This is how we stride against gender-based violence! The morning of 2 December kicked-off with a 2km UNiTE Walk around Petaling Street — a colourful display of solidarity between YWCA KL’s Vocational Training Opportunity Centre (VTOC), Persatuan Pandu Puteri Kuala Lumpur, and Soroptimist International Region of Malaysia, organised in conjunction with our 110th Anniversary celebrations and the United Nations' annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign. At the

It was an honor to be featured on BFM Radio on 28th November 2023 when our President Joanne Yeoh, First Executive Director of VTOC Dato’ Ramani Gurusamy and Vice President Juwita Suwito appeared on air with Juliet Jacobs to share about the past 110 Years of YWCA Kuala Lumpur, along with some of our milestones, memorable moments, and future plans. Tune in for the Bigger Picture here: https://www.bfm.my/podcast/bigger-picture/live-and-learn/110-years-of-ywca-kuala-lumpur

Refiller Mobile was in the house on 22nd November 2023 when our Wednesday Morning Club enjoyed an incredible afternoon of learning about eco-products via a short talk, followed by lunch and eco-shopping, refilling used bottles with an array of eco-friendly household products and health snacks. A big shoutout and thank you to founder Oh Sok Peng for sharing about this innovative solution in educating and empowering communities towards recycling and protecting our environment.

Throwback to the first event in our 110th Anniversary Campaign - the launch of one of our most ambitious projects to date - the Community Oasis project on 25th October 2023! Thank you to everyone who came and joined us for an inspiring talk on food forests in cities and enzyme workshop by SEEDS Malaysia, a delicious Farm-To-Table luncheon featuring desserts by our VTOC students and plant mixology drinks by Eats, Shoots & Roots, and the unveiling of our Living Tree donation dr

Building upon the Y3K sci-fi film project produced by the VTOC students in collaboration with YWCA KL’s youth department in 2022, in September 2023 an immersive exhibition and community screening was organized entitled Y3K: Dreamworlds . This experimental exhibition sought to fuse together themes of environmentalism, art and education and was included in the line-up at the Klang River Festival 2023. Student talents from the 2023 cohort simulated characters from the Y3K dysto

In the wake of Covid-19, when the future of the economy remained uncertain and bleak, i t was critical to equip our VTOC students with added skills to survive in a New Normal should traditional employment avenues remain elusive. A sci-fi film production "Y3K" with environmental and technological themes, showcasing student creative and vocational skills was selected as a platform of experiential learning. Funded by Starbucks foundation as part of the VTOC Transformation proje

This is what we talked about - why we should celebrate how far we've come as women, and how we can all Embrace Equity in our own circles of influence. YWCA KL's IWD event on 8th March 2023 drew together various women for a morning of sharings and learnings. Datin Sheila Christine Devaraj sharing on the meaning and nuances of the word "equity" as opposed to the more familiar "equality". Volunteers enacted a "Race to Success" where participants were given notecards describing v

Introducing the Starbucks Upcycled Flavorlock™ Pouch project, a collaboration between Starbucks Malaysia and YWCA KL, now available in all stores in Malaysia. These whole bean bags which was once used to hold our package coffee has been upcycled with due diligence and care by the young girls of VTOC, women sewers and volunteers of YWCA, from cleaning to matching the cloths that make the linings of the bags. No one bag is identical! Our aim is to both create a positive impac

Spirit of Things is an advocacy video project intended to address the impact human activities are having on the environment, while offering viable solutions that society can accept and adopt. A collaboration with Project SEA*5, YWCA KL's Vocational Training Opportunity Centre (VTOC) and other local creatives, and co-funded by Mekong Cultural Hub and British Council, SOT is part of YWCA KL's aim to engage global issues with a larger community. Themes of upcycling and social en

We are sewing face masks for sale! Order some now to face the New Normal (pun not intended)...rm15 each or rm36 for three. DM to order. Special deals for custom and bulk orders! Our masks come with an insertion pocket and are available in a range of plain and patterned fabrics.

# YWCAKL_sewing for the nation In collaboration with Ms Sangeet Deo (Karpal Singh's daughter) and her team, Lions Club, MagnumCares and Ti-Ratana, YWCAKL B40 sewers and Orang Asli students @ Vocational Training Opportunity Centre (VTOC) sewed PPEs for the nation's frontliners. Lions Club and Ti-Ratana helped raised funds to purchase materials and MagnumCares sponsored the B40 and orang asli sewers @ YWCAKL to sew the PPE gowns. The B40 sewers are part of the YWCA Social Ente

Nov 16, 2019: The Rogue Festival was a call for youth to pick up arms towards conscious service which demonstrates the power of the people, the possibilities of creativity and social enterprise towards reimagining environment and empowering communities. It was organised in collaboration with Eats Shoots & Roots, funded by the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development, and was part of Urbanscapes 2019. The festival was also a showcase of the social enterprise effort

Nov 3, 2019 : YWCA KL is proud to be selected as one of the shooting locations of "Loving You", a TV drama series slated for release in 2020 on NTV7.

Jan 18, 2019 : The Pilot Program for Incl.My in collaboration with the YWCA KL/VTOC kicked off with a group of 25 students. The program aims to serve youth from welfare homes via regular enrichment sessions which teach life skills, and is held fortnightly.

5th September 2019 - Excited to receive a precious vintage bicycle donation from eminent cyclist Jeffrey Lim (Jeff rode it all the way from Brickfields to YWCA KL! *gasp*) A refurbished old-fashioned ladie's bicycle, it is a Malaysian-made, hailing from the 1950's and features parts which are no longer available, a truly rare item and the last of his collection. Thank you Jeff! We have christened it "Lady" and are proud to be it's new home.

4th September 2019 - Catching up with our first intern - Adlina, a brilliant design student from Raffles College who did her 3-month attachment with us. Thank you for lending us your design skills, and we hope you'll be back soon! All the best for your final year project!

2nd September 2019 - Thanks go out to our awesome volunteers Sharizah and Rui Wen who helped develop soap products for our Pop-Up Salon, incorporating ingredients from our urban farm. Stay tuned for more exciting updates!

29th August 2019 - Some snippets of Urban Farm news : Some baby brinjals are in season and proud to supply some Thai Basil, turmeric leaves and rosella leaves to Chef Tariq of Mingle Cafe! Thank you for supporting our Urban Farm, and stay tuned for more exciting updates.

28th August 2019 - Our thanks to Farahin for conducting a macrame jewelry workshop for our Sewing & Tailoring VTOC students! We will be developing the jewelry for a special project. Stay tuned!

22nd August 2019 - The Passion Pool project involves connecting our VTOC students with internship and job opportunities during their studies to supplement their education and gain real-world experience. Our latest partnership sees two of our culinary students having fun making tacos at RexKL.