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Category: Education

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...

Dina’s Return To Her Passion

Julian June 05, 2022 0 Comments
Dina was separated from her family at a young age and didn’t have the privilege of finishing secondary school. Instead, she bore the burden of providing for herself financially and lived paycheck to paycheck in order to survive. After becoming a single mother in 2019 and reconnecting with her younger sister, Dina focused on the well-being of her daughter Zana. Her younger sister was able to...

Saratna’s And Ganchena’s English Course

Julian May 15, 2022 0 Comments
Saratna and Ganchena are both students at the National University of Management in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh. They are pursuing careers in the Marketing and Management fields, which both require high English language skills as a fundamental job qualification. In order to better their chances at landing high-pay jobs, Thomlang – Cambodian Youth Support encouraged both students to enroll in...

Supporting Sovann, An Aspiring Lawyer

Julian May 01, 2022 0 Comments
Sovann has the ambition and the intellect to pursue an academic path. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have the privilege of having a family that could support him through university, forcing the 27-year-old to put his dreams of becoming a lawyer on hold for an entire decade, and find other ways to get by. As a child, Sovann had joined a pagoda in rural Cambodia and became a monk. In Cambodia, poor...