Mathilda D’Silva speaks to ICON Singapore about turning personal health struggles into action, pioneering marine conservation in Singapore through science, technology and community, and urging real solutions to ocean pollution and public health. (Mandarin article)

Mathilda D’Silva, founder of Ocean Purpose Project, shares her perfect weekend which involves outrigging, canoeing, dragon boating and paddleboarding - unplugging when out at sea. This feature promotes her upcoming “Ode To The Sea” performance at Singapore International Festival of Arts 2025, blending music, sustainability and culture.

Over 30 entrepreneurs are coming together at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2024 Annual Meeting to identify ways their organizations can grow and be more effective in addressing our greatest global challenges.

The EcoFriend Awards recognise the efforts and achievements of individuals in Singapore, who have made a significant contribution to our sustainability journey. Ranging from school teachers, students, community volunteers, or hailing from the public or private sectors, these individuals have all dedicated their personal time and effort to protect, promote, and improve our environment.

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Ocean Purpose Project (OPP) is inviting participants from all backgrounds to join a unique series of hands-on design hackathons, taking place from 15 to 19 September as a community event of Singapore Design Week 2025.

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What if we turned waste into fuel? An Singaporean social enterprise has created a unit to transform plastic into hydrogen.

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After more than 40 years with Singapore’s largest rail system supplier, Alstom, the 72-year-old found herself embarking on a second – and very challenging – career as a global environmental activist at Ocean Purpose Project (OPP).

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Former Singapore Idol finalist and TV producer Mathilda D’silva explains how the Ocean Purpose Project evolved from what she saw on and around her hometown beach in Pasir Ris.

Turning a life-altering pollution accident into a small but mighty social enterprise, this Singapore entrepreneur is banishing plastic from oceans with the latest in sustainability tech.

After a personal health scare caused by ocean pollution, sea lover and enthusiastic media personality Mathilda D’Silva set out to find solutions. Her colourful journey led to her founding Ocean Purpose Project, a social enterprise dedicated to cleaning and protecting our oceans, starting in Singapore. 

Three home‐grown businesses share how they are maximising the value of resources by adopting a circular economy approach to sustainability. Here, Ocean Purpose Project founder Mathilda D’silva shares how the reason behind her passion for ocean conservation is a personal one

After polluted waters at a dragon boat race plunged her into ill health, Mathilda D’Silva founded Ocean Purpose Project to find real solutions that benefit coastal communities.

Design lovers, changemakers, students, and seniors are invited to take part in a unique series of hands-on design hackathons during Singapore Design Week.

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Ocean Purpose Project (OPP), the award-winning social enterprise creating a significant impression on marine conservation through its innovative and impactful projects is the newest addition to TheOneHourProject’s (TOHP) growing partner organizations.

Mathilda D’Silva is the chief executive officer of Ocean Purpose Project, a social enterprise that promotes ocean conservation and turns ocean plastics into hydrogen. Mathilda works with low-income communities, Indigenous groups such as the Orang Laut, and scientists to drive innovative and inclusive sustainability strategies.

Mathilda D’Silva is a force of nature—both on stage and in the ocean. A powerhouse singer and award-winning ocean conservationist, she seamlessly blends activism with artistry, using her voice to inspire change in more ways than one.

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Ocean Purpose Project's mission is clear: turning pollution into solutions for a sustainable future.

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In this episode of Inconvenient Questions, former Singapore Idol Mathilda D’Silva shares how a dip in the waters of Boracay triggered a series of severe, life-altering physical conditions, sparking her global fight against water pollution.

An Emerging Social Enterprise is an early-stage business that has begun to generate measurable social impact.

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📻 “Saturday Mornings Show” host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host Neil Humphreys sit down with Mathilda D’Silva, Founder of Ocean Purpose Project and a familiar face from Singapore Idol, to explore how one woman’s health crisis sparked a national sustainability movement. 

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