One Digital case studies
The Lido Centre, based in the heart of the West Ealing community in London assists local residents with a wide range of things, for example, setting up Tenants’ Associations; applying for funding to support community projects; summer activities; and providing information and access to local services. Love London Working (LLW), Read more…
Integrating digital skills support into work to develop language skills and support employment for refugees is at the heart of the work of Action West London. What’s exciting about the project is their approach to embedding digital inclusion across their activity. They have Digital Champions with a range of language Read more…
Developing a project by Unison UNISON has a strong commitment to providing learning and development opportunities for their members (information on the programme offered can be found on their website). Activity is provided both online and through a regional and local network of learning leads who provide activity in branches Read more…
Citizens Online has been working in partnership with Gwynedd Council since 2011. Digital Gwynedd is an innovative partnership begun in 2015 focused on helping local people improve their internet skills and enjoy the social and economic benefits of being online. At the core of Digital Gwynedd is the drive to Read more…
Get Digital is Scotland’s new digital inclusion programme for the homeless sector hosted by Streetwork. A recent visit with Streetwork in Edinburgh enabled the Community of Practice to discuss working with vulnerable groups to improve social inclusion through digital inclusion. Digital skills are vital to access secure accommodation, search for Read more…
Here in sunny Dundee we have been on a bit of a Digital Skills journey over the past year or so. We have been developing our Digital Champions model through a series of Champions Gatherings; developing and rolling out a programme of champion-led digital skills sessions; and collaborating with some Read more…
Project visit to Age UK South Lakeland On Thursday 13th September I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to visit the lovely team at Age UK South Lakeland based in Kendal. The day started off with a project meeting and an overview of the digital inclusion work the team Read more…
Brook Marshall, Director of the charity Feeling Strong, completed an SCVO digital checkup and received support from Kyle Usher, SCVO Digital Change Manager back in May, as Feeling Strong was getting up and running. Feeling Strong is a new charity, working to improve the lives of young people with mental Read more…
The world around us is radically changing, and getting online is increasingly vital in today’s digital age. Of the 4.5 million adults who have never been online (2018), more than half (2.6 million) are aged 75 years and over. Those who are not digitally included are missing out on a number of advantages that the internet brings. Not Read more…
Turning Point Scotland (TPS) are working with the SCVO Digital Team and the Mhor Collective to train staff as Digital Champions. This will enable them to work with different services users in a number of locations across Glasgow and the central belt of Scotland. It was interesting to hear what Read more…