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.

12th August 2019 - A Women's Self Defense class was organised in collaboration with Mingle Hostel and taught by Master Alvin Chong, founder of the Borneo Combat Gym in Labuan, East Malaysia and who specialises in both ancient and contemporary martial arts. The session was both fun and practical, and imparting simple moves and techniques and important information about how to respond in different situations. Thank you Alvin, we hope you'll be back again soon to teach another c

August opened in style with a Japanese extravaganza on 9th August 2019! We were honoured to have renowned expert Datin Ong Kid Ching in the house to impart the mysterious art of ikebana floristry and origami to delighted guests. The workshop was followed by a sumptious Japanese luncheon of teriyaki and karaage chicken, edamame, salad, matcha cakes, and green tea prepared by the Y Cafe and the amazing ladies of the Event Committee, and ended with a prize raffle of Datin Kid Ch

KLFitClub presents weekly Piloxing and various Fitness classes every Tuesday & Thursday, 6pm - 8pm & 8pm - 10pm at the Y Hall! For further enquiries, please contact Coach Yusri at +60162028516

25th July 2019 - Brought our Sewing & Tailoring class to the Louis Vuitton Time Capsule exhibition at KLCC to learn about creativity, fashion and craftsmanship. After the visit we managed to sneak in some fun at the Dior beach-club-themed Instagram Booth!

23rd July 2019 - The English Breakfast Tea program was started as a tea session between volunteers and VTOC students to develop conversational English. We began with our first volunteer, Sui Yeen who is assisting a VTOC sewing graduate to expand her vocabulary in sewing and fashion. (Thank you Sui Yeen, and also stylist Cho Wee Chee for donating his precious fashion magazine collection to our Cafe Library!) For more information on the EBT program or to sign up as a volunteer,

It's finally here! The Y Pop-Up Salon - our latest project in line with 2019's focus to expand upon the social enterprise efforts for the VTOC courses. Managed by VTOC graduates Karti and Sylvia, the Y Pop-Up Salon is an avenue for VTOC students of the Hairdressing & Beautycare course to gain industry exposure and experience to supplement their training. The first month is trial by donation so do drop in! We would like to thank our first customers for their support of our stu

21st July 2019 - Our students were privileged to attend a study visit to Pun's Ice Cream at Seputeh! The awesome team at Pun's shared about how ice-cream is made, and treated the girls to ice cream and their signature fried chicken waffles. One of the partners, Elaine shared about her journey and what it takes to create one's own business from creativity, branding, project management, etc. should the students one day hope to venture on their own business. Thank you guys so mu