Youth Asia is an innovative social enterprise unlike any other – utilizing online media for youth empowerment to drive change. The good folks will be sending TWO teams to grace the tournament, in both Men’s and Women’s categories.

We speak to Lina Halim to find out more.

Q: What do you know of the concept of “fair trade”?

It’s really no surprise to hear people not knowing where the stuff their purchase came from – was it made in a factory by machines or well-paid factory workers or by children.

Fair trade is a good thing. When you don’t purchase sweatshop condition products, you don’t support it. And hopefully, bit by bit in the future, sweatshop conditions and child labor will be eradicated.

Q: Tell us a little bit about your team, and the event objective for the players.

We can pretty much say the YouthAsia team consists of members from very different walks of life — each of them pretty much belong to different generations but it just shows that we all support the same cause regardless of age.

Q: How well are you guys preparing for the tournament?

Each of us have hectic schedules but we try to make time to actually train a little

Q: Any words to the other teams participating?

Good luck and have a good game