We are looking for an intern in Uganda supporting SINA in the Social Enterprise Development of our SINA startups. Benefits Working in a multicultural and distributed authority work environment (with Holacracy as the “operating system”) in a developing country A dynamic team and diverse environment with a multitude of disciplines and industries social enterprises are […]
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SINA started in the world’s biggest refugee camp (Bidi Bidi) in northern Uganda
Four years ago around Easter we bought land for our first Social Innovation Academy (SINA) to start in Mpigi, Uganda. At the end of 2016 a team of SINA scholars starting implementing the SINA Model in the Nakivale Refugee Settlement as OPPORTUNIGEE. We are pleased to announce that this Easter, we have been starting a […]
Applications for the Social Impact Award Uganda are now open
SINA is bringing the Social Impact Award to Uganda. It is currently present in 25 countries and in Uganda it will for the first time reach Sub-Saharan Africa. The award is more than a mere cash price but providing support to nurture social entrepreneurs, providing them with training, mentoring and seed funding to launch social […]
SINA bringing the Social Impact Award to Uganda
The Social Innovation Academy (SINA) is empowering marginalized youth to become social entrepreneurs and create jobs. In 2018 SINA is bringing the Social Impact Award to Uganda. The award is currently present in 25 countries and for the first time in Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda in particular. The award is more than a mere cash […]
SINA at the Social Innovation Summit in Germany
Etienne Salborn represented the Social Innovation Academy (SINA) at the Social Innovation Summit in Germany with over 400 participants. In a session Etienne introduced SINA and its concepts to 70 social innovators from around the world, alongside Ashoka and the World Citizen School. A lively discussion emerged afterwards about unlearning of limiting believes, experienced based […]
SINA collaboration winning the openIDEO Amplify Challenge
From over 260 global submissions: the collaboration between SINA and its startups Ask Without Shame and Opportunigee emerged as the winner of the the openIDEO Amplify challenge. We are proud and excited and with support of ideo.org will bring emergency sex education into refugee camps in Uganda! Find out more here: https://challenges.openideo.com/blog/amplify-reproductive-health-challenge-winners-announced
Seminars, Workshops, Conferences and Retreats at SINA
Retreat Center near Kampala ideal for retreats, seminars, workshops and conferences Located next to Mpigi Town, just 30Km outside of Kampala (1h drive), SINA offers 11 double rooms, out of which 6 can be transformed into triple rooms (total capacity of 28 guests but extra rooms within the SINA community next to the SINA village […]
Three SINA startups in upcycling featured on three Spark TV Episodes
Three of our upcycling social enterprises have been featured in the Ugandan Spark TV in the last few days. Here are the videos (in Luganda only):
SINA exhibiting to the Parliament of Uganda
From today up till Friday this week, SINA is presenting to the Parliament of Uganda and its MPs. We are excited to have been chosen among only 14 Ugandan organizations to showcase and discuss successes for youth empowerment and job creation with the Members of Parliament. On the first day, our team finished successful discussions […]