About Us

• Raise awareness, mentor, and empower young people – especially women – across Cambodia to value, protect, and restore the country’s natural environment. We believe youth leadership is key to building a just, sustainable future.
• Promote peaceful, lawful, and creative civic action for the protection of Cambodia’s forests, rivers, coastlines, and communities. We help young activists build the confidence, knowledge, and teamwork skills needed to create real change.
• Use the power of social media to reach millions of Cambodians with accurate information, creative storytelling, and viral campaigns that inspire pride, awareness, and action in defense of nature.
• Monitor, document, and publicly expose activities—by companies or government bodies—that cause environmental harm or threaten the rights of local communities, always relying on verified information and non-violent means.
• Provide training, advice, and small-scale financial support to emerging environmental and human rights activists in Cambodia. Our focus is on activists under the age of 30 who demonstrate courage, creativity, and commitment to positive change.
• Support community struggles—from farmers and fishers to Indigenous groups—working to defend their land, water, and livelihoods. We stand in solidarity with them as they seek to protect both nature and cultural identity.
• Remain independent and people-powered, relying not on government or corporate funding, but on small donations from individuals around the world who share our love for Cambodia’s environment, along with modest grants from independent foundations.

We read all messages, but our small team and the current imprisonment of several colleagues mean we cannot always reply. This is especially true for academic research requests, which require significant time and translation. We prioritise responses to journalists, NGOs, and others whose work can directly support our ongoing campaigns. Our sincere apologies if we are unable to respond.

For security reasons, we cannot accept volunteers inside Cambodia. MNC operates under intense state repression, and we must protect both our members and supporters from serious risks. We hope this will change in the future.

We can, however, welcome supporters based abroad.