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