OUR STORY

Greenfeet Guides came into being on a bright, sunny morning in October 2013 at the temple of Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Greenfeet Guides founder Ambika was roaming around the temple with her daughters (then ages 5 and 7) doing a scavenger hunt that she had designed at the start of their temple tour. Could they find the carvings of Hanuman the Monkey God, Ravana the Demon King, or King Suryavarman II who had built the magnificent temple 1000 years ago?

​It was hot and humid, but the kids went about their mission, and it wasn't until they had found all the clues that they started asking to return to the hotel swimming pool. It occurred to Ambika that other families may share the challenge of wanting to travel the world with kids, but struggle to make unfamiliar cultures and places accessible and enjoyable for them. Ambika's answer to that challenge? Greenfeet Guides!

MEET OUR TEAM

Ambika Anand Prokop, United States
Founder and Lead Writer​

​Ambika is a nature-loving globetrotter, teacher, environmental planner and mom. She has lived with her family in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States. She wore a few different hats before writing her first Greenfeet Guide: teaching high school science and English in California, looking for spawning fish as a stream biologist in Washington state, and writing a school curriculum on water for village children in India. When she's not working on Greenfeet Guides, Ambika teaches environmental literacy to primary school children. Listen to her podcast here.

Aysha Al Hemrani, United Arab Emirates
Artist

Aysha is the artist from Ajman, UAE who illustrated the stories and activities for the Dubai-UAE Kids books. She is a self-taught, left-handed (!) digital cartoonist who translates pop culture into art. She hopes her work helps others appreciate the many gems of her Emirati culture. In addition to art, she loves food and music, and exploring the historic district of Sharjah in the UAE.

Kariniet Acm, Sor Sophany and Prom Ponleu, Cambodia
Artists

Kariniet, Sophany & Ponleu are the aspiring artists from Siem Reap who illustrated the stories and activities in the Cambodia Kids Scout and Explorer guides. They hope that through the guidebooks, children will discover Cambodia's unique treasures and learn more about their small and resilient country.
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Lisa Kellman, United States
Graphic Designer

Lisa has loved art since she was a young child, and currently works as a graphic designer in New York. She has worked with children in different capacities for many years. Lisa created the Greenfeet Guides website and designed many elements for the first edition books. She hopes Greenfeet Guides will encourage young people to explore the cultures and world outside their own.

Dr. Ea Darith, Cambodia
Adviser and Reviewer

Dr Ea Darith is an archaeologist with the Department of Angkor International Centre for Research and Development and the APSARA Authority. He has conducted and supervised many archaeological digs on sites in the Angkor region, and specializes in the study of Angkorian stoneware techniques during the Khmer period (9-15th centuries). 

MEET OUR EDITORS 

Greenfeet Guides have been tried and tested by kids!
​We would like to thank the many children and families who have contributed their ideas and feedback to each and every guide.

Sometimes they are serious...

and sometimes they are silly!