Links

PEPY and Our Network

The PEPY People Network
pepyride.ning.com
Keep up with PEPY people, access our blogs and pictures, and, if you're joining us for a tour, meet your team!

PEPY on YouTube
www.youtube.com/user/pepyride
Check out PEPY's videos & other media.

Think MTV
www.think.mtv.com/pepyride/
Get informed, get heard, and take action on the issues that matter to you most.

Facebook
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2250653377
Be our friend on Facebook.

Squidoo
www.squidoo.com/PEPY/
Share your knowledge and passion with the world.

Idealist
www.idealist.org/en/org/130605-186
Social-minded internships, jobs, volunteer placements, and international positions.

Partner Organizations

The PEPY Ride
www.pepyride.org
All PEPY Tours have a fundraising/donation portion which directly supports NGOs working in the areas you will be visiting. PEPY Tours stems from The PEPY Ride, the NGO we founded in Cambodia. Learn more here!

Resource Development International - Cambodia
www.rdic.org
RDIC has implemented various projects to provide clean water to rural villagers in Cambodia (water purification, arsenic testing, pumps, latrines, rainwater harvesting), relay environmental and health information to Cambodians (public service announcements, nationally televised cartoons/shows, karaoke, visiting teams of medical volunteers), encourage efficient farming techniques, and much more!

Heritage Watch
www.heritagewatch.org
Heritage Watch is a non-profit devoted to preserving Cambodia’s natural heritage through educational projects and tourism development.

Tempus International
www.tempusinternational.org
Tempus International is a non-profit organization that focuses on literacy and education programs for under-privileged youth.

Asian University for Women
www.asian-university.org
The Asian University for Women (AUW) is an institution of higher education dedicated to preparing talented Asian women for leadership in the political, economic, social and cultural spheres. AUW works with PEPY to recruit students for full scholarships to the new international university in Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Cambodian Children's Fund
www.cambodianchildrensfund.org
CCF is an orphanage, educational center, vocational training center, and home for many children in Phnom Penh.

Digital Divide Data
www.digitaldividedata.com
Digital Divide Data (DDD) offers data solutions with a social mission. They provide high quality and accurate digitization services to their customers, while actively working to develop their employees through fair wages, health care, education and career advancement.

Mlup Baitong
www.mlup.org
Mlup Baitong is a Cambodian NGO working to increase environmental awareness and conservation, seeking solutions for sustainable and equitable use of natural resources through education, training, advocacy, and community-based natural resource management activities.

READ Global
www.readnepal.org
Rural Education and Development (READ) strives to empower rural communities using a replicable model for sustainable educational, economic, and community development that pairs non-profit libraries with for-profit ventures.

SIPAR
www.sipar.org
SIPAR participates in the fight against illiteracy in Cambodia by promoting books and reading. Its action principles are to answer to the demands of Cambodians themselves, to collaborate with the Ministry of Education and the local authorities to sustain its actions (particularly with training the trainers), and to work in rural areas to balance the gap between the city and the countryside.

Sustainable Cambodia
www.sustainablecambodia.org
Sustainable Cambodia works to help Cambodian villages become self-sustaining communities with healthy water and facilities, good food, health care, and education for residents. It also works to ensure environmental and social responsibility and employment that allows villagers to sustain and continually improve their quality of life.

Cambodian Living Arts
www.cambodianlivingarts.org
Cambodian Living Arts (CLA) works to support the revival of traditional Khmer performing arts and to inspire contemporary artistic expression. CLA supports art education, mentorships, networking opportunities, education, career development, and income generating projects for master performing artists who survived the Khmer Rouge as well as the next generation of student artists.

Friends
www.streetfriends.org
Friends is a Cambodian-run NGO that runs twelve interlinked programs for street children with centers in Phnom Penh, Kampong Speu, and Kampong Cham provinces. Friends’ mission is to meet the essential immediate needs of street children by providing nutritional meals, medical care, a safe environment, and educational opportunities. Through their numerous ventures, they help to reintegrate street children back into their families, society, and into the public school system through local capacity-building.

