Looking Back On A Successful First Year

The end of the year is a time to reflect on our work and progress in the past year, and evaluate goals for the upcoming year. We at Thomlang – Cambodian Youth Support are currently working on our first annual report and financial report, which will be available on this website in early 2022. Pictured in the cover photo: Aung & Founder Julian at Aung's workplace. Read the full story about...

Aung’s Student Job

Aung grew up in an orphanage in rural Cambodia. His brother and grandmother are the only living close relatives that he has, which means that he doesn’t have a lot of people in his life that he can turn to for advice or professional guidance.This put him in a particularly difficult situation when he wanted to find a part-time job to gain work experience. Aung was faced with uncertainty, as he...

Makara’s First Year At University

Higher education allows young adults to break into the increasingly competitive job market in Cambodia. However, the financial burden of tuition fees can prevent underprivileged young Cambodians, like Makara, from enrolling in university. Makara is an orphan and doesn’t have a traditional support system that could have covered his tuition. In early 2021, Thomlang – Cambodian Youth Support...

Srey Nich’s And Gung’s Progress In English School

Thomlang – Cambodian Youth Support is committed to enabling young Cambodians in obtaining various degrees and certificates, that will better their chances in Cambodia’s modern and ever-growing job market.This is the reason why we encouraged Gung and Srey Nich, who are two young and ambitious university students who dream of working for international organizations in the future, to enroll in...

Support For Puy’s Family

Puy had been able to consistently elevate his life throughout the past years. He had been working with his wife Vecheka’s uncle as a roofer for a few years and felt lucky about being able to fully provide for his small family. Circumstances have become increasingly challenging, however, when Puy’s and Vecheka’s second son was born in 2019 with a medical condition that requires regular...