Attention to all eco-conscious people! Our recycled clothing pegs, are now available on Amazon in Germany. These pegs are not only fair-trade made by a social enterprise in the Bidibidi refugee camp in Uganda, but also sustainable as they are made from recycled plastic. They are nearly indestructible as they are made from one piece. […]
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A Freesponsible World
SINA (Social Innovation Academy) envisions a “freesponsible world” and is creating a regenerative and freesponsible movement by living, learning and working in the way we wish to see the world. Disadvantaged young people become changemaker-makers and social entrepreneurs turning challenges into opportunities. Everyone has the freedom to make their own choices and decisions and, at […]
Etienne Salborn in the “New Vision” (Uganda)
Today on 2nd January 2023, the leading Ugandan Newspaper “New Vision” collected business advice from different business leaders and entrepreneurs in Uganda. It included the words of SINA Founder Etienne Salborn for the importance of investing in your team and a healthy organizational culture around trust and a shared purpose.
SINAs Agroforestry and Permaculture on national TV (NTV) [in Luganda]
Our agroforestry site (food forest) is developing and flourishing (see our post from August here). On Friday, further activities were launched together with the local government and rural Mpigi women, and NTV Uganda reported about it in their daily local news:
SINA Global is Hiring
Meaningful Job Opportunities at SINA Global (in Uganda) We are looking for up to three purpose-aligned individuals from diverse backgrounds to join SINA Global. As a self-organized entity, there are no “job descriptions”, and we encourage you to find authentic ways to demonstrate how you can add value. Applications are open through this link. The […]
Christmas Gifts from SINA
Christmas is close to a month away and if you are looking for meaningful and purposeful gifts this year, have a look at our two SINA products available on amazon in Europe:SINA Pot holders, made by survivors of sexual violenceBiodegradable and natural drinking straws from a grass
Tusafishe wins “Bayer Social Innovation Award”
With the theme “Change the Course of Water” Bayer recognized the most promising social water entrepreneurs from the Global South with the Bayer Social Innovation Award and Tusafishe is among them for its innovation of community water filters using granite and moringa, which are low-cost but high efficiency. The award comes with a financial reward […]
SINA Acceleration bootcamp with participation from seven African countries
Today marks the end of a one-week intensive Bootcamp with participation from SINAs (and upcoming SINAs) from seven African countries. It was hosted in our Jangu International community Mpigi, Uganda and brought together SINA enterprises, entrepreneurs and mentors from different SINAs, as well as one external enterprise and enterprises from the Uganda Red Cross Society. […]
Jangu International at “Youth For Peace” in Burundi
Our SINA community in Mpigi, Uganda “Jangu International” has been invited and sponsored by the Ministry for Gender, Labour and Social Development together with the Ministry of Defence to represent Ugandan youth and youth organizations in Bujumbura as the only Ugandan organisation to represent the whole of Uganda in the concluded East African Standby Force […]
Patapia part of the “Accelerator for Ventures Serving Forcibly Displaced People”
Acumen, together with the IKEA Foundation, created an acceleration program for enterprises serving forcibly displaced people. We are happy to have seen SINA startup “Patapia” among the selected participants, which also came with financial support for Patapia to grow its impact. Founded by Rebecca Aime, Patapia offers affordable loans to grow small-scale businesses by refugees […]