Giving Rasmey Access To Virtual Lessons

During the COVID19 pandemic is was more important than ever for students to have access to the internet. In Cambodia, all schools have been physically boarded to students, and classes have been held virtually. Eighth grader Rasmey, who lives in rural Kampot with his younger brother, wouldn’t have been able to participate in his school’s online lessons. His mother works at a factory in Phnom...

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...

A Handwashing Station For Elementary School Students

Many of us are taught as children to practice proper hygiene through methods such as washing our hands regularly. Numerous hygiene-related topics find their way into our consciousness early on, and that is for a good reason: washing hands helps avoid infections and is therefore the simplest and best defense strategy. Up to eighty percent of common infections are spread by hands, such as colds,...