Constructing a Bathroom for a Family in Need

According to the Cambodian Ministry of Rural Development, 25% of Cambodia’s population, or more than 3 million people, lacked access to toilets in 2020. This means, that a quarter of the country’s population still has to defecate in the open, which puts families and children at risk of contracting various diseases and infections. Access to clean water and proper sanitation are key factors in...

Kid’s and Leakana’s Son’s Medical Condition

Many Cambodian families barely earn enough money to get by every single month, which makes it difficult to save up for any future endeavors or prepare for times of hardship. Especially medical emergencies often put families in financial crisis and debt, and many never recover from these tragedies. Kid has been working hard to provide for his loved ones and build a beautiful future for his wife...

Dental Care Cooperation

Thomlang – Cambodian Youth Support does not only support students through education but also through health care. We reached out to Cambodia World Family, an international organization that provides dental services to orphaned, abandoned, handicapped, and institutionalized children in Phnom Penh. Through our correspondence with Cambodia World Family’s country director, we were able to...

Support For Puy’s Family

Puy had been able to consistently elevate his life throughout the past years. He had been working with his wife Vecheka’s uncle as a roofer for a few years and felt lucky about being able to fully provide for his small family. Circumstances have become increasingly challenging, however, when Puy’s and Vecheka’s second son was born in 2019 with a medical condition that requires regular...

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,...