BBC - Give a laptop/tablet - Can you help?

[Mike 5,606]

Saw this on Breakfast Tv this morning

all about helping kids who need it

a deserved hats off imo

 

Give a laptop

Last summer local BBC radio stations helped members of the public donate thousands of old laptops and tablets for schoolchildren to use across England. For those pupils, who were sharing phones at home while learning in lockdown, it made a huge difference.

With schools now closed again we’re once more asking you to help those pupils still in need.

Perhaps you received new laptops, tablets or mobiles for Christmas or you may have old devices you don’t need anymore?

We are working to join the dots between your devices and the children who may need them the most. We are sharing details of companies and charities who can help us achieve our aim of getting devices to pupils.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5SqHJMTKZx5sYhlltXJvB1Q/give-a-laptop

[Dylan 730]

Having good internet and a computer is crucial for kids having to learn from home and education is so important.

 

families with 2 or more children at secondary most will probably have one computer so it’s not possible for additional children to learn effectively.

 

anything to help this situation has to be a good thing.

 

 

[Douglaschip 237]

Great idea and please support it - but let us not forget that the government have not kept the promise of delivering on this and schools are still waiting for the laptops they were promised for the pupils we are talking about - in many areas of the country less than 40% of the laptops promised have been delivered.

This has to be a priority with schools closed for the majority of pupils again.

[burt weedon 16]

Are old laptops ok, possibly require update etc, one might need repair..regards Burt.x

[Winsford Soul 14,984]

On 07/01/2021 at 22:21, Douglaschip said:

Great idea and please support it - but let us not forget that the government have not kept the promise of delivering on this and schools are still waiting for the laptops they were promised for the pupils we are talking about - in many areas of the country less than 40% of the laptops promised have been delivered.

This has to be a priority with schools closed for the majority of pupils again.

About 12 years ago every 14 year old kid in Manchester got a Toshiba 14" laptop . Don't know if it still happens .  

[Leicester Boy 775]

Have already given mine to my grandson.....government this government that , how about taking action yourself. 

[Mike 5,606]

Can take action via the links below

The list below is from the BBC link posted above

here are...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5SqHJMTKZx5sYhlltXJvB1Q/give-a-laptop

the most up todate details  can be found there

 

 

Find out about companies and charities who are able to help

• ADISA / Digital Access For All - Will accept donations from UK businesses.

• BEP (Birmingham Education Partnership) - Will accept donations in the Birmingham area.

• Business2Schools - Links businesses and individuals with schools in their area that are accepting donations. This covers much of England.

• Cheddar Valley Lions Club - Accepts laptops and tablet donations in the Cheddar Valley area of Somerset.

• Computer Aid - Will accept donations from businesses across the UK. They also offer a free collection service anywhere in the UK to individuals donating laptops.

• Computers for Charities - Will accept donations which are 7 years old or less in the South East of England area, mainly from businesses.

• Cosmic / Positive People - They will accept donations in the Devon area.

• DigiLocal - Will accept laptop donations from across the West of England and also accepts donations to pay for 4G connectivity.

• Every Child Online - Will accept donations from individuals and businesses across Essex.

• Green Machine - Will accept donations at drop-off points in Berkshire, Dorset and Wiltshire.

• Hartlepool and East Durham Mind - Will accept donations from the Hartlepool area.

• Hull and East Yorkshire Children's University - Will accept donations and devices from Hull and East Yorkshire.

• ITVET Laptops for School - Refurbishes laptops donated by businesses and the local community in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire.

• Lancaster and Morecambe Makers - Will accept donations from the Lancaster and Morecambe area.

• Laptops 2 Kids - Will accept donations from the Herefordshire area.

• Laptops for Kids - Will accept donations in the Sheffield area and across the North East of England.

• LetsLocalise - Links businesses and individuals with schools in their area that are accepting donations. This covers much of England.

• Rapid IT Recycling - Will accept donations in Lancashire.

• Saracens Foundation - Will accept donations from London and Hertfordshire businesses.

• Secret Santa 365 - Will accept laptops and equipment in Oxfordshire.

• Secret Santa Limited - Will accept donations in the Blackburn and Darwen areas.

• The Restart Project - Links to campaigns across England, Scotland and Wales that will accept donations for students and other people in need of a device.

• Totnes Rotary Club - They will accept donations in the South Hams area of Devon.

• Vodafone: The Great British Tech Appeal - Will accept donations of phones or tablets.

• Wiltshire Digital Drive - Will accept donations from across Wiltshire to distribute to school children in the county.

• ZenTec Network Solutions - Will accept donations from the North West area of England.

 

 

 

 

 

[Billy Jo Jim Bob 473]

Already given my 'old' laptop to a neighbors son.