes operations of an NGO, and developing a broad skill set in marketing, fundraising, and management.

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Gain fantastic experience in management positions as you coordinate construction projects in Siem Reap, Cambodia. This program offers broad skill development in highly transferable skills and the chance to make a meaningful impact. You’ll join an organization dedicated to addressing the extreme poverty in the Siem Reap province, where many live without access to clean drinking water and proper sanitation. The organization operates in two ways, supplying and constructing homes and WASH systems to those in need, and running education programs from their community center. As an intern, you'll be involved in all different aspects of the organization's operations. You’ll work as part of the organization's small team and play a role in marketing, communications, and impact reporting. This ...

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