Slurp Soups

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slurpedinburgh.enactus@gmail.com
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We are a student led social enterprise, changing lives through soup.

We are a social enterprise that works with marginalised and disadvantaged adults to make and sell soup. Our profits are reinvested into employment and training opportunities for our volunteers.

We change lives, one soup at a time.

Combating homelessness in Edinburgh by funding qualifications and training for young people who are homeless or at risk.

Every week we run soup stalls, making and selling the soup with disadvantaged youth and all the profits made are reinvested in funding qualifications and training for our volunteers in a field of their choice.

We contact these volunteers through our partner charities, Streetwork and The Rock Trust.

Our programme is very simple:

- Each volunteer runs soup stalls alongside us, gaining more control over the running of the operation every time.
- Each time they work with us they get £5 in volunteer expenses
- After running for a semester they earn more than £100, which can be spent on attaining qualifications or any personal development related expence. This can range from paying for a course to purchasing stationery and clothes for college to buying formal wear for job interviews.

We are also part of a larger organisation called Enactus. Enactus is “a community of student, academic and business leaders committed to using the power of entrepreneurial action to transform lives and shape a better more sustainable world”.

We are always looking for new people or organizations to get involved with, so please don't hesitate to contact us.

ORGANISATION ACTIVITIES

Community Development Education/Learning/Training Housing/Homelessness Self Help/Support Social Economy/Social Enterprise Volunteering Young People

Copyright © 2024 EVOC is a company limited by guarantee No. SC173582 and is registered Scottish charity No. SC009944.
Registered Office: 525 Ferry Road, Edinburgh EH5 2FF