Cover Yayasan Chow Kit offers at-risk youths equitable access to basic needs, such as education, health care and nutrition (Photo: Yayasan Chow Kit)
Yayasan Chow Kit offers at-risk youths equitable access to basic needs, such as education, health care and nutrition (Photo: Yayasan Chow Kit)
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Proceeds will go towards organisations empowering vulnerable and disadvantaged communities in five markets. This includes the Malaysia-based, non-profit organisation Yayasan Chow Kit, which is a 24-hour crisis centre for at-risk children and teenagers in the Chow Kit area of Kuala Lumpur
The annual Tatler Gen.T List recognises some of the most purpose-driven young leaders across Asia—and this year, we have set a challenge for them: to pay it forward and raise money for meaningful causes in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and Taiwan.
To do this, we launched our first charitable NFT collection, the Phoenixes of Tomorrow, which features 180 profile picture (PFP) NFTs designed by Singaporean artist and Gen.T honouree Dawn Ang.
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The Phoenixes of Tomorrow collection was inspired by the trailblazing young leaders on the Gen.T List, who continuously rise to the occasion, overcome failures and reinvent themselves in pursuit of purpose and creating a better world.
This collection was created exclusively for the honourees on the 2023 list, and cannot be sold or transferred.
Each Phoenix of Tomorrow also comes with a unique Friend of Phoenix NFT, which can be purchased by an honouree’s friends, other like-minded individuals or any NFT fiend on OpenSea.
Proceeds from the Friends of Phoenixes collection will benefit these local charities and non-profit organisations in the five markets: Hong Kong Down Syndrome Association, The Codette Project in Singapore, Yayasan Chow Kit in Malaysia, Angat Buhay in the Philippines and Kids’ Bookhouse in Taiwan.
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YCK was founded in 2010 by Dato’ Dr Hartini Zainuddin, child rights activist and advocate, who has been working with the children in Chow Kit for more than three decades (Photo: Chong Jinn Xiung)
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Zooming in: Yayasan Chow Kit
Yayasan Chow Kit (YCK) is a 24-hour crisis centre for at-risk children and teenagers from the Chow Kit area of Kuala Lumpur. Founded in 2010 by children’s rights activist Dato’ Dr Hartini Zainudin, YCK runs two drop-in centres and one safe home for children who are in need of temporary guardianship.
Our mission is to ensure that marginalised children in and around Malaysia have access to equitable basic needs and rights
Through YCK, Dr Hartini has given children access to basic education, healthcare and nutrition. But she says, “I don’t want to stop there. I want to go beyond equity and create opportunities for them to achieve upward social mobility so they can take care of themselves and their families in the future.”
She believes that the youth play a significant role in building a better world—and she is excited about that. “The young are showing innovation and resilience in tackling the world’s challenges, which gives me great confidence and hope for the future. I believe we can overcome some of the longstanding problems we face in the world.”
Visit the Friends of Phoenixes collection on OpenSea to view or purchase an honouree’s NFT. And read more about the honourees from Malaysia on the Tatler Gen.T List 2023.
