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Empowering youth to make a difference across Europe, Central Asia, and Africa.

Social Impact Award (SIA) empowers youth to make a difference in 15+ countries across Europe, Central Asia, and Africa. We support their development into active agents of change that build social ventures and innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing issues. We do so by hosting local events and organizing workshops on social entrepreneurship, running incubation programs to help validate and prototype impact and business models, and nurturing this global community of resilient social entrepreneurs whose stories raise awareness about the field and inspire local youth to take action. This all gets us one step closer to a world where young people realize their potential as agents of change.

09/09/2026

🥁 Community Voting 2026 is here

And you decide who wins!

Over the past three months, young people around the world have been building ideas to solve the biggest social and environmental challenges of our time.

Each team was asked to present their idea in a short video.

Now, it’s YOUR turn. Watch the videos and vote for your favorites.

You can vote for one project per country.

The idea with the most votes will receive money and support to turn their crazy idea into reality!

🔔 Voting is open until 3rd October (deadline varies depending on a country)

🔗 https://sia.click/H4sdc

01/05/2026

One of our favorite ways of partnering with companies is through corporate volunteering. At the heart of our work is a very wide network of people assuming different roles in the community - from participants, to mentors, to experts, to jury members, to team members, and organizers, there are so many ways of getting involved.

This means SIA was basically MADE for corporate volunteering. Talented people from other organizations can jump in and support our participants with their skills and experience. And often, they get hooked. See how Gina Avram, a senior consultant at SAP became more than just a volunteer in 2025 🫂

22/04/2026

Imagine the courage it takes to go from survivor of domestic violence to founding a business that supports others in a similar situation. That’s the kind of person Sogol Kordi is, and the kind of business MyProtectify is becoming.

What was once a vague idea circling in her head has now become reality. MyProtectify now has a product, and Sogol speaks on some of the world’s biggest stages about her journey.

For more stories like Sogol’s, check out our impact report: https://sia.click/gir

16/04/2026

A lot goes into our impact measurement standards. We pride ourselves in the rigor of our tools and the methods we use to better understand our impact. By gathering this data, we can make improvements to our work and help more people, in a more effective way.

And with a founder like Peter Vandor, who also happens to be the founder of the Social Entrepreneurship center at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, It’s no surprise impact measurement is so valued at SIA.

Learn more about how we measure impact in our newly released impact report: https://sia.click/gir

15/04/2026

With the release of our new Global Impact Report, we’re looking back at some of our favorite impact numbers from 2025. Thank you to everyone that applied, attended workshops, volunteered, partnered with us, and supported the implementation of SIA. It truly was an incredible year!

Check out all the impact data: https://sia.click/gir

14/04/2026

Opening statements from our Managing Director Jonas Dinger in our newly released Global Impact Report 2025.

Check out the full report: https://ow.ly/uXJO50YITab.

08/04/2026

Young people are not passive observers of decline. When given the opportunity, they turn ideas into action and action into solutions that can improve lives, communities, and systems.

Our 2025 Global Impact Report is now live, and at a time of extraordinary chaos around the world, the stories in the report highlight a different pattern. One where young people assume responsibility for the actions of others, working hard to challenge chaos with innovation, violence with compassion, uncertainty with optimism.

This duality was felt by the entire SIA community. Our most successful edition of SIA in 15 years of activity was also our most challenging, with funding cuts and climate commitments weakened.

There is no time to lean back. We must all double down our efforts to secure a more just and sustainable future for all. Please join us in celebrating 2025, and stepping into 2026 with courage and compassion.

🔗 Link to the report: https://sia.click/gir

Thank you to our global partners SAP, ERSTE Foundation, WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business), Impact Hub Network, and the European Union for your ongoing support and to our incredible mentors, team members, alumni, supporters, jury members - everyone that makes this community so special.

Together, we can build a better future.

23/03/2026

The story of a young woman who refuses to let the system define her limits — building solutions for problems nobody else wanted to touch, turning her own pain into purpose, and proving that when there's no way out, you create one.

🎧 The episode is out now!

▶️ Streaming on YouTube: https://sia.click/xJtfV
▶️ Streaming on Spotify: https://sia.click/vMBzR

20/03/2026

In January and February, parts of Ukraine faced temperatures far below zero and repeated attacks left millions without reliable electricity, heating, and water. Despite such conditions, many Ukraine’s young changemakers kept moving forward.

One excerpt from our conversation with Alina, with more to come.

19/03/2026

tag a person, business, or organisation whose work gives you hope for the future. bonus: add one word why.

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