We are excited to be a Partner of the REACT Platform of the Global Business Coalition for Education. The new website is available here. REACT has been able to foster a partnership between SINA and Avanti Communications to deliver free high-speed internet connectivity for refugees in Bidibidi and for marginalized youth in Mpigi. The internet […]
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Kampala Innovation Week
The Kampala Innovation Week 2019 is the largest ever gathering of the Ugandan Startup Ecosystem. SINA is among the hosting and organizing organizations. It is happening 16th – 18th October 2019 at the Kololo Independence Ground REGISTER NOW Several SINA enterprises will be exhibiting and SINA is also hosting one of the Panel Discussions:
Uganics in the Ugandan “New Vision”
How Nalubega fights mosquitos with soap To help curb the malaria deaths, 22-year-old Joan Nalubega, under her company Uganics, invented bar soap that repels mosquitoes. Read the article here: https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1507697/nalubega-fights-mosquitos-soap
Social Impact Award 2019
Yesterday the exciting final of the Social Impact Award was held at the Social Innovation Academy (SINA) in Uganda. SINA has been implementing the “SIA” for the second year. The Social Impact Award is more than an just award. Through a workshop series at the beginning of the year in universities, refugee camps and local […]
Kimuli Fashionability wins Greenpreneurs Program
We are excited to see our SINA startup Kimuli Fashionability as a winner of the Greenpreneurs Program. Apart from scaling support and a grant of $ 5,000 USD, the Award will be given in November in Seoul in person by former Secretary-General of the UN Ban Ki-moon. Congratulations!!! You can read more also in this […]
Ouroots Africa in the Daily Monitor
In today’s issue of the Daily Monitor, one of the two biggest newspapers in Uganda, you can read all about our startup “Ouroots Africa”, growing natural and biodegradable straws to fight plastic pollution.
SINA Scholar becoming Anzisha Fellow
The Anzisha Prize is celebrating africa’s youngest entrepreneurs who are making a difference in their countries through social businesses. Last year SINA scholar Joan Nalubega became the second runner up of the Anzisha Prize (which also came with a grant support for her enterprise Uganics of $ 12,5000 USD), we are very excited that this […]
Uganics wins Africa Innovation Challenge
Johnson & Johnson announced the winners of the Champions of Science Africa Innovation Challenge 2.0 at the 28th World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town. Among them is SINA startup “Uganics”, producing mosquito repellent soap. As a winner Uganics will receive a $ 50,000 USD grant to expand its production and technical support on […]
The Art of Speaking for Yourself
The story of Etienne Salborn and the Social Innovation Academy (SINA) are highlighted in the book of the German bpb: “The Art of Speaking for Yourself” as an example beyond empowerment to enable people create their own solutions. The book is an essay to let people speak for yourself – beyond all ideology or political […]
Ouroots in international News
The German news channel dw (Deutsche Welle) reported about “Ouroots”, growing a natural alternative to plastic straws which is biodegradable and reusable: And also Channel NewsAsia from Singapore reported about the SINA Startup “Ouroots”: