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Emile grew up in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Continuous political instability and violent conflicts forced him to flee to Uganda, where he became a refugee. Like many displaced young people, he faced uncertainty, poverty, and limited prospects for the future.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Living in a refugee camp, Emile witnessed daily challenges and issues including a lack of quality education, early marriages, substance abuse among youth, discrimination, and unemployment. Eventually, he joined our ChanceMaker-Partner Social Innovation Academy (SINA) and discovered that his past struggles could become a source of purpose. He found the motivation to help others facing similar realities and to turn challenges into opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Starting as a participant of SINA’s social business incubation programme, Emile gradually took on more responsibilities and grew into a core team member. As such, he helped replicate the SINA model in Kampala to serve urban refugees. Since 2021, he has been a leader and director within SINA Global, supporting new teams to establish SINA Communities and helping the wider ecosystem achieve its highest possible impact.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Having lived the realities many young people face, Emile deeply understands the barriers created by displacement and poverty. He believes young people are essential to building a more just and equitable society, and he is committed to helping them unlock their potential and lead change in their own communities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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The Initiative<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The Social Innovation Academy (SINA) enables disadvantaged young people – including refugees, orphans, former child soldiers and young people from extreme poverty – to set up their own social enterprise. Through individual learning modules, personal development and independent action, the participants launch sustainable businesses that solve social and ecological problems. The 23 SINA communities (22 in Africa, 1 in Nepal) are now run largely independently by the participants, who are aged between 16 and 27, according to the principle of \u2018freesponsibility\u2019 (freedom and responsibility).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n \n \n

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Young people can realise their full potential and become the change they want to see in the world.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Programme & Activities<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Each \u2018SINA Scholar\u2019 creates their own curriculum based on the roles they have taken on in the SINA community. Participants take on responsibility, make decisions and manage accounting, logistics or public relations. As a result, they gain valuable practical experience and grow personally and professionally, which will help them to manage their own social enterprises.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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In the community, new ideas and teams for setting up social enterprises gradually emerge. Traumatic experiences and successfully overcome challenges often serve as the impetus for the foundation of a social businesses to solve social and ecological problems. SINA supports the participants with mentoring, design thinking, the lean startup approach and target group development. Former SINA participants who are already successfully running their own social enterprises pass on their practical knowledge.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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The aspiring entrepreneurs then refine their ideas in boot camps in order to develop resilient business models and qualify for the SINA Accelerator programme. Here they receive training and seed capital to maximise business growth, job creation and the social and environmental impact of their startup.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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To date, SINA Scholars have founded over 150 social enterprises and created thousands of jobs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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