Yayasan Chow Kit (YCK)

Name: Yayasan Chow Kit (YCK)
Start: 2019-02-17
End: 2019-03-23
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Malaysia Education Children Education Children +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The workcamp has been organized with Malaysian Organization of Volunteer Exchange (MOVE) since 2018 in this place. MOVE is a workcamp NGO founded in 2006, but stopped activities for some years and NICE restarted co-organizing since 2017! Yayasan Chow Kit (YCK) is a non-profit organization that caters to the needs of children in and around Chow Kit. They run two drop-in centers in Chow Kit and one safe home for children who are in need of temporary guardianship. YCK operate in partnership with Ministry of Women and Child Welfare. YCK developed out of Nur Salam and was incorporated in 2011. We organized the first workcamp in 2018 Sep. that was very successful, so have decided to do it again (4 times in 2019)!

💼 What the programme involves

Volunteers will help in guiding student in studies, setting a better environment to enhance a better learning environment. Be ready to provide attentive care from 09:00 to 15:00 on Monday to Friday. Some group activities will be arranged by the school and teachers.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will stays in the school. Meal will be provided. Sleeping bag is necessary.

📍 About the location

The school is located in Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur. It is located in the city, so you can sometimes enjoy café, night market, etc. in the evening (but not till too late!).

Chow Kit is a sub-district in central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located around Jalan Chow Kit (Chow Kit Road) and is enclosed by the parallel streets of Jalan Raja Laut and Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman.It is named after Loke Chow Kit (陸秋傑) a well-known miner municipal councilor, public official, and also the first local owner of a department store - Chow Kit & Co – which was the largest in KL at the time.[1] Today the area features a large Indonesian (Javanese) community, and more recently, a small African community. There is a night market also known as Bundle Chow Kit along Lorong Haji Taib which is known for the sale of used clothings and accessories.[2]

⚠️ Requirements

High motivation to work with the kids and to respect local culture/ way. Experience of similar type of service is welcomed! 900 MYR (about 230 USD) to be paid on your arrivals. 8 days participants should pay 750 MYR. 150 MYR less for Repeaters of MOVE workcamps and those from less expensive countries. 8 days participation is possible only in 03/10-03/17 and 03/16-03/23. Please write this period on the application form if you want to join only for 8 days.

ℹ️ Additional information

18–50 years old

Solidarity donation

900.00 MYR ≈ 198 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Malaysia

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Malaysia Ringgit (MYR / RM)

Exchange rate

1 MYR = 0.219812 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Malaysia Time

Local time: 21:14 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Malay