Project Intern

Sahmakum Teang Tnaut Organization (STT) is a Cambodian land and housing rights NGO supporting urban poor and vulnerable communities to access to land tenure security, adequate housing, climate justice and social protection. Located in Phnom Penh, STT was founded in 2005 and officially registered in 2006 as a local NGO supporting urban poor communities. “Teang Tnaut” means “Palm Leaves” and palm leaves are used by poor communities, to build rooves, and walls for their houses. This simplistic name was chosen to forever remind STT that its work serves the poorest members of society.. STT started as a small NGO that focused on technical upgrades in poor communities but over the past decade, many communities have been affected by development, land transfers, and evictions. As a result, STT has since grown to produce community maps, research and advocacy in order to achieve its goal of helping poor communities realize their rights to land and housing. STT’s efforts in Phnom Penh alone have reached 270,000 people. STT envisions urban poor and vulnerable communities receiving adequate housing, and improved living conditions and prosperity. STT’s mission is to develop advocacy tools, empower, and support urban poor and vulnerable communities to obtain adequate and comfortable housing.