April 12 saw an exciting study tour to Mingle Cafe for our VTOC Culinary & Bakery Students. We were blessed to have Chef Tariq give some insight and advice for those starting out in the F&B industry - in return we brought a gift of vegetables harvested from our Urban Farm! Thanks to the Mingle Team for having us over and contributing to the education of our VTOC.

2019's VR Program focused on building values for a good foundation towards success and a fulfilling life. The theme for April's VR program was someone everyone can relate to : 'Love'. The series opened with a movie screening of 'Isn't It Romantic' on April 9, 2019 (complete with popcorn made by and for the students!) and progressed to deeper topics further into the month such as managing relationships and sex education during the Art of Love session which featured videos, sha

Grateful to our early customers - from people who heard about us on social media such as hobby artists, to our neighbors who wandered in such as Silat Champions from the Olympic Council of Malaysia, to friends and family who supported our projects by trying our pesticide-free fresh harvest, we'll always remember you.

Our first event was a success, providing hearty and healthy fare for the awesome peeps of DKSH after their farming workshop with Eats Shoots & Roots incorporating ingredients from the farm itself! Thank you DKSH for your generous donation towards our Urban Farm and we hope to catch you all again soon in the near future!

The Y Cafe is officially OPEN! After two months of food cart operations and one week of dry run, we made it! Opening hours are 9am - 3pm, Mon-Fri.

Big shoutout to the awesome staff of Starbucks Malaysia for their heartwarming support of our newest endeavour in conjunction with International Women's Day: The Y Cafe! Thank you for being our first lunch delivery order and for so generously showing our students the full potential of the coffee arts via the cafe tour and brewing session! An educational project which seeks a holistic approach to food via the empowerment of our Vocational School youth, The Y Cafe incorporates

CNY was a fun season participating in RexKL's Flower Market! Kudos to the RexKL team for their inventive booths which were perfect for hanging our upcycled totes. This CNY season debuted the creations of this year's VTOC Culinary Class - pig-shaped milk cookies and tea gift set.

Our thanks to Dr Janet Foo & The Rotary Club of Alfa Ampang for organising medical check-up sessions for our VTOC students and their continuing medical advice. Looking for more ways to collaborate towards improved provisions for our students.

Proud of our President Joanne Yeoh who was featured on Malaysia Tatler for her work at YWCA KL and the VTOC. Read the full story at https://my.asiatatler.com/society/joanne-yeoh-ywca-kl-loreal-underprivileged-women-career-in-beauty

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Our first Youth Wing Volunteer Session saw a group of friends gathering to match fabrics for the Bagmaker Social Enterprise during the Christmas season. Thanks guys for your energy, enthusiasm and creativity! Discarded wallpaper samples were used as wrapping paper in line with our mantra of upcycling materials towards reducing our impact on the environment - truly a Green Christmas!

The end of 2018 brought reflections, hope and much to be grateful for. We thank YB Hannah Yeoh for officiating our VTOC Graduation Ceremony with her words of encouragement to our cohort of 2018 to have passion in their work in order to raise our nation, a spirit we are proud our hairdressing graduates have shown who brought cheer by volunteering to cut hair for the homeless and urban poor at Sacred Heart Church, Jalan Peel during the Christmas season.

It's Showtime! The VTOC Secret Fashion Show on 17th November 2018 was a proud showcase by the VTOC students in conjunction with it's 20th anniversary. Collections were designed and sewn by the Sewing & Tailoring Class, hair and makeup by the Hairdressing & Beautycare Students, and high tea was prepared by the Culinary & Bakery Class. We would like to thank all the friends who attended and who have been part of our journey. Congratulations VTOC Class of 2018 and we wish you al

On 11th October 2019, YWCA KL was invited by Think City to share about our creative programs in the social work field in conjunction with the KUL Design Month. Other speakers included eminent female architects Eleena Jamil and Sofia Castelo. The session opened with sharings from all three architects about their experiences and thoughts as females in the application of design, and ended with a moderated discussion and questions from the floor. We had a blast connecting with ot

Our Music Workshop Series brought us up close with the one and only, Juwita Suwito. A professional singer & vocal coach. - Such an honour having you with us, Juwita! We would like to thank you for your great support to us here in VTOC. ☺️

We’re honoured to have Stephanie Vanden Driesen here in VTOC for our musical workshop series. - Thank you so much, Stephanie for your time and dedication. Thank you for educating & inspiring us through music. 🎶

What an amazing experience we had with The Vochale Project in our acappella music workshop here in VTOC. We would like to express our gratitude and appreciation to them for their time in sharing their talents with us. The halls were filled with music that day as the students were taught to perform a rendition of 'This Is Me' from the movie 'The Greatest Showman'.

Our booth at The I Love Malaysia Bazaar organised by The Edge Magazine & IPC Shopping Centre is a success only because of YOU! Thank you for supporting our Pop-Up Bagmaker, Pop-Up Tea Party & Pop-Up Flower Shop social enterprises. Students underwent entrepreneurship training which covered product design, production, and sales towards learning to become financially independent. Your support of our students is forever valued.

Thank you for joining our Merdeka Bazaar, Pop-Up Floral Shop at IPC shopping Centre and for supporting our Social Enterprise! We hope you had fun as much as we do! We would also like to thank our volunteers for making this event a success! You are appreciated. Here are some pictures we took from our Floral Pop- Up shop. 💐

It doesn't matter how good your idea is if you are unable to convey your thoughts properly. Knowing how important that is, we help our students in VTOC to overcome their fear of public speaking & teaching them the effective persuasion abilities through our Law Simulation VR program (VTOC Parliament & Debate). Held on the August 16, the students were thought the lesson on how to absorb, evaluate and process informations. Additionally, increase involvement in social & politic