Srey Oun’s Family’s New Road

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...

Srey Nek’s and Yean’s High School Tuition

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...

Student Support in Phnom Penh

Since the beginning of the year, Thomlang – Cambodian Youth Support has been supporting six students in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh. Five of these students are currently enrolled in university, one is enrolled in trade school. Our monthly financial support helps these students in various ways, such as covering their rent, transportation costs, medical costs, and other daily expenses. At...

Seyla’s Frog Farm

Thomlang – Cambodian Youth Support is committed to supporting young Cambodians in fulfilling their personal goals and finding their way to financial independence. Seyla had always dreamt of becoming a business owner with his wife Srey Nong. They had previously taken on several jobs at casinos and clothing factories in Cambodia’s southern coastal city Sihanoukville in order to save up some...

Coaching Makara Through His Job Search

Many of us have had the privilege of being taught how to write resumes and send out job applications in high school. Furthermore, you may have people in your family or a mentor that could be asked for further assistance or advice when it comes to your first important job search. Makara, however, didn’t have this level of support. Having grown up orphaned in rural Cambodia, where the population...