Amnesty International is a world-wide movement, independant of any government, religion or political party, that campaigns for internationally recognised human rights for all. The SUSU Amnesty group organises and takes part in demonstrations, fundraising, themed events and letter writing.
Green Action organises and encourages environmental activism on campus with a broad range of campaigns, discussions, debates, film showings and actions for students to get involved in at the University of Southampton!
We have informal weekly meetings at 7pm on Mondays in The Stag's Head - look for the green footprint on the table if you haven't met us before.
The Facial Surgery Research Foundation - Saving Faces, is a registered research charity dedicated to reducing facial injuries and disease.
This group is for all students involved in Saving Faces in the University of Southampton.
Please invite your colleagues and friends to support this charity.
Southampton Friends Of Medecins Sans Frontieres (FoMSF) are a charitable group organising events and talks throughout the academic year to raise awareness of MSF and the humanitarian medical aid they undertake.
Southampton FoMSF
The sotMUN is a simulation of the United Nation’s customs and practices. Students take on the role of delegates in sessions of intergovernmental organizations (IGO’s) and debate global issues encompassing international peace and security, economic cooperation and development, human rights or the protection of the environment. The ultimate aim is exchanging views on current events, civics, globalization and multilateral diplomacy and finding solutions and compromise to problems not only on paper but also through speech.
What is STAR?
STAR is a unique organisation giving university students the opportunity to:
* learn about and raise awareness of refugee issues in innovative ways
* support refugees practically in their local communities through volunteering and
* campaign with and for the rights of refugees
The STAR network is made up of university based student groups, a national coordinating team and Friends of STAR (individuals and organisations who support the work of STAR).
Support for International Change is a non-governmental organization founded with two main goals:
· To limit the impact of HIV/AIDS in underserved communities
· To train future leaders in international health and development
SIC has been working in Tanzania since 2002 and we now provide a comprehensive range of free services to our target communities including:
- Awareness campaigns
- Mobile HIV testing and counseling
- Training and support for Community Health Workers.
The Ashipti Project is a UK charity that sends equipment to Tamale Hospital in Northern Ghana. The money we raise is used to buy equipment and supplies, and to ship donated supplies to Ghana.
We're a group of students from different disciplines who come together and talk about the problems and potential solutions of global development challenges. We want to establish informal dialogue amongst Southampton students, through which we can look into these ideas and develop an appreciation of development topics.
We raise awareness and funds on behalf of the United Nations Children's Fund towards child development and suvival; basic education and gender equality; Children and HIV/AIDS, child protection and policy advocacy.
