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 […]
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3 SINA Members among this year’s “Mandela Washington Fellows” in Uganda
We are excited to see not one or two but three SINA members being among the 24 chosen Young Leaders in Uganda who have a demonstrated record of leadership and accomplishment in business or civic engagement.Congratulations:Cyrus KiggunduGeoffrey OmodingHenry Othieno
Kimuli Fashionability on Uganda’s NTV with innovative and inclusive face masks
The local Ugandan TV station “NTV” featured a story about SINA’s alumni enterprise Kimuli Fashionability and its founder Juliet Namujju. Check it out:
Uganics – Short Video Story
“…you go to those communities, and they are living healthy. And they are telling you.”In this video created by the Mastercard Foundation, Joan Nalubega takes us through her inspiring story and the impact Uganics Repellent is making in the communities in Uganda fighting against malaria.“My kids have taken long without suffering from malaria”. And it […]
Uganda Red Cross Society hosted at SINA in Mpigi for a one-week innovation boot camp
During the first week of September, we hosted and conducted a one-week innovation bootcamp at SINA in Mpigi, with the permission of the Mpigi Local Government, for eight branches of the leading humanitarian organization in Uganda, Uganda Red Cross Society, supported by the Österreichisches Rotes Kreuz. The teams developed innovative ideas to improve water, sanitation, […]
Pitch Event: Social Entrepreneurship Competition in Tourism 13/09/21
SINA is a partner of the Social Entrepreneurship Competition in Tourism 2021 and we have spent the last ten weeks mentoring the amazing ten finalists, who have grown and worked to bring their ideas to life in the Launch Track and further their impact in the Growth Track. It has been an honor and pleasure […]
Kimuli Fashionability and Reform Africa feature in CNN’s Inside Africa 2021 Edition
Our enterprises Kimuli Fashionability and Reform Africa feature in CNN ‘s Inside Africa edition 2021 alongside SINA alumni Mawejje and another eco-conscious Ugandan designer who all tackle the waste crisis in Africa. In this edition, they explain how they turn waste into trendy eco-friendly garments and accessories.
Kick-off of Mentoring of Social Entrepreneurship Competition in Tourism
We are excited as SINA to kickoff the mentoring of 10 amazing finalists from all five continents in the Social Entrepreneurship Competition in Tourism 2021.Find all details in the official press release:
Reform Africa in the News (Reuters)
Reuters visited SINA in Mpigi to film Reform Africa and one of its founders “Aweko Faith” and how what others see as trash has become their business model. See the news piece here:
SINA featured in “Catalogue of Radical Pedagogies”
The Ecoversities Alliance, which SINA is a part of has produced a book called “The Future is Now: Catalogue of Radical Pedagogies” whereby SINAs “Freesponsible Self-Organization” is featured as a radical pedagogy. The book can be accessed for free below: