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1 GU Branch Who we are, what we do and how you can get involved!

2 Who are we?  Relatively new society in GU  Focused on human development  Three divisions for you to join

3 Outreach  We deliver workshops in local primary and secondary schools  Educate pupils on STEM subjects and engineering  Focus on water access and renewables

4 Outreach

5  Emphasis on skills development and maintaining high standards of teaching  We work closely with Glasgow City Council to ensure this  GUEWB encourages its members to create new workshops

6 Fundraising  A wildly successful undertaking for us  We need as many volunteers as possible!  Open to absolutely everyone, engineers or not

7 Fundraising  Worked with Friends of MSF last year  Joint dinner with speakers from both medical and engineering professions  Looking to fill our 2015/16 year with more events, drawing in bigger crowds

8 Three Peaks Challenge!  Given our size and age, a huge achievement  Attempted Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon in under 24 hours  Raised £3500 for Send a Cow

9 Partnerships  Looking to establish links with charities overseas  Putting practical engineering skills to use  Able to enact ‘massive small change’ in communities worldwide

10 GUEWB Wind  This is our flagship project  Prototype ‘small wind’ turbine  Building our knowledge and experience for future work abroad

11 GUEWB Wind  Project is still open for new members  Engineering behind it is relatively simple  Prototype currently in pre-production stage

12 GUEWB Wind  Small wind has already taken off in rural communities world wide  From the Peruvian Andes to Tanzania  A great project which combines human development with real engineering skills.

13 What’s in it for you?  Volunteer work, aside from being immensely helpful to developing communities, looks amazing to employers  A chance to build interpersonal, organisational and professional skills  Work with an amazing team where your work will define us as a Society in Glasgow

14 Getting Involved  Absolutely no barrier to entry or prior experience needed!  Get down to our open meeting and sign up to a division  Make sure you follow us on FB

15 Any Questions?  Open Meeting & Social: Next Thursday  Look us up on Facebook  Catch a flier from our team outside


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