About the partner organisation

Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT) is a non-profit Cambodian NGO registered with the Ministry of Interior. It works with and for marginalised urban communities in Phnom Penh and Kampot affected by land tenure insecurity, evictions and/or poor access to basic infrastructure needs. Through working directly with communities and groups willing to organise and help themselves, STT supports improvements to physical surroundings and community infrastructure, and empowers communities by helping build stakeholder confidence in voicing concerns about housing issues. Furthermore, STT conducts ongoing research and documentation of urban trends and cycles in Cambodia.

About my position

This field volunteer position will involve my supporting the technical aspects of STT's current projects. My role emphasises building local staff capacity in map production, as well as in the collection, management and analysis of spatial data. This will contribute to STT and partners’ advocacy efforts.

Additionally, an aim of STT is to strengthen research skills amongst their staff. My work as a field volunteer will focus on developing staff skills in this area. Whilst I will work predominantly with technical programme staff, I will also provide technical capacity building to advocacy programme staff, including training in GPS, mapping, and data management skills.