Coaching Makara Through His Job Search

Many of us have had the privilege of being taught how to write resumes and send out job applications in high school. Furthermore, you may have people in your family or a mentor that could be asked for further assistance or advice when it comes to your first important job search. Makara, however, didn’t have this level of support. Having grown up orphaned in rural Cambodia, where the population...

Reach’s Music Production Course

CYS stands for empowering young Cambodians in pursuing their unique dreams. As Wes Moore once said: “Potential is universal, opportunity is not“. We fully believe that our work can only have a long-lasting positive impact on Cambodia’s society if we commit to the support of each of our beneficiaries’ individual goals, as opposed to dictating certain career paths to them. Reach has always...

Baby Zana’s Health Insurance

Dina has been raising her daughter Zana as a single mother and has been dependent on her younger sister Chovey’s support throughout the past two years. In our previous post, we introduced you to her story. We were able to empower Dina in taking on her first job since motherhood through the donation of a moto that allowed her to commute to and back from work safely. You can read our previous...

Srey Oun’s First Semester

One of the things that makes Thomlang - Cambodian Youth Support unique is the fact, that we keep very close relationships with the students that we support. We have become important figures in their lives and make it our priority to stay invested and consistently look after their well-being. It makes us very proud to see our students follow their dreams, gain confidence and succeed. One recent...

A Chicken Farm For Srey Pit’s Family

Srey Pit’s last few months have been particularly burdensome due to the fact that the restaurant, where she used to work at, had to close down due to COVID19 restrictions. Left with no income, and as the sole provider for not only herself but also her little cousin and her grandmother, she approached CYS for financial aid.CYS has been supporting Srey Pit and her family throughout the duration...