We are currently having twelve freesponsible SINAs in Africa and together we created a Community of Communities for the continuous unfolding of the evolutionary purpose of SINA. All SINA Communities are independently registered, yet we all run on the same model.
New Teams are being equipped with the necessary tools to replicate the SINA model, with further new SINAs being currently established in Uganda and Cape Verde.
Our goal is to create a social innovation movement of over 25 self-managed SINAs by 2025 to learn from each other and enable youth and marginalized people to create their own solutions in the form of social enterprises and become self-reliant.
Jangu International (SINA Mpigi), Uganda
Jangu international was founded in 2014 as the first Community of its kind. It serves as a model for replication. Young individuals from different refugee camps in Uganda and East Africa participate in the social innovation program to gain the skills and experiences to replicate the model in their own context.
Lazima Innovation Hub, Uganda
Established near a slum area in Kampala, Uganda’s capital city, Lazima Innovation Hub is unleashing potential of urban refugees. It is our first SINA Community in a city.
SINA Loketa, Uganda
Established in one of the world’s largest refugee camps: the Bidibidi Refugee Settlement in Uganda, our SINA Loketa community is transforming the refugees into changemakers and social entrepreneurs.
Arise Youth Foundation, Uganda
Started in November 2020 in the Kyaka II Refugee Settlement, Arise Youth Foundation is enabling refugees from predominantly the DRC to become social entrepreneurs and solve their own local challenges.
UGANDA: Started in November 2020 in the Kyaka II Refugee Settlement, Arise Youth Foundation is enabling refugees from predominantly the DRC to become social entrepreneurs and solve their own local challenges.
Transformation Innovation Hub (TIH), Zimbabwe
Located in the Tongogara Refugee Camp in Zimbabwe, this is the first SINA outside of Uganda and inaugurated in late 2020 despite COVID-19 challenges.
SENTA, DR Congo
Many refugees have fled the Kivu region into Uganda. Creating economic opportunities for especially the youth is a prerequisite for stability and peace. Social Entrepreneurship Academy (SENTA) aims to create jobs as youth become social entrepreneurs in Bukavu, one of the biggest cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Congo Innovation Academy (CINA), DR Congo
Located in the capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Congo Innovation Academy focuses on marginalized youth with disabilities to unleash their potentials and become social entrepreneurs.
Youth Innovation Hub (YINNOH), Uganda
Starting in 2020, despite COVID-related challenges, YINNOH implements the SINA Framework in the Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement in Uganda, home to about 80,000 refugees.
Global Innovation Valley (GIV), Kenya
Since the end of 2020 the SINA Community “Global Innovation Valley” was started in the Kakuma and Kalobeyei Refugee Camp in Kenya where over 100,000 refugees from 15 countries of origin live. The SINA model has started to bridge gaps among different cultures, backgrounds, and nationalities in unity to create better living conditions through social entrepreneurship.
Njombe Innovation Academy (NIA), Tanzania
Located in the South of Tanzania, Njombe Innovation Academy (NIA) started in September 2023.
Ubunifu Academy, Tanzania
Located on the outskirts of Stone Town in Zanzibar, the Ubunifu Academy started in August 2023 to unleash the potential of youths to become the change they wish to see.
Morabeza Academy, Cape Verde
Located on Sal Island, Morabeza Academy is our newest SINA Community, which started in November 2023 with a mission to establish an environment of opportunities for the youth in Cape Verde.
