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Edinburgh Global Partnerships SCIO (EGP) is a student-run registered Scottish charity based at the University of Edinburgh that aims to assist in community-led, sustainable development projects overseas.
EGP volunteers fund-raise throughout the academic year for the total cost of their project and then spend the summer living and working alongside the local community to achieve their project aims. We are proud that all of our selected projects are proposed and supported by the host community. This is vital for the long-term success of the projects. |
30 Years of Community-led Development
EGP was founded as Humanitarian Education & Long term Projects (H.E.L.P.) in May 1990 by a student called Benjamin Carey. In 2002 H.E.L.P. rebranded itself as EGP. In 2019, EGP became a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO).
Over the past quarter of a century, EGP has been in partnership with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) across South America, Asia and Africa. Projects have ranged from HIV/AIDS education programmes in Rwanda, the building of a bee-keeping centre in Malawi, the development of a clinic in Uganda, to constructing rainwater harvesting systems in India.
We pride ourselves on the fact that we supports community initiatives, working with NGOs to achieve their long-term goals for development. The projects are not conceived by EGP; rather, they are proposed to EGP by local NGOs working within their community. These proposals then undergo a careful review process in order to select projects that are in keeping with EGP's aims.
Over the past quarter of a century, EGP has been in partnership with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) across South America, Asia and Africa. Projects have ranged from HIV/AIDS education programmes in Rwanda, the building of a bee-keeping centre in Malawi, the development of a clinic in Uganda, to constructing rainwater harvesting systems in India.
We pride ourselves on the fact that we supports community initiatives, working with NGOs to achieve their long-term goals for development. The projects are not conceived by EGP; rather, they are proposed to EGP by local NGOs working within their community. These proposals then undergo a careful review process in order to select projects that are in keeping with EGP's aims.
Our Aims:
- To support community-led initiatives, working together with people to help them achieve their long-term goals for development.
- To allow students to develop new skills and a wider perspective of the world we live in.
- To promote international understanding through projects that are focused on building friendship, trust and respect between EGP volunteers and people across the world.
- To establish partnerships with local organisations to encourage volunteers to participate in volunteering in and around Edinburgh.
