Last month our Arran Project team headed over to the Isle of Arran to meet the ENACTUS team on the island. It was a cold day but a lovely trip over on the ferry with our Project Leader Drew and Karen, our academic advisor. Since GCU’s last visit the Arran team had decided to split into two sub-teams, thus each could fully focus on their issue – alleviating mental health and loneliness on the island. Both teams have made great progress since the last visit and are visibly on t

Mission's Kitchen is a student-led social enterprise project working together with Glasgow based homeless shelter the Lodging House Mission to produce and sell soups. We involve our homeless beneficiaries at every stage of marketing, production and sales in an effort to increase their skillset and their confidence. Money made from the sale of the soup is then used to fund classes the beneficiaries would like. Currently, these include music and baking classes. In addition to t

We are very excited to see what opportunities and projects the year ahead will bring, especially with the contribution of all our new members! Keep reading if you want to know who the 2018/19 Committe Members are and why they joined the Enactus Society. Jenny Styrman President "I joined Enactus because I wanted to help improve the community that I live in. One of my biggest passions is developing others, which has been imperative to my own development. Nothing has been more r

Work Ready Action Program, WRAP for short, is currently the longest-running and most established project of Enactus Glasgow Caledonian University. By partnering with schools around Glasgow and surrounding areas, we aim to enhance employability skills and confidence of pupils between the ages of 15 and 17 years old. These young people shape our future, no matter their background, opportunities for education and future career prospects should be equal for all. We help to develo