A charity to help distribute refurbished tech to those in need received another donation from a Kent business yesterday.
Founder Charlotte Cornell, set up topuptoteach.org to help those who need digital equipment but are unable to afford it. She was out collecting some donated laptops from a company based at Discovery Park in Sandwich.
The charity always have people waiting for laptops; they work with charities and local NHS community services to distribute. In the second lockdown the company provided over 500 refurbished devices to families and individuals in East Kent.
Charlotte, a teacher, started by delivering donated devices to those who were unable to connect to home learning, but as children returned to school, it became clear that there was still a need out there.
They now deliver devices to students who are from low income families and need them for homework; to older people who would like to connect with loved ones and the internet. The service is provided for free. Any money that is donated is used to professionally wipe clean any laptops or tablets that are donated to us from the local community and buy spare parts.
You can find out more about the Kent based charity here.
