The COVID-19 Innovation Prize is recognizing local Ugandan & refugee-led proven innovations in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Hosted by the Uganda Response Innovation Lab and powered by Save the Children in support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway, the prize selected a variety of winners in different categories. We are extremely excited […]
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First SINA product launched on amazon in the USA
Our first SINA product has just launched on amazon.com in the USA. Be our first supporter and get our natural grass straws to combat plastic waste!
Kimuli Fashionability wins Uganda COVID-19 Innovation Prize
We congratulate Kimuli Fashionability, who won the Uganda COVID-19 Innovation Prize by Save the Children and the Response Innovation Lab for their creation of see-through face masks for the hearing impaired. The Award comes with 3,000,0000 Uganda Shilling.
Faith Aweko from Reform Africa on UBC
Faith Aweko, one of the co-founders of Reform Africa was invited for an interview on Ugandan national TV on the station UBC on its show “Chilling”.
Documentary on SINA enterprise “Reform Africa”
We are excited for the premiere of the first episode of “The Mukazi Series”. It is a documentary series on female entrepreneurship in Uganda and the first episode features the SINA enterprise Reform Africa, their impact, challenges and opportunities.. Check out the trailer below: Mukazi Trailer.mp4 from Marula Creative Consultancy on Vimeo.
SINA featured on CGTN “Africa Live”
The Chinese News Agency CGTN featured SINA on its “Africa Live” show from 07th October 2020. It includes interviews with Joan Nalubega, David Monday, Etienne Salborn and others. You can watch it here.
Tourism for Development Panel
Join us for the free and live Panel of Tourism for Development organized by the TUI Care Foundation for Social entrepreneurship and technology with SINA Founder Etienne Salborn. Find more details and the link to register here: https://www.tuicarefoundation.com/en/take-action/linking-and-learning-web-series
DW Report on SINA: “Realizing Visions – a talent campus in Uganda”
The German international news broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) visited SINA and captured a news piece for their Global 3000 program titled: “Realizing Visions – a talent campus in Uganda” SINA Founder Etienne Salborn was interviewed and the success stories captured of Joan Nalubega with her mosquito repellant soap (Uganics) and Johnmary Kavuma with the upcycling […]
UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award given to Upcycle Africa
The UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour award was launched in 1989 and is one of the most prestigious human settlements award in the world. It aims to acknowledge initiatives which have made outstanding contributions in the field of human settlements, provision of housing, highlighting the plight of people living in poverty or who have been displaced, […]
Upcycle Africa selected for the IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator
Acumen and IKEA established an accelerator to strengthen 20 social enterprises in East Africa. Through online learning as well as coaching with IKEA co-workers skills and experiences shall be enhanced and allow the social entrepreneurs scale their impact. We are excited to see our social enterprise “Upcycle Africa” among the 20 selected social ventures. Find […]