Published:
12:56 PM March 15, 2021
A local resident receives a laptop from Reverend Rosemia Brown, St James The Great church in Clapton.
- Credit: Hackney & Islington Citizens
A Hackney and Islington organisation has collected 202 laptops for households in need.
Hackney and Islington Citizens, a branch of the community organising charity Citizens UK, is tackling the digital divide in the boroughs after receiving £20,000 in cash and used laptops from tech giant Amazon, which has headquarters in Shoreditch.
The community group collected 202 laptops and aims to give away pre-paid WiFi dongles to improve internet access for home-schooling children, students struggling to access online learning and elderly isolating people.