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Category: Familial Support

10 Years Later: Puy Returns to School!

Julian August 20, 2023 0 Comments
Many adolescents in Cambodia do not have the privilege of being able to attend school through graduation. Especially when growing up in rural Cambodia, they often feel pressure to not pursue higher education but rather join the workforce to follow a culture that they are taught by the older Cambodian generation: to prioritize work over education in order to afford necessities like food, water,...

VIDEOS: Dina’s Introduction & Visiting Zana’s Kindergarten

Julian August 06, 2023 0 Comments
Thomlang - Cambodian Youth Support has been supporting single mother Dina and her now 4-year-old daughter Zana for years. Last year, we encouraged Dina to enroll in Beauty School, in order to learn a skill that will enable her to find work and a reliable income for many years to come. In order for her to be able to attend daily classes, we had to put her daughter Zana in kindergarten early. Watch...

Dina’s Cosmetology Course Graduation

Julian July 30, 2023 0 Comments
Since reporting on single mother Dina and her daughter Zana more than a year ago, a lot has happened. Thomlang – Cambodian Youth Support encouraged Dina to enroll in cosmetology classes at a rural beauty salon to obtain a form of education, that will enable her to find work and, eventually, financial independence. In order to enable her to attend daily classes, we had to find a daycare for then...

Helping A Family In Need

Julian March 19, 2023 0 Comments
In one of our previous posts, you were able to listen to Vannara directly to learn about his family’s situation. If you haven’t seen the video, check it out below! Watch The Video Here Vannara’s mother, Pak, has been battling health issues for many years. She has been a single mother all her life, working hard to raise her children. Due to a lot of turmoil and hardship, many family members...

Rasmey Moves to a Boarding School

Julian February 19, 2023 0 Comments
Rasmey’s life was turned upside down in 2018 when his father, an electrician, died in a freak accident at work. Following the fatal incident, his mother made the difficult decision to move from their rural hometown to Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh to take up work at a plastic factory, earning only 150$ a month to provide for the family. From this moment on, then-11-year-old Rasmey started...