Sophal Starts A New Chapter In His Life

Sophal became a Buddhist monk because it was the only way for him to gain access to education. Coming from a poor familiy, he grew up as one of seven children. All of his older siblings dropped out of school because their parents were unable to support them through graduation. Sophal joined a local pagoda at the age of 13 and became a monk, in order to have an opportunity that his siblings...

Supporting Sovann, An Aspiring Lawyer

Sovann has the ambition and the intellect to pursue an academic path. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have the privilege of having a family that could support him through university, forcing the 27-year-old to put his dreams of becoming a lawyer on hold for an entire decade, and find other ways to get by. As a child, Sovann had joined a pagoda in rural Cambodia and became a monk. In Cambodia, poor...

Seanghai’s Bachelor’s Degree

Countless Cambodian adolescents have the potential and ambition to pursue higher education and contribute to the country’s overall economic and educational progress. However, tuition fees continue to be an obstacle for underprivileged students and prevent many from enrolling. Seanghai is one of these disadvantaged students, as her family can’t afford to support her enrollment in university....

Srey Mom’s Journey From University To The Workforce

Srey Mom is an ambitious 24-year-old girl who dreams of a big career. As an orphan, however, she doesn’t have a traditional familial background that can support her education or that she can turn to for professional career advice. Thomlang – Cambodian Youth Support meets the unique needs of students like Srey Mom through pairing their interests and goals with opportunities to expand upon...

Chamnan’s Psychology Major

Having gone through a lot of loss and trauma himself, Chamnan developed an early interest in psychology. The 22-year-old has a deep desire to work with orphans or children, that grow up under challenging circumstances, in the future and wants to give them the attention and treatment, that he himself was never privileged enough to receive. He is very concerned about the fact that Cambodia lacks...