After the Impact Week 2023 in Uganda’s capital Kampala, Impact Week is now off to new adventures in the serene and picturesque countryside of Uganda! In February 2025, we’re thrilled to partner with SINA (Social Innovation Academy) to give you an unforgettable experience in Mpigi – along with creating impact and innovating on the country’s most pressing challenges!

What to expect in Mpigi?

With our two-module approach, we will train a new batch of Junior Coaches by guiding them through a 3-day „Train-the-Coach“ phase. The international and local participants will then take their new roles as Design Thinking Coaches and work together with the scholars from SINA to find solutions for local challenges. This defines the „practical phase“ and will give the new Coaches the unique opportunity to directly implement what they have just learned while being guided by experienced Senior Coaches along the journey.

The innovative and customer-focused orientation of the Design Thinking methodology helps all participants to foster their way of tackling a challenge and the unique spirit of the Impact Week experience will definitely inspire you to look at entrepreneurship and social innovation in a completely different light.

Sounds interesting?

Then apply to secure one of our limited spots on the international Junior Coach Team!

With completion of our program, you can call yourself „Design Thinking Coach“ and become a multiplier of the methodology in your professional and private life.

 Upon completion of the program, you will be a trained coach who has already applied the methodology. You'll gain key skills through Design Thinking, such as innovation, customer focus, and implementation orientation. In addition, Impact Week promotes local entrepreneurship and social innovation.

What are the focus areas for challenges?

 Each participating team will work on one focus area. The SINA scholars can choose their focus area in the application process and get matched accordingly. Then it is up to them to own the challenge and create an innovative idea to tackle it – always keeping the Design Thinking methodology at heart.

We will update the challenges once they are determined. 

Conditions for Participants

The participation fee for the Design Thinking training is €3,500 + 500€ local costs. 

 Not included in the price are travel costs to and from Uganda (Entebbe Airport), visa, vaccinations, and recreational activities.

Approach us if you are a smaller company or local company about the prize. If you are only interested in the Train-the-Coach please also contact us.

Timeline

 This Impact Week is scheduled in the Central European Time (UTC +2:00)