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Raj Ridvan Singh @ SOLS 24/7
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- Melaka, Dili, Phnom Penh
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- Hometown:
- Melaka, Phnom Penh, Dili
- Age:
- 25
- Organisation:
- SOLS 24/7 (Science of Life Systems 24/7)
- About Me:
- As a Social Entrepreneur & teacher, Raj Ridvan Singh has passionately worked towards the progress of the socio-economic status of youths by empowering them with capacity- building, life skills, leadership and employment skills that positively affect the development of the community and nation on a macro-level.
For over 8 years, he and Dhinu Dhanveer Singh (brother) leads Science of Life Systems 24/7 (SOLS 24/7), Malaysia, Cambodia and East Timor. Raj Ridvan Singh serves as the International Director & Co-Founder. He served as Country Director of SOLS 24/7 in East Timor. He is currently expanding his social development work as the Country Director of SOLS 24/7 Malaysia . SOLS 24/7 is committed to the holistic education and long-term development of youths throughout Southeast Asia. 26,000 youths have gone through SOLS 24/7’s training in academic, job, leadership and life-skills education.
For his continuous efforts in youth education, he was awarded the YouthActionNet Award-2004 by International Youth Foundation, The Youth & ICT Award-2005 by Global Knowledge Partnership and was presented the Youth Social Enterprise Fellowship (15,000 USD) by YSEI in 2006. Raj secured USD 50,000 from a Microsoft Grant for his social enterprise in Timor-Leste (SOLS 24/7) after impressing the panel during the the Scale-up Pitching session at YSEF in 2008.
Raj Ridvan Singh has represented ASEAN, Malaysia & Cambodia in several distinguished international conferences in Malaysia, Tunis, Argentina, Colombo, San Francisco, Sydney, Singapore, Thailand and Cambodia. He was a plenary speaker at several of these conferences presenting on youth related issues and sharing his work experience in implementing sustainable socio-economic development programs for the youth community.
Being experienced in the field of Social Entrepreneurship, Youth Development and Leadership & Character building he currently is a speaker in the field and has mentored, trained and gave talks at various International and National Conferences & Conventions.
He is the Founder & Director of DR Resource Management, (DR Maids & Manpower | DR Import & Export (Malaysia & Cambodia). His successful business has provided employment to foreign nationals, enabling them to earn an income to support their families back home & the Import of Dried Fruits from the Middle East to Cambodia.
At the age of 16, he was awarded the Youngest Microsoft Certified Professional in ASEAN and at 17, he became the Youngest Certified Systems Engineer in ASEAN. He then became Head of Technical Department & Professional Computer Trainer for New Horizons Int’l Computer Learning Center – Melaka, Malaysia.
- Website:
- http://www.sols247.org
- Favorite Social Entrepreneur:
- M. Singh
Raj Ridvan Singh @ SOLS 24/7's Blog
SOLS 24/7 Featured on Malaysiakini (Malaysia's No1 Alternative Media Network)
Dear Friends,
Greetings and love from SOLS 24/7,
Below is a link of the featured video done by Malaysiakini on our work in Malaysia.
http://www.malaysiakini.tv/video/16016.html
Love & Respect,
Raj
Posted on July 2, 2008 at 12:00am — 1 Comment
Social Entreprenuers in Malaysia - Come Join Us!
If you could take the time to change one person's life, would you do it?
While many youths today are often misguided and left to search for their own values in a society disillusioned by crime, corruption, peer pressure and strife, there is a way for them to break the cycle of poverty and ignorance. But they need YOUR help.
Think about it... With just a little effort to go out of your way to reach out to someone less fortunate, you could be starting a chain reaction which would allow th… Continue
While many youths today are often misguided and left to search for their own values in a society disillusioned by crime, corruption, peer pressure and strife, there is a way for them to break the cycle of poverty and ignorance. But they need YOUR help.
Think about it... With just a little effort to go out of your way to reach out to someone less fortunate, you could be starting a chain reaction which would allow th… Continue
Posted on May 4, 2008 at 3:59pm —
SOLS 24/7 Malaysia - Choose to make an Impact towards youth Development!
If you could take the time to change one person’s life, would you do it?
As our hectic schedules take over and the pressures from work, family and friends seep into our day, it’s easy to shelf our plans to give a bit back to society and make a difference.
Most do not have the time or expertise to lift those in need out of the vicious cycle of poverty, ignorance and… Continue
Posted on May 4, 2008 at 3:30pm —
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