We are excited that today with our Ugandan NGO “Jangu International”, operating the Social Innovation Academy (SINA), we have signed an official Memorandum of Understanding to start a partnership with the Government of Uganda – Office of the Prime Minister (Department for Refugees) to “establish a framework for cooperation in providing community space, educational programs […]
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12 pages of SINA in the Many Peaces Magazin Vol.9
After the story of Etienne Salborn to start the Social Innovation Academy (SINA) had been published in the first Volume of the Many Peaces Magazin in 2015, the latest Volume 9 dedicated full 12 pages to the SINA model, including a detailed interview with Etienne, the insight story of Isabelle Guibert, who spent time in […]
UNHCR experimenting with local, people-centered community approaches and partnering with SINA through Innovation Award
With its first-of-its-kind Innovation Awards, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is setting course towards exploring new, local and especially people-centered community approaches towards making sure refugees are part of the solution. We are honored to be among the first winners and partners as the bigger SINA community and with UNHCR support, of identifying young […]
Kimuli Fashionability as one of Africa’s Education Innovations 2018
Our startup Kimuli Fashionability made it as one of Africa’s Education Innovations 2018 and was featured by the African Union in the Africa Education Innovations Handbook 2018. Congratulations! You can read the entire book here: Africa Education Innovations Handbook 2018 – by African Union
SINAs Social Innovation Museum featured as Must-See in Kampala
We are excited to see that the Ethiopian Airlines Inflight Magazine (Jan/Feb 2019) recommends the Social Innovation Museum by SINA as one of the must-see for a „24 Hours in Kampala“ stopover.
Johnmary Kavuma and Upcycle Africa at One Young World: Upcycling Plastic Bottle Construction
Johnmary Kavuma presenting upcycling plastic bottle construction and his own personal story at the One Young World Summit in Den Haag 2018.
SINA Loketa UNHCR NGO Innovation Award acceptance speech in Geneva
SINA Loketa won the UNHCR NGO Innovation Award 2018. Being a refugee unfortunately its representative and Co-Founder Sylvain Himbana could not physically be present himself, so a UNHCR delegate read out the acceptance speech in Geneva.
New invention from egg shells by the first SINA Social Enterprise
Our first ever graduated social enterprise Sengonzi Terrazzo Manufacturers and Construction Company producing flooring and tiles from egg shells, has invented a new product: “charcoal booster briquettes”
SINA wins UNHCR NGO Innovation Award
We are excited to see the UNHCR having announced via Twitter that our SINA Loketa Team, which has been implementing the SINA Model in the Bidi Bidi Refugee Camp in northern Uganda to benefit the 270,000 South Sudanese refugees living in the camp, has won the UNHCR NGO Innovation Award 2018. The Award celebrates efforts […]
Social Innovation Academy (SINA) featured on rfi after Paris Peace Forum
One of the biggest French News Broadcasting agencies “rfi” released a small piece on SINA after an interview at the 1st Paris Peace Forum, with scholar John speaking about the sel.empowerment at SINA: Ouganda : intégrer les populations marginalisées A l'occasion du Paris Peace Forum ?, John Sadiki représente l'Académie pour l'innovation sociale (Social Innovation […]