In SINA Mpigi (Jangu international) earlier this year, we started with the implementation of a demonstration agroforestry (Food Forest) for nature conservation, an increase of biodiversity, regeneration of the area, soil building, CO₂-binding and reforestation, as well as sustainable use and conservation through food production and processing of natural products. In a four-day event with […]
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SINA and 3 of its enterprises featured in “Business Punk”
The German economic magazine “Business Punk” published a seven-page story on recycling in Uganda and the story of SINA with its enterprises of Kimuli Fashionability, Upcycle Africa and Ouroots Africa.The magazine ePaper 04/2022 can be purchased here.
SINA wins “Modern Work Award” 2022
The Modern Work Award searches and recognizes organizations and companies that embrace a different way to work together. Winning the category of “Modern Work Shaper”, SINA is extremely grateful and honored to receive this award. You can watch the entire Award Show 2022, which includes more details about the award, the reasoning behind the Jury […]
SINA becoming a Community Partner of Impact Hub
Impact Hub is a global network of over 100 spaces in 60 countries for innovation, acceleration and coworking. Impact Hub has invited the first four like-minded organizations to engage in a long-term strategic alliance to build and support entrepreneurial communities for impact at scale. By collaborating we will connect and enable impact makers together and […]
Impact Report 2021
The year 2021 has been a challenging one again but transforming challenges into opportunities has been our slogan and looking back, we have achieved a lot and wish to share this with you in our 2021 Impact Report. We wish to thank all supporters, partners, and SINA members for the incredible support and for enabling […]
Transformation Innovation Hub features on Zimbabwean national TV channel ZBC
The SINA community in the Tongogara refugee camp in Zimbabwe was featured on the national TV for its innovative and creative plastic bottle house. Evode Hakizimana, the co-founder of Transformation Innovation Hub, explains why “waste is not waste until you waste it”. Together with other young people in the camp, they used upcycled plastic bottles […]
Learning by Founding – SINA as a Case Study for Entrepreneurship Education in Refugee Camps
The FII INSTITUTE is a new global non-profit foundation and think Tank to advance Impact on Humanity. this month´s Spotlight Series is on refugees and how refugees can create a future for themselves through entrepreneurship. Titled “Learning by Founding – Social Entrepreneurship Education for Refugees”, the publication sheds light on the global issue and displays […]
Food Forest in SINA Mpigi
In our SINA Mpigi community (called Jangu International) a new project was planed and implemented for a “Food Forest”, which is agroforestry to create biodiversity and a healthy ecosystem for regenerative agriculture. For the kick-off, a big three day event was planned and successfully implemented:
Live radio panel discussion with German Development Minister Svenja Schulze
Within the Global Solutions Summit 2022 – The World Policy Forum, SINA Founder Etienne Salborn was invited for a live radio discussion round with the German Development Minister Svenja Schulze and other guests to discuss Global Solutions through international development. The discussion was broadcasted live on radioeins and the recording is accessible here (German only).
Global Solutions Summit 2022 and Young Global Changers Recoupling Awards 2022
We are excited that SINA has been chosen as one of the ten finalists for the Young Global Changers Recoupling Awards 2022, which will be held and given during the Global Solutions Summit on 27th and 28th March 2022 in Berlin. This high-level event is the world’s premier forum for transforming research-based insights into policy […]