Eliminating Digital Poverty
Level Up Laptop Appeal was founded by Martin Saunders in May 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Young people were sent home with schools setting work to be done online. It quickly became apparent that many students didn't have suitable IT equipment to study on, and were trying to complete school work and join online lessons on a mobile phone.
Martin works in the IT industry and felt he could do something about this. Within the first three months he collected, securely wiped, refurbished and delivered over 100 laptops to local schools in Horley, Surrey.
Martin works in the IT industry and felt he could do something about this. Within the first three months he collected, securely wiped, refurbished and delivered over 100 laptops to local schools in Horley, Surrey.
Since that point, the Level Up Laptop Appeal has donated over 2200 laptops. Thankfully the pandemic is behind us, but access to a laptop at home remains a huge benefit to students and all those wanting to learn or complete a course. Schools can't afford to provide these, and so without support, the digital divide increases.
Level Up now supports a broad section of our community, including women and children fleeing domestic abuse, refugees and asylum seekers and young carers. The laptops help people to learn English, complete online adult education courses and of course, do their homework.
Level Up now supports a broad section of our community, including women and children fleeing domestic abuse, refugees and asylum seekers and young carers. The laptops help people to learn English, complete online adult education courses and of course, do their homework.
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Level Up Laptop appeal is a charitable project founded run by Martin Saunders in Horley, RH6 9JA.
Level Up Laptop appeal is a charitable project founded run by Martin Saunders in Horley, RH6 9JA.