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, […]
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Awareness on Fast Fashion and how to change it
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
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
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
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
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 […]
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, […]