UNIVERSITY OF SURREY

Annual Report2012

Need• Re-CycleareastrugglingUKcharityinneedofanew

sourceofincomeduetogovernmentcutbacks

• Inneedofasustainablesourceofbikes

• Inneedofadvertisingandoperationconsultancy

Action & ResultWehavecreatedabikecollectionpointinGuildford,

arrangedforfreestorageofdonatedbikes,whichhas

collected48bikessofarforthecharityandassistedin

marketingforthecharity.

VisionOurlong-termgoalistohelpsetupfurthercollection

pointsinGuildfordandLondonandtodevelopaccessible

waterpurifyingtechnologybasedoncycle-power;a

processwehavealreadystartedwithourEngineering

departmentthroughadesigncompetition.

A Year of SuccessThisyearSIFESurreyhasseenavastarrayofprojectsgrowingfrommodestrootsintohighquality,highimpactSIFEprojects.

InthefirstyearthatSIFESurreyhasseenasuccessfulandsustainablehandoverprocess,wehavebeenabletobuilduponworkandexperiencefromlastyear.

Thisyearwewillbepresentingtwomainprojects,OakleafandRICycleandbrieflysummarisingtwomore;UniteUgandaandWheelpower.

Some of this year’s key achievements include:

• Developmentofstronglinkswithourprojectpartnersaroundtheglobe

• Workingwithselectindividualswhoarepassionateabouttheareatheyareworkingin

• Unprecedentedgrowth,withprojectsspreadoverthreecontinents

• IncreasedinstitutionalinvolvementandimprovedrelationswithUniversity’senterprisesupportprogramme

156Directly Impacted

1044Indirectly Impacted

2500Hours Contributed

68Active Members

Need• OneofUganda’spoorestareas

• Massunemploymentandpovertyamongst

communities

Action & ResultEducated120farmerstomanufacturebananachips

empoweringthemtoincreaseincomegreatlywhilst

relyingonaplentifulandsustainableresource.

VisionBytheendofJulyweaimtohaveproductsonsalein

threesupermarketsaroundtheMukonoDistrict.

More Than

£15 000 Revenue

Need• Re-CycleareastrugglingUKcharityinneedofanew

sourceofincomeduetogovernmentcutbacks

• Inneedofasustainablesourceofbikes

• Inneedofadvertisingandoperationconsultancy

Action & ResultWehavecreatedabikecollectionpointinGuildford,

arrangedforfreestorageofdonatedbikes,whichhas

collected48bikessofarforthecharityandassistedin

marketingforthecharity.

VisionOurlong-termgoalistohelpsetupfurthercollection

pointsinGuildfordandLondonandtodevelopaccessible

waterpurifyingtechnologybasedoncycle-power;a

processwehavealreadystartedwithourEngineering

departmentthroughadesigncompetition.

156Directly Impacted

1044Indirectly Impacted

2500Hours Contributed

68Active Members

Need• OneofUganda’spoorestareas

• Massunemploymentandpovertyamongst

communities

Action & ResultEducated120farmerstomanufacturebananachips

empoweringthemtoincreaseincomegreatlywhilst

relyingonaplentifulandsustainableresource.

VisionBytheendofJulyweaimtohaveproductsonsalein

threesupermarketsaroundtheMukonoDistrict.

120Empowered through Workshops

FreeStorage negotiatedfor Donated Bikes

48Bikes Donated

UNITE UGANDA

wheel power

More Than

£15 000 Revenue

Need• Clientsareoutofworkandstruggletofind

employmentopportunities

• Theylackbasicsoftskills,selfconfidenceandsocial

communication

• Lackofincome,theyaredependentonbenefits

ActionWecreatedaprogrammeofworkshopsdeliveringbasic

numeracyandliteracyskillsanddevelopedtheirjob

applicationskills.Weusedour‘HouseofOpportunity’

modeltoplanourworkwiththeclients(seeright).

ResultsThroughourworkshopsandcontacts,weempowered

threeofourclientstogainworkexperienceinalocal

cafe,onehasbeenofferedajob.Theremainingclients

arecurrentlyintheapplicationprocess.

VisionOurclearvisionforthisprojectistosetupasocial

enterprisewhichcanprovideemploymentfortheclients.

IBMhaverecognisedtheworkwehavedonesofar,and

arestartingtosupportuswithworkshopsfortheclients

overthenextfewmonths.

One in four people in the UK suffer from a mental illness

each year, with some left unemployed. We have been

working with a Guildford based charity to help their clients

get back into employment.

7 Empowered

IBMSupport for Social Enterprise

Tony (left) is one of the clients we worked with. He suffered from depression and found himself unable to get back into the workplace. We worked with him to improve his confidence, and ultimately empowered him to get work experience in a local cafe over summer and a conditional job offer.

>oakleaf

3Gained Work Experience

1Job Offered

Basic Numerical & Literacy Skills

Business Skills

Work Experience

Full Time

Employment

IBMSupport for Social Enterprise

Tony (left) is one of the clients we worked with. He suffered from depression and found himself unable to get back into the workplace. We worked with him to improve his confidence, and ultimately empowered him to get work experience in a local cafe over summer and a conditional job offer.

Basic Numerical & Literacy Skills

Business Skills

Work Experience

Full Time

Employment

House of OpportunityWe developed a model which

applies to clients we work with.

Creating Opportunity From Disaster

Need• Ricecropdestroyed• Farmerslosttheirsolesourceofincome,thus

leavingthemwithnoapparentmeanstoearn

• Familiesforcedapartinsearchofwork

ActionWewereabletodevelopauseforthewasteproductofrice,husk(theoutershell).Insteadofburningit,wetaughtthevillagersthroughaseriesofworkshopshowtouseitasapillowstuffing.Notonlydoesthishaveenvironmentalbenefits,butbecausethericehuskcanbeusedevenifthecropisdestroyed,itguaranteesa

secondarysourceofincome.

ResultSofartheco-operativehasbeenabletosell30pillows,whichhasnotonlygivenincometothosewholostitduetoflooding,butincreasedincomeforthosestillearningbyalmost23%overasixweekperiod.

VisionWehaveestablishedarelationshipwithoneofthelargestNGOsinThailand,calledBREAD(BusinessforRuralEducationandDevelopment),andwiththeirhelpwilldevelopstrongerdistributionchannelstoBangkokoverthenextfewmonths,toincreasetheproject’ssustainability.

Following Thailand’s devastation from flooding in 2011, we

saw the opportunity to turn this disaster around and allow

the Thai farmers affected to develop a strong, resilient and

sustainable secondary source of income

Up to

23% Increase in Income

30Pillows Sold Already

Revenue Generated:

£300Families had been forced apart due to the flooding, with men travelling to the cities to find work. This leaves families and communities devastated, however with a secondary source of income from pillow manufacturing communities are able to stay together.

RICycleThailand

Creating Opportunity From Disaster

Families had been forced apart due to the flooding, with men travelling to the cities to find work. This leaves families and communities devastated, however with a secondary source of income from pillow manufacturing communities are able to stay together.

A Strong Team in a Sustainable PositionAkeytargetforSIFESurreythisyearhasbeenensuringourteamsustainbilityismaximised.ThroughourBusinessAdvisoryBoardwehavebeenabletodevelopworkshopstoenhancetheexperienceofourteammembersandinturnenhanceourprojectquality.Withnearlytwothirdsofourmemberscurrentlyinfirstyear,weareinasustainblepositiontomoveforwardwithoutalossofmomentum.

Key focuses for SIFE Surrey this year have been• Recruitingpredominantlyfirstyearstudentsforteam

sustainability• Developingtheskillsofourteam• Buildingoursupportnetwork(growingadvisoryboard

andrelationshipwithuniversity)• Toincreaseourshareoffinancesfrom

entrepreneurialactivities

____________________________President:MattBurton

____________________________UniversityAdvisor:NigelBiggs

____________________________UnionVPSocieties:JakeWillis

UNIVERSITY OF SURREY

2011/2012 Revenue Breakdown

Ins$tu$onal 

Support ‐ 

£145.00 

Business 

Advisory Board 

(BAB) ‐ £100.00 

Team 

Entrepreneurial 

Ac$vi$es  ‐ 

£2601.28 

In Kind 

Dona$ons ‐ 

£50.00 

Last Year's 

Balance ‐ 

£1694.69 

Other ‐ 

£10530.00 

SIFE Surrey’s Networking & Showcase Evening, March 2012