Are you passionate about women’s empowerment, education, and cross-cultural connection?
Harpswell’s Leadership Residents Program in Cambodia is now open for applications, for women from around the world to live and lead alongside the next generation of Cambodian changemakers.
Based in Phnom Penh, the Harpswell Foundation has been fostering women’s leadership in Southeast Asia since 2006. Through this program, volunteers known as “Leadership Residents” are invited to stay in one of Harpswell’s residential leadership centres for university students, where they play an active role in mentoring, facilitating group discussions, and guiding young women through critical thinking and leadership development.
More than a traditional volunteer role.
Leadership Residents become part of a tight-knit community of bright, motivated Cambodian university students.
The work includes leading evening classes, supporting English language learning, organising workshops, and simply being a consistent, encouraging presence in the lives of future women leaders.
In return, participants receive free housing, meals, a monthly stipend, and insurance, which makes the experience financially accessible.
Requisites
Applicants should be women with strong academic or professional backgrounds and an interest in gender equity, education, and mentorship. While experience in teaching or leadership is a plus, the most important qualities are
- empathy,
- adaptability,
- the desire to contribute meaningfully to a mission-driven organisation.
Commitment
- Commitment ranges from 4 to 8 months, with upcoming terms beginning soon.
How to Apply 📩📧
This cross-cultural exchange fosters mutual growth for the Cambodian women learning from international residents and for the residents themselves, who gain firsthand experience in global development and grassroots leadership.
You can apply directly through the official site: https://harpswell.org/leadership-residents
- 📅 Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia 🌏
Includes:
- housing, meals, insurance, monthly stipend ✔️
Leadership Residents Program Cambodia 👆🏽
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What does it mean to live and lead alongside the next generation of Cambodian women changemakers?
Through Harpswell’s Leadership Residents Program, women from around the world have the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to our mission by teaching, mentoring and supporting university students in Cambodia. Leadership Residents live in our residential leadership centers in Phnom Penh, facilitating critical thinking discussions and fostering leadership development among bright, motivated young Cambodian women.
This cross-cultural exchange offers meaningful personal and professional growth to our LRs while contributing to the advancement of women’s leadership in Southeast Asia.
Applications are now open for 4–8 month terms.
📍 Phnom Penh, Cambodia
🛏 Includes housing, meals, stipend and insurance
https://harpswell.org/leadership-residentsAPPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!
Leadership Residents Program
The Leadership Residency is a professional development opportunity based in Harpswell’s leadership centers in Phnom Penh. Leadership Residents (LRs) support, mentor, teach, collaborate with and live alongside our Cambodian Women’s Leadership students and alumnae. Harpswell envisions a program that nurtures leadership in action, broadens perspectives and creates a lifelong community of young women leaders from all over the world.
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