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 […]
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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 […]
SINA Member Janet Aguti Meets Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican
Yesterday on the 20th October 2025, SINA entrepreneur Janet Aguti met Pope Leo XIV as part of a delegation from Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA), a global coalition of survivors and advocates. The hour-long audience opened a direct line of dialogue on child protection and accountability across the Catholic Church, described by several outlets and ECA […]
SINA Loketa Art Centre in the Bidibidi Refugee Settlement longlisted for Dezeen Awards 2025
The Bidibidi Performing Arts Centre, co-created with the refugee-led SINA Loketa community in northern Uganda, has been longlisted for the Dezeen Awards 2025. The centre is a semi-open amphitheatre with session rooms, training spaces and a recording studio, built from earth bricks and topped by a lightweight roof that also harvests rainwater for the surrounding […]
Art, Care, and Storytelling—Three SINA enterprises co-create healing for the International Day of the Girl Child
Common Canvas (formerly Walyendo Gallery), Totya Platform, and Obina from the Regenerative Safaris have joined forces to turn art into timely care for survivors of sexual violence. This is an example collaboration and co-creation inside the SINA ecosystem between SINA members and social enterprises. In Obina’s “Diary of a Bushman” podcast episode, Totya founder Janet […]
SINA Named Finalists for the 2026 Schwab Foundation Social Innovation Awards
The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship has shortlisted SINA (Social Innovation Academy) and its founder, Etienne Salborn, as finalists in the Collective Social Innovation category of the 2026 Social Innovation Awards. The Foundation received more than 400 nominations this year. The winners will be announced at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in January 2026. […]
SINA Wins the 2025 ZeroDX Award—back-to-back recognition for a Framework removing distance from impact
SINA (Social Innovation Academy) has been awarded the ZeroDX (Zero Distance Excellence) Award for 2025, marking the organisation’s second consecutive win in the category of “Benchmark Innovators”. Etienne Salborn was invited to Beijing, China to present SINA and to accept the award in person at the RenDanHeYi Forum & Second Zero Distance Excellence Award Ceremony. […]
SINA Acceleration (Cohort 11) Applications are Open
Are you ready to take your SINA social enterprise to another level? The SINA Acceleration program is open for its 11th cohort. It is a 5 months program uniquely designed to support SINA social enterprises to scale their impact and become self-sustainable. The program is done through two physical bootcamps (each one week long), weekly […]
Case Study on the SINA Purpose Pool and its Innovative Revenue Based Financing (RBF) Model
SINA is a movement of changemaker-makers: youth from challenging backgrounds who learn by leading, take on real roles in self-organized communities, and build social enterprises that solve real-world problems. Scholars shape their own path, gain practical skills, and turn challenges into opportunities inside regenerative, freesponsible learning spaces. This MBA research from Makerere University by David […]