Donate: End the Digital Divide for Camden Pupils 

• MANY of us might take owning a laptop or having good wi-fi for granted.

However this isn’t the case for the thousands of pupils and students in Camden who do not own the digital equipment needed to learn at home.

As learning has become increasingly reliant on the internet more than 3,000 pupils, many of whom are some of our most disadvantaged children, are not able to access online learning and are at huge risk of falling behind their classmates.

No child’s learning should be affected based on whether their family can afford a laptop or not.

That’s why Camden Learning has launched a crowdfunder to raise money to buy the digital devices and wi-fi needed to ensure no child is again denied the online learning they desperately need and have a right to.

So far schools have been lending their own laptops out, we have successfully appealed for some donated devices, and the Department for Education have also distributed computers for selected year groups.

Despite this there is still a huge gap to be filled and we are nowhere near close enough to ending the inequality of accessing online learning which has become so painfully apparent during this crisis.

I am certain this fundraiser will make a real difference to so many young lives and that’s why I’m asking for your support – whether that’s spreading the word or donating whatever you can to help us reach our target.

A huge thank you to all those who have donated to our “Digital Divide” campaign so far.

Each donation means we are one step closer to ensuring we can provide the equipment for children and young people to keep learning and receive the education they deserve to help them now and in the future.

Please find out more and donate at crowdfunder.co.uk/end-the-digital-divide-for-camden-pupils.

CLLR ANGELA MASON
Cabinet Member for Best Start for Children & Families & Board Member of Camden Learning