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SINA at the Corporate Rebels Summit 2025 in Barcelona

This November, SINA will be on stage at one of the key global gatherings for progressive organizations. Tonny Wamboga and Etienne Salborn have been invited as speakers at the Corporate Rebels Summit 2025 in Barcelona, taking place on 20–21 November. They will join Frederic Laloux, Jos de Blok, Lisa Gill, Karin Tenelius, Xavier Costa and […]

SINA Co-Founder Etienne Salborn Selected for Germany’s “Top 40 under 40”

SINA’s Co-Lead and founder, Etienne Salborn, has been selected by the German business magazine Capital for its 2025 list of “Top 40 under 40”. The announcement was made online on 14 November 2025, with profiles appearing in issue 12/2025 of Capital. Capital has been awarding the “Top 40 under 40” since 2007 and the list […]

SINA Selected for the HundrED Global Collection 2026

SINA has been named to the HundrED Global Collection 2026, an annual list celebrating 100 of the world’s most impactful and scalable innovations in education. The 2026 Collection was unveiled on 11 November 2025 and spotlights solutions that are shaping the future of learning and education worldwide. Each year, the HundrED research team and a […]

Five SINA Members, One Desert Classroom in Egypt: Regeneration at SEKEM

Five SINA delegates from three Ugandan SINA Communities went to Egypt to learn from a living model of regeneration. Over five days from 24–28 September 2025, they joined farmers, educators, scientists and social entrepreneurs at the World Goetheanum Forum in SEKEM, Egypt, an event explicitly framed to “re-think, re-feel and re-do” sustainable development. The whole […]

After ZeroDX, Corporate Rebels and LAP Alliance Chart SINA’s Next Chapter

The recognition SINA received at the Haier ZeroDX awards continues to prompt thoughtful coverage from management thinkers. Corporate Rebels opened the conversation in early September with an analysis of SINA’s move toward “internal entrepreneurship,” the LAP Alliance followed with a case-study framing the ecosystem logic behind SINA’s growth, and Corporate Rebels returned in October with […]

SINA at the Exhibition “Reise & Caravan” in Erfurt, Germany (Oct 30 – Nov 2)

Our own Obina, Ida, and Nils are currently representing SINA at the Reisen & Caravan Messe in Erfurt, Germany happening from 30th October-2 November. Come with a friend and learn about the new developments, programs and travel possibilities SINA has to offer. Let’s have a chat and share about social entrepreneurship and regenerative traveling. Stall […]

SINA Changemaker-maker Live Event 2025 on Dec 2nd

Imagine a world where every young person in Africa becomes the change they want to see! Join us for an extraordinary and inspiring 6h livestream journey across our 5 new SINA Communities in Uganda, Rwanda, Nigeria and Nepal and a few impactful SINA Social Enterprises. You will witnessing firsthand how we’re turning this dream into […]

Youth-Led Breakthroughs: Social Impact Award East Africa 2025 hosted by SINA

SINA (Social Innovation Academy), together with its SINA Communities Cosmo Foundation in Kampala (Uganda) and Social Entrepreneurship Academy (SENTA) in Bukavu (DRC), co-hosted the Social Impact Award across all of East Africa. Fifteen youth-led ventures from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan, the DRC, Burundi, and Rwanda took the stage after eight weeks of online incubation […]

SINA entrepreneur Janet Aguti named Child Safeguarding Champion of the Year

We’re proud to celebrate Janet Aguti, founder of Totya Platform, a SINA social enterprise, who has been recognised as Child Safeguarding Champion of the Year 2025. A survivor herself, Janet has turned her experience into action, driving awareness, protection, and practical support that keeps children safe. Totya—meaning “Don’t be afraid”—was created to ensure every child […]

First Graduation of Nigerian SINA Scholars Blessed with Presence of Nigerian Vice President and State Governor

A historic moment unfolded this week in Northern Nigeria. The Dikko Social Innovation Academy (DSIA), the first SINA Community in Nigeria commissioned and supported by the local Katsina Government, held its first graduation ceremony of its pioneer scholars in the Applied Social Innovation Stage of the SINA Framework These 18 young Nigerians, many of whom […]