Mabuhay, Philippines!
Update from Manila!
Elevyn’s expansion plans this year kicked off with a 3-week trip to our neighbours the Philippines.
We had initially made plans to meet up some organizations here back in October 2009 but Manila’s recent flooding forced us to postpone the trip.
So here we are now, absolutely knackered after a day-long meeting with our hosts the Non-Timber Forestry Products (NTFP) and its offshoot organization and potential online shop, the CustomMade Crafts Center (CMCC).
Things have been pretty good so far in Manila – the people are friendly, English is widely spoken, wifi is easily accessible and there’s McD’s, KFC and Starbucks just around the corner if we ever miss good old KL!
The meeting today was a good one. Both NGOs are very well organized, work well with the artisan communities and most importantly, have very interesting handmade crafts.
Besides Manila, our hosts have also graciously helped made our travel arrangements to visit several indigenous communities around the country. It’ll be interesting!
Written by Kong Chin Tuan, captain of the 1 Malaysia team that made it to the Final of the Elevyn Futsal Tournament.








We speak to Razlan from Ureka Labs on their team, Ureka Ideas. On top of sweating it out on the pitch themselves, Ureka have also provided generous sponsorship to 5 teams from the Science of Life Systems (SOLS).
The Crazy Gang was one of the first teams to sign up for the tournament, eager to test their mettle after nearly 3 years of playing together.
