{"id":5358,"date":"2024-09-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=5358"},"modified":"2024-09-25T23:27:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T15:27:11","slug":"daily-markup-1083-danutcha-catriona-singh-of-sols-energy-and-sols-foundation-is-the-first-malaysian-selected-to-be-an-obama-scholar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=5358","title":{"rendered":"Daily Markup #1083: Danutcha Catriona Singh of SOLS Energy and SOLS Foundation is the first Malaysian selected to be an Obama Scholar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXcZzpioq15pfTnIXI9IopapASNCicSkfg7k860HazVgkwmawJESjqamZTZUb9r_zC-D458K2wrqmfjgVYVvwTdjwVo0sRqa5JGsMqkdWgTPemCn20Ef3xON-tvt9Xz1uyyR7Yo04MxOvpehlVbeQk62sdYC?key=m3aK1XNsLwRRIY9k3udc1w\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: SOLS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lighting up lives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Congratulations to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/danutcha-catriona-singh\/\">Danutcha Catriona Singh<\/a>, Managing Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/sols.foundation\/\">SOLS Foundation<\/a> and Co-Founder &amp; Director of 500-backed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solsenergy.com\/\">SOLS Energy<\/a> for being the first Malaysian selected for the Obama Scholars program!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0As part of the 7th cohort, she will be joining 12 scholars for an immersive leadership experience at Columbia University for the 2024-2025 academic year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Danutcha\u2019s selection as an Obama Scholar reflects her commitment to social impact and her vision for SOLS Foundation, which aims to elevate Malaysia\u2019s middle class through career preparedness training, particularly for low-income and Indigenous communities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under her leadership, the Skills Hub has provided tailored skills training to 106,000 individuals, and the Solar Academy has trained over 700 under-privileged youths, 50% of whom are Indigenous, for careers in Green Energy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Solar Academy graduates have brought electrical access to 1,423 residential and 2,387 Indigenous homes over the last 2 years, with future plans for microgrids, which SOLS Foundation is actively working towards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At the university, Danutcha plans to develop a strategy to streamline SOLS Foundation\u2019s programs and teams, aiming to scale the organization\u2019s impact and position Malaysia as a leader in Social Innovation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read the full story on <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3MVm0d9\">Digital News Asia<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Other stories you may have missed:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup1079\">Neuron Mobility<\/a> Co-founder &amp; CEO Zachary named \u2018EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 Singapore\u2019 winner in the mobility category<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup1080\">Carousell Group<\/a> is paving the way for sustainable shopping to become a way of life across Southeast Asia and beyond<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From law to tech, <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup1081\">InvestaX<\/a> co-founder Alice Chen\u2019s blockchain journey helps companies unlock the value of idle assets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup1082\">Tour Amigo<\/a> raises US$2M Seed to help tour operators provide smooth sailing holidays and expand in the U.S.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lighting up lives Other stories you may have missed:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":5359,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[322,319],"tags":[612],"class_list":["post-5358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily","category-weekly-roundup","tag-sols"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.1 - 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