Details about the Community
| Founded | 2018 |
| Number of Scholars | 150 |
| Registered as | SINA Loketa |
| Website | sinaloketa.org |
| sina.loketa | |
| Self-Organization Structure | Holacracy |
SINA Loketa is located in the Bidibidi Refugee Settlement, which is one of the largest refugee camps in the world, with currently about 270,000 people from South Sudan trying to find a new home. Jobs or educational opportunities are almost non-existent. The founders Mawa and Sylvain are refugees themselves and went through SINA Mpigi and decided to take the Model into Bidibidi to unleash the potentials of refugees for their own solutions in the form of social enterprises. SINA Loketa has been accepted as an official development partner in the camp and is taking part in the regular stakeholder meetings, bringing in the refugees’ perspective.
Featured SINA Loketa Social Enterprises
Generous Designs Africa (GDA): Upcycling old aid tarpaulins into bags and local plastic recycling in the Bidibidi Refugee Settlement
Loketa Agrofarm: Adding value to available agricultural raw materials through processing pure edible organic cooking oils that contain natural vitamins E, B, minerals, and proteins, which are free from chemicals added, while increasing the income of refugees.
Eco Shoe Africa: Recycling of old leather in the Bidibidi Refugee Settlement to create new shoes for school-going children
Babykit: Durable and affordable baby warmers to lactating and expecting mothers of 0-3 month babies to protect them from coldness that causes pneumonia.
Afia Porridge: Tackling malnutrition in refugee camps through locally produced mushroom based porridge.
SINA Loketa Scholars
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Founding Team
Peter Lomude Juma