Last month we were invited to speak at a Streetwork Streetvoice meeting focused around social involvement. Our guide,Sonny, spoke alongside Grant from Hepatitis Scotland and Hazel from Street Soccer Scotland, about his involvement in Invisible (Edinburgh) and why it is important to have a voice and feel like you really belong. We are keen to organise […]
In the second of a series of new posts we’re highlighting another of the lovely landmarks, social enterprises and local businesses we pass by during our tours. This week we’re featuring the superb Grassmarket Community Project! As the name suggests, the organisation is based in the iconic ‘Grassmarket’ neighbourhood of central Edinburgh. We share an awful […]
Invisible (Edinburgh) regularly welcomes students from Wisconsin, USA as our tour is a regular feature on their regional school programme! Counselling students regularly travel to Scotland for a study trimester and as part of their course, they always take a tour with us. Today, one of their students has sent us a lovely review, so […]
This week we caught up with Angie, who is currently training to be an Invisible (Edinburgh) guide. Our Founder Zakia asked Angie a few quick questions over a cup of tea at Invisible (Edinburgh) head-quarters: Hey Angie, would you like to introduce yourself? “Good day Mate! How you going? I am Angie and I am […]
We are delighted to be welcoming a group of French students from Universite Paris Dauphine for a special Social Enterprise ‘Hold-Up’ event held here in Edinburgh. Led by the MakeSense organisation, Hold-Up events form a creative workshop where students and change-makers work together to create solutions for the many challenges social enterprises such as Invisible (Edinburgh) encounter. Since 2011 […]
We’re excited to announce that Invisible (Edinburgh) will be exhibiting at the forthcoming Edinburgh Tourism Showcase Event. The event takes place from 10am to 2.30pm on Wednesday May 17th, at the Assembly Rooms at 54 George Street, Edinburgh. The event is a great opportunity to promote the work that Invisible (Edinburgh) does and to engage with other tourist organisations […]
Don’t miss the chance to join a very special event next Friday! Zakia Moulaoui, Founder of Invisible (Edinburgh) will be speaking at a forthcoming event to be held by our friends at CreativeMornings. Zakia will be talking as part of an international series of events examining ‘the beyond’, which focuses on the human resilience to push […]
Zakia Moulaoui, Founder of Invisible (Edinburgh), was a guest speaker at a recent TedX event held in the city. Zakia delivered a talk on the subject of ‘Doing Good Better’ at the event, held on Sunday 9th April at Edinburgh Napier University. In her talk Zakia discussed how we can all do good better – […]
In the first of a series of new posts we’ll be highlighting some of the lovely landmarks, social enterprises and local businesses we pass by during our tours. This week we’re featuring the wonderful Serenity Café! Based close to The Scottish Parliament and Dynamic Earth, the Serenity Café is an amazing social enterprise run by people […]
We’re excited to announce that the Invisible (Edinburgh) programme has branched out into talks and tours for schools. Following an increased demand for tours and presentations by schools and pupils, Invisible (Edinburgh) will be delivering talks, tours and classes to educational facilities across Scotland. Our tour guide Sonny recently visited the children at East Craigs Primary School in Edinburgh to […]