To leave every place stronger than we found it.
For two decades, we have put that promise into practice — designing places where ecology, culture, community and commerce work as one living system.
When a business is built around the long-term health of a place, the place and the business can thrive together.
Our tale begins in 2006 exploring remote islands off Cambodia’s coast, on an old fishing boat, sleeping beneath the stars. After stopping alongside a reef in rapid decline, its shores covered in rubbish — an extraordinary journey began.
Moved by the island’s fragile beauty and the urgency of its decline, our founder Melita Koulmandas began working alongside local communities to restore its once coral-rich waters.
Since then, we’ve collaborated with local communities on numerous projects including the founding of Cambodia’s first marine-protected area and the first waste management initiative in the Koh Rong archipelago.
The resort opened in 2013, not only to sustain the ongoing work of the Song Saa Foundation, but also to invite like-minded wanderers to become part of the island’s journey – as well as that of the wider Koh Rong ecosystem.
Entrepreneur, activist and thought leader Melita Koulmandas champions responsible business as a force for social impact and ecological regeneration.
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