This a photo of our new building, formerly Lady Glenorchy’s Church.
It is located at 2 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh.
This a photo of our new building, formerly Lady Glenorchy’s Church.
It is located at 2 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh.
Exciting news to report about our newest building!
The Bowery has launched in the basement for the former Lady Glenorchy Church. The Bowery is the newest arts & performance venue in Edinburgh. Their website is here:
http://www.thebowery.org.uk/
Watch this space for the exciting developments in our newest building.
The first-ever Scottish Hike to Help will take place on Saturday, December 6th, 2008 at Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh. Participants will be raising funds for the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
UNHCR provides protection, shelter, emergency food, water, medical care and other life-saving assistance to over 33 million people worldwide, who have been forced to flee their homes [...]
Employment Opportunity
Peter Kessler the Senior External Relations Officer for the UN Refugee Agency will be speaking tomorrow night about the organization. The UN Refugee Agency provides protective, shelter, emergency food, water, medical care, and other life-saving assistance to over 33 million people worldwide, who have been forced to flee their homes due to war and persecution.
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Edinburgh University Settlement Student Volunteer Centre is a partner in the Camp for Non-Violence. This camp will be part of Holy Land Trust youth advocacy program for nonviolence and will be held with the aim of empowering international young people (between 20 - 30 years old) to organize non-violently on issues relevant to them and thus increase their active citizenship. The Camp for Nonviolence will offer ten days of training in strategic nonviolence and organizing skills in addition to other entertainment activities. It will be held from November 1 – 10th 2008 in a rural area outside of Bethlehem.
EVS report from Claire Wright, Edinburgh.
Claire is volunteering with Project Hope in Nablus, Palestine as part of the EVS programme. If you would like to do something similar or want any information, please email us!
I came to Nablus, Palestine, in May 2008 to volunteer with Project Hope, a Canadian NGO and I received funding from [...]
We are very happy and proud to announce that Ericka Duffy has joined our Community Link team as Programme Assistant. Welcome Ericka!
Welcome to the new EUS website! We are now well into it’s second century and are proud of achievements since our in foundation in 1905. EUS is nothing if not seminal! We are proud to have founded a number of vibrant and sustainable voluntary organisations which began their life as Settlement projects.
New EU funded project
Edinburgh University Settlement was founded in 1905 as an independent voluntary organisation under the auspices of the University of Edinburgh. It maintains a successful partnership for social change with the University and other institutes of further and higher education.
Edinburgh University Settlement is a member of the British Association of Settlements and Social Action Centres and the International Federation of Settlements and Neighbourhood Centres.