Nyemo
www.nyemo.com
Nyemo is a Cambodian-run NGO that provides vulnerable women with the necessary means to regain their dignity and to participate actively in the development of their country. The organization operates numerous sustainable social and economic reintegration programs and also helps vulnerable women and mothers access safe and nurturing living conditions. Nyemo focuses on training and educating its local staff, as well as building the capacity of its beneficiaries so that they are able to reintegrate into a social and economic safety net.

M'Lop Tapang
www.mloptapang.org
M’Lop Tapang works to provide a safe refuge for the street children of Sihanoukville by ensuring their protection from all forms of abuse as well as offering children access to education, life skills training, and creative and recreational arts.

American Assistance for Cambodia/ Japan Relief for Cambodia
www.cambodiaschools.com
American Assistance for Cambodia (AAfC)/ Japan Relief for Cambodia (JRfC) is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving opportunities for the youth and rural poor of Cambodia. AAfC operates interlinked programs across Cambodia in the areas of education, health, rural development, and technology.

Groups and People We Appreciate

BEE Japan
www.beejapan.org
This annual ride across Japan was started in 1997 by three English teachers. The ride stops at various schools, community groups, and media locations throughout the two month trek in order to teach about the environment and sustainable living.

Off the Radar
www.travelofftheradar.com
By connecting passionate travelers with unusual travel opportunities, Off the Radar aims to support small, entrepreneurial operators around the world - those who provide guests with a genuine, personal experience; who believe in sustainable, environmentally sensitive travel; and who believe in incorporating the local people and traditions of the destination where they operate.

Go-MAD
www.go-mad.org
This is a GREAT way to find volunteer opportunities around the world. Go M.A.D. (Go Make A Difference) is an international web-based organization founded and run by teachers on the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme and their Japanese friends. They work to encourage and facilitate cross-cultural understanding by integrating volunteering and traveling. This page links up schools, orphanages, activist groups, and volunteers. Check out their page to see if you can visit one of their partner organizations the next time you travel.

G-ForSE
www.g-forse.com
G-ForSE is the largest database on environmental action in sports. It is a platform for sports federations, sporting goods manufacturers, event producers, and sports enthusiasts to determine their roles in increasing environmental action and awareness in sports. Visit their site to find out about environmental action through sports around the world!

DREAM!
www.project-dream.com
Dream! is a project created to inspire and motivate people to examine their passions, identify their dreams, and journey toward the realization of those dreams. Read some amazing stories about amazing people on this site!

Destineering
www.destineering.com
Destineering is about taking a fresh look at your life and focusing on what it is you really want to do with it - exploring how you can build on your talents and passions to pursue a strong and meaningful sense of purpose. Destineering is also the "go-to" site for life change ideas and personal transformation stories. Each one will inspire you and help you reconsider your own possibilities.

Round the World By Bike
www.roundtheworldbybike.com
This guy is a hero. He is someone every kid (or adult!) can look up to and say "Wow... I want to be like HIM!" He biked around the world and raised money to support Hope and Homes for Children. He provided the original PEPY Riders with a lot of great advice and assistance. We are happy to have his support and encouragement! Ganbatte Alastair!

MU-JERES
http://www.geocities.com/mujeresjapan/
MU-JERES is a non-profit organization seeking to create an international network of men and women dedicated to promoting sustainable living, access to health care and education, and raising awareness about human rights and women's issues around the globe. Currently, there are MU-JERES volunteers working in Japan, El Salvador, Ghana and the United States. Visit their site to find out some of the awesome projects they are working on!

Jetset Japan
www.JetsetJapan.com
Jetset Japan is a comprehensive lifestyle and community website, exclusively serving the needs of the members of the Japan Exchange Teaching (JET) Programme in Japan. Through a mixture of information, exclusive discounts, and community tools, Jetset Japan connects, informs, and brings exclusive value to the 7000-plus members of the Programme.

A>>B
www.agotob.org
A>>B is working to encourage the market place to provide better designs for modern commuters. Did you know that in London in 1909, the average speed of horse and cart was 7mph? The average speed of a motorist in London in 1999 was 6mph. Progress? Support A>>B and we can all work on getting from A to B more efficiently.