On the 2nd of May 2018, YWCA had an amazing time organizing a brunch party with our Culinary & Baking students of the VTOC and some of our club members. A great time of fellowship together over good food prepared by our own students, we got the chance to try the delicious spicy tom yam soup. Not forgetting the best part: trying out the unique taste of different flower teas. Everyone enjoyed our session and we’re all looking forward to organize this open workshop again in the

Making your own jewellery is not only a fun and addictive hobby, it also has the added benefit that you get to wear what you create! However, many people don’t really know where to start. Here in YWCA (VTOC), we celebrated the month of Fashion (April) by providing our student the opportunity to learn the making of jewellery by one and only,Ms. Pin from NCWO (National Council of Women's Organisation,Malaysia). However, many people don’t really know where to start. Here in YWC

THANK YOU Rakan KL for some photographic records of YWCA KL before we kick start our renovations. Here are some of the beautiful pictures captured by them!

-COOKOUT COMPETITION- As the finale to the Urban Farming workshop series, 3 teams battled it out to win a cooking competition for guest judges (including jazz singer Junji Delfino), using ingredients harvested from the urban farm. With impressive results, congratulations to the students upon a successful course completed.

Learning about urban renewal, crafts and creative F&B at Riuh's retro-themed arts festival

An interesting afternoon of learning about art and architecture, both contemporary and traditional. A highlight of the visit was an open talk by Ruby Subramaniam about how she used body painting in photography to express body issues.

VTOC girls enjoyed an enlightening day of digital and manual crafting at the MEREKA Explorer Program by Biji-Biji, Publika. Two sessions saw the students experience a range of fields from fashion, metalsmithing, programming, branding, virtual reality painting, energy and more! Special thanks to Yayasan Hasanah and Acappella KLCC Suites for sponsorships.

Over the school holidays some students went for an Art Jam session at Refinery Art Gallery in Sentul. They had an introduction to art by Japanese artist Sanae Yamada before being provided canvases and paints for their own works of art. Dinner at Eat X Dignity Cafe was followed by an evening stroll at KLPac. Our appreciation goes out to Acappella KLCC Suites for their sponsorship of transport for the day.

We are proud to be the new home for the Microhouse experiment by architects Tetawowe and Thinkcity from World Urban Forum 2018. Looking forward to the creation of more recreational spaces for our residents and VTOC students as we aim to increased the living quality within the historical centre.

A big Thank You to Eats Shoots & Roots and chef Darren Teoh of Dewakan Restaurant for spending the morning with our Culinary & Bakery students at VTOC, as they literally reaped the fruits of their labour! This penultimate workshop of the Eats Shoots & Roots series saw a range of vegetarian dishes prepared using ingredients harvested from the Edible Garden built by the students over the last few weeks. Stay tuned for the Harvest Party on 31st March 2018!

In conjunction with International Womens' Day, YWCA KL joined the festivities at The Star Womens' Fiesta 2018 at Starling Mall, PJ. We are honoured to have been mentioned in the centre spread Star Metro article covering the event. Blessed to share with the good folks who dropped by and we look forward to hearing from you sometime soon!

On February 28th, seven of our VTOC students had the privilege of attending a Mobile Film-Making Workshop organised by Make It Right Movement & Brickfields Asia College. A collaboration between MRIM and Rocketfuel Entertainment, the workshop provided the basics of filming, hands-on assignments and even a session on creativity and coming up with story ideas. A shoutout to the team from MRIM and Rocketfuel Entertainment...it was truly amazing and we look forward to making some

VR Program: Site Visit to General Electric Aviation Facility Learning about technology and employment opportunities in the aviation sector 2nd February saw our VTOC students take a trip to the GE Aviation facility in Subang Airport for a tour of the facilities, and receive a glimpse into about what it's like to work in the aviation sector. The tour was followed by a briefing from SHRDC (Selangor Human Resource Development Centre) about employment opportunities in aviation, as

Last December saw the VTOC Sewing & Tailoring class launch our new Social Enterprise: the creation of an Origami Bag Series, in collaboration with a local designer Lindsey Ong. The students went through the product creation process of prototyping, production, and a simulation of a professional photoshoot where they had the opportunity to model their own handbags. The bags were then sold at a market - a big shoutout to PJEFC Church for their generous support in providing us a

Last November, a charcoal drawing class was conducted by local artist Chuah Shu Ruei with our VTOC students. The girls were introduced to technical aspects of charcoal drawing, shading techniques and more. The girls were really blessed by the session and we hope to organise more classes in the future!

Christmas was around the corner and the VTOC Culinary and Baking Class of 2017 prepared marbleised cookies for sale! A variation of shortbreads were created with an industrial finish theme - ranging from matcha flavors, earl grey, almond and dark chocolate. The girls had a ball working with the marbleised effects! Merry Christmas folks!