12 Hours, 12 SINA Communities: Experience how we’re transforming challenges into opportunities across Eastern Africa in this live event on Zoom, LinkedIn and YouTube. Are you ready to witness transformation while it is happening across Africa? This Giving Tuesday, November 28th, we are inviting you on a unique 12-hour virtual and live journey across all […]
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Modern Work Award 2023
As the 2022 winner of the Modern Work Award, we love to extend our congratulations to all the winners of this year’s award. The ceremony, held in South Africa, was a vibrant celebration of innovation and forward-thinking in the workplace. The Modern Work Award, now in its third year, showcases the incredible efforts of both […]
Become a Changemaker-maker this Giving Tuesday (Nov 28) by Sponsoring a SINA Scholar
Enable disadvantaged youths to be the change they want to see in the world.The life you change might be your own! Our transformational and purpose-driven approach shifts the youth from passive aid recipients to active drivers of their own futures, leading to a prosperous and regenerative future for themselves and their communities. It costs 42 […]
The SINA Purpose Pool wins the “engagement price”
With a prize of 2.500 €, SINA was recognized and awarded for its concept of the “Purpose Pool” by the German “engagement price”. The Purpose Pool is an innovative funding mechanism developed by SINA to support refugee entrepreneurs to scale up their social enterprises. Globally, there are 108.4 million people who have been forcibly displaced. […]
SINA Replicators, reflecting on their ongoing transformational journey after the 3-month Applied Social Innovation program
From Nyenga, Jinja district, in Uganda, a group of individuals is immersed in a journey transforming their lives in ways they could never have imagined. These individuals, known as SINA Replicators, have converged at the SINA (Social Innovation Academy) campus for a unique educational experience that is challenging their perspectives and igniting their passion for […]
Unlocking Personal Growth and Empowering Communities: Reflections from the current SINA replicators on their replication journey so far…
Young individuals have embarked on a transformative journey at Jangu International. These young changemakers, hailing from various backgrounds and originating from Bombo district, are in the process of replicating the SINA (Social Innovation Academy) model in their own community. The experience during their replication journey is an eye-opening adventure that is reshaping their perceptions and […]
SINA at the World Agility Forum
With the title “Purpose over Positions – a case study of SINA (Social Innovation Academy)”, Etienne Salborn had the honor and privilege Lisbon to present SINA as the opening speech of the event at the 9th World Agility Forum in Lisbon as the opening speech of the event. The Forum is a prestigious global event […]
A Week at our SINA community, Jangu International: Empowering Youth
Jangu International is not your average educational institution. It’s a place where personal development and entrepreneurship are at the core of every scholar’s journey. In this recent YouTube video, Martha, a scholar in the emerging stage, takes us through her week at Jangu International, offering a glimpse into the unique experiences that shape her education […]
New SINA in Zanzibar, Tanzania as “Hazina Innovation Academy”
The Hazina Innovation Academy is our newest SINA Community and launched at the end of August 2023 in Zanzibar, Tanzania with their first 20 pioneer youth. Over the coming weeks and months, the scholars will unleash their full potentials and become social entrepreneurs, transforming local challenges into opportunities. We are grateful for the support of […]
DRC Social Innovation Summit
In 1960, when the DRC gained independence from Belgium the city of Kinshasa had less than half a million inhabitants. Today, it is the largest city on the African continent with an estimated 17 Million people and growing daily. This poses huge challenges but also immense opportunities. SINA Founder Etienne Salborn and members from the […]