About Mad Monkey.
- 2011-202210 YEARS OF MAD MONKEY
- OUR CORE VALUES
- 2022-2032OUR 10 YEAR PLAN
About Mad Monkey.
Who are we and what do we do?
At Mad Monkey, we pride ourselves in creating meaningful and sustainable travel experiences for our guests.
Find out how we promote responsible travel to reshape the tourism industry into a mutually beneficial
relationship for our guests, our team, and the local communities in which we are located.
10 YEARS OF MAD MONKEY
Ten years ago, three backpackers were taken by the charm of Cambodia and its people and found themselves continuously extending their stays. As they got to know the locals and discovered the underrated beauty of this often overlooked country, they were also faced with the immense poverty of Cambodia.
Wanting to contribute something positive and lasting to the community they had quickly learned to love, they had the idea to create a substantial and sustainable business that would help other travelers experience the wonders of this country. And thus, Mad Monkey was born and has quickly expanded since.
Today, Mad Monkey has presence in Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Australia, with rapid expansion planned across the region.
Mad Monkey is the hostel group that accelerates adventure, facilitates impactful connections, creates transformative moments, gathers the best people, creates life-long memories and makes guests feel alive.
The purpose of every Mad Monkey hostel is to provide the best customer experience in the most sustainable way for the benefit of the customers, team members, and the communities where we are located.
10 YEARS OF CONTRIBUTING TO OUR COMMUNITIES
See our CSR reports on our blog.
Our ESG initiatives are driven by Mad Monkeys 5 core values.
OUR CORE VALUES
Curiosity
Every day is a school day in the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom.
We believe education is of the utmost importance, which is why the first local community project we partnered with was Cambodian Children’s Fund in Phnom Penh. CCF is an education program that helps children and their families lift themselves out of poverty by providing excellent facilities, food, medical services, and vocational training.
Mad Monkey is proud to support the Kampong Cham Classroom CCF + 1 Child Education sponsorship every year. Over the years, CCF has grown to two schools with more than 2,400 students and 64 education programs. We believe that truly impactful change begins with education and that all people should have the opportunity to be curious and learn.
Positivity
We are positive about our future, work, and life.
Not only do we provide a positive and fun atmosphere for our guests, but we also aim to create a progressive and enjoyable work environment for our team. Through difficult times, we stay optimistic and always focus on how we can help our staff, local communities, and guests to come out the other side stronger than before!
Courage
We embrace the unknown, even if it seems ‘mad’!
When we started Mad Monkey in 2011, we were told we were “mad”. More than a decade later, we’re still pushing forward to create a positive impact and our team has become stronger in the face of adversity.
We aim to positively impact a further 50 communities over the next three years by creating more Mad Monkeys in amazing locations.
Sincerity
We do right by people and we’re true to our word.
We carefully select local community projects for each Mad Monkey location that we believe will have a positive and sustainable impact. One of our longest relationships is with the Cambodian Buddhism Association for Vulnerable Children. They are a non-profit that builds water wells in parts of rural Siem Reap, Cambodia for villages where people must walk an average of 2km every day for drinking water.
Together with CBAVD, Mad Monkey has funded over 400 water wells in Cambodia, where 4 million people lack access to safe water and 6 million people lack access to proper sanitation. We have also worked with Trailblazer Foundation to fund even more water wells to those in need. We believe that this is a project that addresses a root cause problem of poverty in Cambodia and we’re proud to support the CBAVC in their efforts to provide this basic human right to our communities.
Family Spirit
We’re committed to the wellbeing and growth of our people.
We’re committed to the wellbeing and growth of our people. The goal of Mad Monkey as a socially responsible business is to provide fair employment and a positive, supportive work environment for locals to stimulate the economy at a grassroots level.
Additionally, Mad Monkey offers continuous learning programs, language courses and opportunities for career progression within the company. We strongly believe in developing our own talent, recruiting locally, and growing and progressing our team from within.
Diversity, Inclusion & Sustainabiliity
Diversity, inclusion, and sustainability have been founding principles alongside our core values at Mad Monkey since we created our first hostel in 2011.
We believe that having these ethics and ideals as the foundation of our business and Mad Monkey family will trickle down to our customers and continue to benefit the communities in which we are located and help shape the travel industry today.
From eliminating single-use plastics, to training our staff about child safety, we strive to become more sustainable and responsible in every aspect of our business.
OUR 10 YEAR PLAN
We have big plans for the next 10 years at Mad Monkey:
