FICAC, Cambodia

About the organisation

FICAC (Fish Island Community Arts Centre) is an exciting new social enterprise created by Kek Soon, first established as the Kampot Arts & Music Association (KAMA) in 2015. It brings real grassroots community development through great cuisine, arts & culture.

FICAC’s infrastructure consists of a theatre space, five bungalows, a recording studio, a small ceramics & sculpture studio, a library, an outdoor stage, a kitchen and eating space and lush tropical gardens. The arts venue shins light on Cambodia’s vibrant and emerging contemporary arts scene and is a meeting point for Cambodian and international artists.

Moreover, through collaboration with visiting artists and professional producers, FICAC aims to empower the local community and to increase their chances for additional income.

The people behind it

Kek Soon (Khun Gechsoun) who manages FICAC, is a great cook and wood cut and print artist and painter.

Soon also established Kek Soon's Cuisine & Culture Tours. This has proved to be a very popular tour for visitors to Kampot.

In 2019 the World Tourism Forum in Lucerne choose Soon as the winner of the World Tourism Star Award.

Latest updates

Sep 11, 2026 · Facebook FICAC hat gepostet:

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Aug 26, 2026 · Facebook FICAC hat gepostet:

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Aug 25, 2026 · Facebook FICAC hat gepostet:

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Aug 20, 2026 · Facebook FICAC hat gepostet:

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Aug 12, 2026 · Facebook FICAC hat gepostet:

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Aug 12, 2026 · Facebook FICAC hat gepostet:

Making a new Drain system for FICAC #fishislandcommunityartscentre #studentresidential #spendedirekt #fishislandcommunityartscentre...

Aug 7, 2026 · Facebook FICAC hat gepostet:

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Jul 5, 2026 · Facebook FICAC hat gepostet:

FICAC Sooki Dolls – Handmade with Love ❤️ Every FICAC Sooki Doll is lovingly 100% handmade and hand-designed, making each piece truly one of a kind. Created...

Jul 5, 2026 · Facebook FICAC hat gepostet:

FICAC Sooki Dolls – Handmade with Love ❤️ Every FICAC Sooki Doll is lovingly 100% handmade and hand-designed, making each piece truly one of a kind. Created...

Projects

Running projects (4)

Running

FICAC Residential Support for Youth

Residential Support provides safe live-in accommodation and financial support for youth in residence at FICAC.

FICAC provides accommodation and living expenses including daily meals, school travel costs and safe and friendly accommodation facilities for five young people. We host students who experienced difficulties at home and have no or little family support. Each of our live-in students come from extremely poor and disadvantaged backgrounds. At FICAC they learn skills in visual and performing arts, English lessons, cuisine culture and tourism. Our young students stay at FICAC at a cost of just 3 USD per day. At present, FICAC hosts five students-in-residence and provides care and encouragement for their well-being and regular attendance at provincial high school and participation in FICAC skills training opportunities. This program costs a total of USD450per month.

Budget: 3,960 USD · documented spend: 20,395 CHF

Beneficiaries: 6 planned

Running

Drawing classes at FICAC

Teach children basic drawing techniques

To build and improve the children's drawing skills

Budget: 1,164 USD · documented spend: 76 CHF

Beneficiaries: 15 planned

Running

Cooking Classes

Provide cooking and baking classes for the Kids

Teach the kids how to cook khmer and international foods and how to bake, which is a valuable vocal skill

Budget: 7,600 USD · documented spend: 4,303 CHF

Beneficiaries: 14 reached · 14 planned

Running

Projekt test

Planned projects (5)

Planned

Fish Island World Music & Inclusive Arts Festival

Music, visual, performing, and inclusive arts festival.

Showcase the works of Fish Island Community Arts Centre. Demonstrate community development through sustainable arts and culture initiatives including music, visual arts, costume, fashion design. Capacity building through skills sharing workshops, English language training, hospitality and tourism training and experience. Local arts expo to connect to international audiences and market place.

Budget: 46,900 USD · documented spend: 2,708 CHF

Beneficiaries: 800 planned

Planned

FICAC Utilities

This project supports basic utility expenses and overheads including electricity, water and 1 full time staff member

This project helps sustain and strengthen the work at Fish Island Community Arts Centre and supports essential expenses to offset little to no commercial income during this time of COVID and tourism industry shut down.

Budget: 18,500 USD · documented spend: 7,549 CHF

Beneficiaries: 60 planned

Planned

Projekt Foods (FICAC 56)

Planned

Projekt Foods (FICAC)

Planned

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Completed projects (12)

Completed

Recycle art project

The project recycles trash found in and around the community and creates sculptures and fashion out of it.

The children paint and create recycled art out of trash and learn through sharing this common experience.

Budget: 9,246 USD · documented spend: 727 CHF

Beneficiaries: 60 reached · 15 planned

Completed

Food support during Covid-19

Food support poor families during Covid-19

To provide food for the poor families. Some of them lost their job and can't afford to pay for food anymore. It is a very difficult situation, because of Covid-19 and the strict lockdown here in Cambodia.

Budget: 14,928 USD · documented spend: 1,755 CHF

Beneficiaries: 60 reached · 60 planned

Completed

Room for the girls

To make a room for the girls to sleep over night when we have a project

They can have place to sleep and spend the night all together and to have a safe place

Budget: 4,820 USD · documented spend: 498 CHF

Beneficiaries: 15 reached · 15 planned

Completed

Building a Roof for the Kids

To give shade for kids during their studies.

The kids and students can study in a better environment, without being exposed to the sun and the rain.

Budget: 2,860 USD · documented spend: 207 CHF

Beneficiaries: 15 reached · 10 planned

Completed

Solar light

Install solar lights at FICAC

Provide light for the kids to learn and play

Budget: 1,400 USD · documented spend: 188 CHF

Beneficiaries: 60 reached · 60 planned

Completed

Community Meeting

Meeting to present our work to the community

- The community understands what we are doing - Support for FICAC in the community grows

Budget: 3,049 USD · documented spend: 642 CHF

Beneficiaries: 100 reached · 100 planned

Completed

Art Studio for the kids

Building an Art Studio at FICAC to teach the kids Art

We want to build specific place to be able to teach the kids how to paint.

Budget: 25,300 USD · documented spend: 2,278 CHF

Beneficiaries: 1 reached · 60 planned

Completed

Water bottles for the Kids

Buying reusable water bottles for the Kids

We want to buy water bottles for the kids

Budget: 1,415 USD · documented spend: 99 CHF

Beneficiaries: 15 reached · 15 planned

Completed

Food for the Community

We will let the kids cook 220 bags of pork rice for the local community

- Teaching the kids how to cook
- Providing food for the local community

Budget: 5,600 USD · documented spend: 435 CHF

Beneficiaries: 250 reached · 250 planned

Completed

Corona support for the Fish Island

Distribute food to the most vulnerable families

Buying and distributing Food packages:
500 kg rice and noodles, 300 cans of fish, 150 bottles of soja sauce, 150 bottles of fish sauce, 25 bottles of cooking oil, 25 kg of sugar, 60 5l tanks of water, 250 eggs.

Budget: 13,097 USD · documented spend: 974 CHF

Beneficiaries: 20 reached · 20 planned

Completed

Clean water for the kids

Buying a water filter to reduce water costs

The goal is to provide clean water to the children while reducing the costs.

Budget: 3,550 USD · documented spend: 207 CHF

Beneficiaries: 60 reached · 60 planned

Completed

The Fish Island Arts Project

Fish Island Arts Centre brings real grassroots community development through great cuisine, arts, & culture.

The Fish Island Community Arts Centre is an exciting social enterprise created by Kek Soon and the team at KAMA, Cambodia. Fish Island Arts Centre brings real grassroots community development through great cuisine, arts, & culture.

Budget: 119,705 USD · documented spend: 1,410 CHF

Beneficiaries: 60 reached · 200 planned