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Vannara’s Pandemic Recovery

Julian July 24, 2022 0 Comments
The global pandemic has had devastating effects on many people’s lives. For Vannara, it catalyzed a downwards spiral that he didn’t see a way out of for months on end.Vannara used to work as Front Office Assistant in a hotel in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh. Back then, his salary was enough to provide for himself and his then-pregnant wife, Malin. When the pandemic hit, the tourism industry...

Chun’s Primary School Supplies

Julian July 10, 2022 0 Comments
Chun is a 12-year-old boy who lives with his grandmother. The pair is very poor, which is the reason why Chun had to walk to school on foot every day. The thirty-minute walk became particularly challenging for the fourth-grader due to Cambodia’s extreme heat during dry season and harsh weather conditions during raining season. His school uniform was old and torn, and he was lacking notebooks...

Dental Care Cooperation

Julian July 03, 2022 0 Comments
Thomlang – Cambodian Youth Support does not only support students through education but also through health care. We reached out to Cambodia World Family, an international organization that provides dental services to orphaned, abandoned, handicapped, and institutionalized children in Phnom Penh. Through our correspondence with Cambodia World Family’s country director, we were able to...

Internships For Two Aspiring Psychologists

Julian June 26, 2022 0 Comments
After growing up in rural Cambodia under particularly poor circumstances, oftentimes even without basic amenities such as water, sanitary facilities, or electricity, many young students are still adjusting to the modern and progressive life that Phnom Penh has to offer. Especially when it comes to individual career planning in an ever-changing environment like Cambodia’s capital, it is...

Zana Starts Kindergarten!

Julian June 12, 2022 0 Comments
As reported in last week’s blog post, Thomlang – Cambodian Youth Support encouraged single-mother Dina to enroll in beauty school at a local hair and make-up salon. However, not having anyone around who could look after her 2,5-year-old daughter Zana would have prevented Dina from taking her course.In an effort to empower Dina on her path to education and long-term financial independence, CYS...