Phnom Penh and around - The Rough Guide to Cambodia - page 86

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water or soaked in wine, are sold as tonics. Daily
7am-5pm.
Psar Reatrey Along the riverfront between streets 106
and 108; map p.66. A night market, popular mainly with
local youngsters, selling clothes, such as the ubiquitous
krama , mobile phones and a good range of souvenirs, art
and curios. It's a good place to go native and enjoy a meal
on the mats laid out by street hawkers at the western end
as the sun goes down. Fri-Sun 5.30-11.30pm.
Psar Thmei See p.75.
Psar Toul Tom Poung Cnr streets 163 & 444; map
pp.58-59. Also known as the “Russian Market” because all
its goods used to come from Russia, one of the few

countries to provide aid to Cambodia during the
Vietnamese occupation. The collapse of the USSR put paid
to cheap imports, but ramshackle and tremendous, this
market retains its reputation as the place to buy textiles,
antiques and silver - not to mention motorbike parts. At
the south end of the market you'll find stalls selling bootleg
DVDs, fake designer bags, silver jewellery, Chinese-style
furniture, photocopied books, handicrafts and piles of
multicoloured silks; book sellers colonize the west, and the
north is taken over with hardware stalls, a small food
quarter and mechanics workshops. It is charming in its
dilapidation, though a high fire risk with narrow exit routes
- it's also meltingly hot. Daily 8am-5pm.

SHOPPING WITH A CONSCIENCE
Numerous NGOs, other organizations and some private individuals have shops and outlets
that directly help street children, women at risk and/or the disabled and other disadvantaged
groups.
Cambodian Craft (Aka Chamber of Professional and
Micro-Enterprises of Cambodia) South side of Wat
Phnom tra c circle, just off Norodom Blvd; map
p.66. This co-operative provides training and support to
rural villagers. Their Phnom Penh premises, housed in a
beautiful 70-year-old traditional building, hosts regular
exhibitions and occasional artisan demonstrations. It's
well stocked with quality silverware, baskets, ceramics
and textiles. Daily 9am-5pm.
Daughters of Cambodia 65 Street 178; map p.66.
This little boutique, selling interesting jewellery and
accessories, doubles up as a spa and boutique and
occasionally hosts temporary exhibitions. The shop is
run by women who have been rescued from the sex
tra cking industry, and profits go towards saving other
victims. You can sponsor a girl and or donate directly to
the foundation. Mon-Sat 9am-6pm.
Friends 'N Stuff 215 Street 13; map p.66. A branch
of the Friends family (see p.84), the shop sells clothes,
bags, jewellery and secondhand books, and has a nail
salon. Tues-Sat 10am-7pm, Sun 9am-2pm.
Mekong Quilts 47-49 Street 240; map p.66.
Brightly coloured quilts, cushions and throws in every
pattern imaginable, made by impoverished women
from the provinces who receive the profits of their work.
Mekong Plus, the NGO behind the outlet, provides
scholarships and promotes health initiatives in remote
villages of the Svay Rieng province. Daily 9am-7pm.
NCDP (National Centre of Disabled Persons)
Compound of the Ministry for Women's Affairs, 3
Norodom Blvd; map p.66. A retail outlet for quality
products made by disabled (primarily land-mine-
disabled) people throughout the country. Especially good
silk bags, purses and hanging mobiles. Daily 8am-6pm.

Nyemo Stall 14, Russian Market (south side); map
pp.58-59. Unique soft furnishings, accessories, bags
and toys, with profits helping to train and support
vulnerable women. Daily 8am-5pm.
Peace Handicrafts 39C Street 155; map pp.58-59.
Land-mine- and polio-disabled people produce
carefully crafted silk items for sale in their co-operative
shop. Mon-Sat 7.30am-6pm.
Rajana Cnr streets 450 & 155; map pp.58-59. Sales
of silk and bamboo crafts and jewellery help to support
the NGOs' Fair Trade training programmes. Mon-Sat
7am-6pm, Sun 10.30am-6pm.
Rehab Craft 1 Street 278; map p.66. Women with
disabilities and victims of land mines sell a variety of
high-quality silver, wood and stone items here, as well
as silk scarves and attractive leather goods. Daily
10am-9pm.
Tabitha-Cambodia Cnr streets 51 & 360; map
pp.58-59. Noprofit NGO-run place selling silks made
into garments and soft furnishings, cards, packed coffee
and more. It operates by training disadvantaged women
to sew. They then work from home and Tabitha buys
their output. Daily 9am-8pm.
Tooït Tooït Stall 312, Russian Market (west side,
main aisle); map pp.58-59. Supporting parents so
that their children can go to school, selling such items as
shopping bags, beads and toys made from recycled
materials including newspapers, plastic bags and rice
sacks. Daily 8am-5pm.
Watthan Artisans Cambodia (WAC) Wat Than, 180
Norodom Blvd; map pp.58-59. A co-operative of
disabled artisans who produce a range of handicrafts:
silk scarves, home furnishings, woodcarvings and
basketwork, for example. Daily 9am-5pm.