Applications are currently open for University of Exeter students to apply for the University Community Impact Challenge, 18th October-mid-December.
The Students’ Guild is working in partnership with Morgan Stanley for the second-year running to provide first and second-year students with this exciting opportunity.
During the Challenge, successful students will work with local Exeter charities to help address particular needs and provide genuine results for the local community. They will receive guidance from senior Morgan Stanley managers and develop their ability to project manage and deliver results.
They will also be supported by the Guild’s Activities and Volunteering Hub in using their experience to become key figures in connecting students to the local community and bringing awareness to social issues.
This year’s charity partner is Eat That Frog CIC an organisation which works to help people move forward in their lives through individualised courses, activities and events.
Managing director, Ian Powell said of the project: “To work with Exeter Students’ Guild and Morgan Stanley is a wonderful opportunity for us to help a wider range of people in the city to identify barriers in their life and explore ways to overcome these. We look forward to introducing our student collaborators to the different approach of a community interest company in meeting social objectives identified by local needs analysis.”
The project is facilitated by Three Hands, a company that works in corporate responsibility, bringing together businesses with local communities.
Project Manager Mary Kunnenkeril says: “We are pleased to be working with the University of Exeter Students’ Guild for the second time and have lined up a really engaging project, which will give the students a real experience of the social needs in the community, whilst also bringing tangible benefit to the partner organisation.”
To find out more and to apply for the programme, please visit the project website.
Olivia Luder, Online Editor
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