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SINA at Teal Around the World 2022

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Teal Around the World 2022 is reimagining how to organize our world, work and society in a new and fresh sense around purpose and self-organization. SINA is a living social innovation, whereby freesponsibility is a guiding principle on how to structure work and community. This is why we have been invited to speak at the […]

Henry Othieno selected as Acumen Fellow 2022

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After already in 2021 we had one SINA scholar who was selected, again in 2022 we are excited to see another SINA Member among the 20 competitive spots in East Africa. We congratulate our Henry Othieno for becoming a 2022 Acumen Fellow. With its Fellowship, Acumen is selecting and supporting extraordinary individuals who are tackling […]

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 […]