Jackline Birungi knew the problem before she ever thought of building a social enterprise around it. Severe menstrual pain had affected her own education. She struggled to sit through class. She searched for relief and ended up taking too many painkillers. Then, while going through the SINA Framework at Jangu International, something shifted. Instead of […]
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New SINA Communities are in the Making for 2027
We are excited that new teams from Eswatini, Cape Town in South Africa, Kyotera in Uganda, and Berlin in Germany are currently in Mpigi, Uganda, going through the SINA Framework from the inside. For six months, they are not learning replication as a theory. They are living it. They are taking roles in the community, […]
Five of Africa’s 12 Builders of the Future Come From SINA and a Pattern Is Emerging
We counted the names once. Then again. The African Diaspora Network had selected just 12 entrepreneurs from across the continent for the 2026 Builders of Africa’s Future programme. Five of them come from SINA. Five out of twelve. Gladys Amuge of Absolute Clean, Mackline Kobusingye of Vital Care Connect, Barbra Nantongo Jane of Smart Kitchen […]
FarmPlus: A Growing SINA Social Enterprise which turned Challgenges into Opportunities
FarmPlus has left the SINA Mpigi compound. Its new production site is about two kilometres away. Close enough to remain connected, but it is now their own space. For us, that is graduation. Jesca and Vicky started FarmPlus inside SINA at the Jangu International community. They use black soldier fly larvae to turn organic waste […]
Four SINA Social Entrepreneurs Selected as 2026 Anzisha Fellows
4 out of 40. Out of the 40 young entrepreneurs selected as 2026 Anzisha Fellows from across the African continent, four are SINA (specifically 3 from Jangu International, the first SINA Community in Mpigi, Uganda and one from Kiira Innovation Academy in Nyenga, Uganda). Congratulations to: Patrick Ndungutse Musisi of Maripat Food Solutions, which works […]
Uganics Founder Joan Nalubega Recognized in Forbes Africa 30 Under 30
Joan Nalubega, founder of Uganics Repellents, has been named to the Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 list. Anyone who has built a social enterprise knows that the public moment is only a small piece. Behind it are years of trying things that did not work. Finding customers. Losing customers. Changing the product. Figuring out suppliers. […]
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SINA has grown far beyond what I could have imagined when we started in Uganda in 2014. Today, the Social Innovation Academy is a growing ecosystem of SINA Communities, young changemakers, refugee-led and youth-led social enterprises, and local solutions emerging from lived experience. Many people have asked how they can stay updated in a world […]
Impact Report 2025
Across 23 SINA Communities in 9 countries, young people who were often written off are building their own futures and creating jobs for themselves and for others. Our new Impact Report shows what that looked like in 2025, through social enterprises launched, new communities started, partnerships built, and around 2,000 jobs created to date. Behind […]
At SINA, young people facing the challenges create the solutions
There is something strange about the way many systems deal with young people in crisis. Often, the people furthest from the challenges design the answers. The curriculum usually arrives from somewhere else. Funding follows its own logic, often written for people who have never set foot in a refugee settlement or sat with someone who […]
A Strong Month of March Across the SINA Ecosystem
After a difficult start to 2026 in Uganda, with the presidential election held on January 15 and an internet shutdown during the election period, March brought a different rhythm. As the country moved beyond the election season, activity picked up again. Across Mpigi, Jinja, and beyond Uganda, the month brought the kind of movement we […]