Yim has been a full-time member of staff at Reading Elephant Laos since 2022, having previously joined the team as a student volunteer. He was born in the village of Hom Souk, Pha Oudom District, Bokeo Province, one of eleven children, and attended primary school there. He attended upper secondary school in the village of Ponglad and graduated from Thonysaba College in Ban Houayxay. Yim is extremely talented in the arts and in teaching. He is very creative and develops various new approaches for working with the children. In 2026, Yim took over the management of the second learning and reading centre in Pha Oudom District.
