Article by Kathy Valdes, Managing Director, Digital Unite

As featured in Charity Digital News on Wednesday 9 June 2018.

In 2008 David Last had the idea to combine his knowledge and love of computers with his enthusiasm for helping in the local community. He couldn’t find any suitable local projects that needed volunteers so he approached his local library with the idea to start a computer drop-in. Ten years later, David is still running weekly computer drop-in sessions at Leytonstone library, London.

City West Homes has become the newest housing member of Digital Unite’s Digital Champions Network.                                                                      

A team of IT volunteers in Adur & Worthing is benefitting from the training and support on the Digital Unite’s Digital Champions Network, thanks to the national Lottery-funded One Digital programme. 

Digital participation is not just a question of technology. Helping people to get online starts with finding their individual motivation.

Today’s world is filled with services offering TV and films streamed online and on demand. It is a world of Facebook and news sites. A world where you can ask Google anything and where you can keep in contact with family and friends with a free video call.