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SINA at the We Make Future Festival (June 2022) in Italy

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We Make Future Festival (WMF) is a Digital and Social Innovation Festival from 16th to 18th June 2022 at Rimini Expo Centre in Italy. SINA has been invited and will be represented by Etienne Salborn. WMF has the goal to foster a better Future enhancing digital education and promoting innovation, meanwhile boosting cooperation among social, economical and institutional […]

SINA in Cape Verde in Partnership with the TUI FutureShapers

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ATTENTION: Extended application deadline till 31st March! The TUI Care Foundation together with SINA (Social Innovation Academy) is awarding scholarships for young Cape Verdeans to become the TUI FutureShapers and travel to UGANDA in May 2022 to learn how to build a community of people who want to change the world for the better through […]

SINA in the Book: “Adventures in Reinventing Work”

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SINA (Social Innovation Academy) and its innovative approach towards educating marginalized youth to become social entrepreneurs through self-organization was featured in the book “Adventures in Reinventing Work – Tales of Pioneers from Around the World”. This book explores the personal journeys of pioneers, including Etienne Salborn, founder of SINA, who are creating and transforming organizations […]

Miriam Feza makes it in the top 10 finalists in the YouthIDEAThon

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Watch this inspiring story from Miriam Feza and her enterprise CLAY COSMO from Lazima Nipate Academy, one of the SINA communities. She made it in the top 10 finalist in the #YouthIDEAThon.The program is organized by NASE Africa and funded by United Nations Development Programme – UNDPThey fund ideas for implementation. In 4819 ideas submitted, […]

Awareness on Fast Fashion and how to change it

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SINA scholar Kisitu Aloysious was invited from Uganda to Berlin to take part in an initiative around fast fashion, its problems and how to repurpose old clothes. It ended with an event on “Black Friday” to create awareness about the problem of clothes being thrown away. The local Berlin TV station RBB reported about it […]

SINA at the Summit Entrepreneurship 2021

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After conferences happening only virtually, it is wonderful to see the Summit Entrepreneurship 2021 happening as a hybrid event in person in Berlin and online in German and English. We are excited to see Etienne Salborn present SINA and how challenges can be transformed into opportunities for Social Entrepreneurship.

Namujju Juliet wins award for her transparent mask innovation

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It was a delight to see an insightful article from the Daily Monitor written about one of our scholars, Juliet Namujju and her enterprise Kimuli Fashionability. The article describes how this award-winning, sustainable fashion house recycles waste into durable garments and accessories such as raincoats, shopping, and laptop bags. Follow the link below to read […]

Entrepreneurship Summit 2021

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We are excited about the invitation to the Entrepreneurship Summit 2021, happening from 22nd October till 24th October virtually and in person. Our founder Etienne Salborn will be giving an input in a workshop style on Saturday, October 23rd from 10:45 till 11:45 in Berlin (Henry Ford Building of the “Freie Universität Berlin”). tickets for […]

Commonwealth Innovation Award

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We congratulate our Juliet Namujju from Kimuli Fashionability to be among the winners of the “Secretary-General’s Innovation for Sustainable Development Awards 2021” by the Commonwealth. Fifteen individuals and groups have been recognised for making a significant impact on communities, countries and regions of the Commonwealth, by creating innovative solutions to pressing development challenges. The winners […]