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Category: Familial Support

A Handwashing Station For Elementary School Students

Julian November 07, 2021 0 Comments
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,...

Srey Oun’s Family’s New Road

Julian October 10, 2021 0 Comments
One of the biggest problems in underdeveloped countries is poor infrastructure. To this day, most of Cambodia’s rural population has to maneuver on dirt roads. These unpaved roads not only accelerate the wear and tear on bicycles, motos, and cars, but also increase the risk of dangerous street accidents. Additionally, dirt roads in tropical countries such as Cambodia, where the rain season...

Repairing Chovey’s Father’s House

Julian September 19, 2021 0 Comments
After having lost her mother at a very young age, Chovey grew up in an orphanage in Kampot. While being separated from her sister and her father, she was given a second chance at life and access to education. Now, more than a decade later, Chovey is working for an international NGO and just recently obtained her Bachelor’s degree at the University of Management and Economics in Sihanoukville....

Srey Nek’s and Yean’s High School Tuition

Julian September 12, 2021 0 Comments
Siblings Srey Nek and Yean live with their single mother Phors, who has worked very hard throughout the past years to provide for both of them. Recently, however, the small family has had to face a major financial crisis, when Phors found herself out of work and therefore unable to continue to pay her children’s monthly high school tuition. Thomlang – Cambodian Youth Support stepped in to...

Supporting A Family’s Recovery

Julian August 28, 2021 0 Comments
Srey Muen’s life took a drastic turn 13 years ago when her husband Phala caught meningitis. The infection left Phala partially paralyzed and unable to walk. All of a sudden, Srey Muen became the sole provider for her husband and their then 4-year-old daughter Srey Neang. Unfortunately, medical treatment was not accessible in rural Cambodia back then, let alone physiotherapy. For years to come,...