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Donate IT Oldham campaign given huge boost

Donate IT Oldham team along with Councillor Abdul Jabbar, bottom row third left.

Oldham Council has donated 400 devices to a local charity as it continues to make the town one of the most digitally inclusive in the UK.

The computers have been donated to Donate IT Oldham campaign thanks to residents and businesses.  

Launched in early 2024 in partnership with Tameside Community Computers, the Donate IT campaign aims to provide the most vulnerable residents across the borough with refurbished devices that the public no longer use or need.  

Councillor Abdul Jabbar, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Value for Money and Sustainability said: “Our mission is clear; we want every resident across the borough to have access to digital services and we’re committed to doing all we can to provide these essential resources so residents lives’ can be the best they can be.  

“The 400 devices the council has donated showcase our commitment to making Oldham one of the most digitally inclusive towns in the UK and with the help of residents, businesses and partners, we can make the digital gap in Oldham narrower and hopefully eliminate it altogether.”  

Prior to the campaign launch, almost 40 per cent of Oldham residents said they, or someone they lived with, experienced some form of difficulty getting online because they lack suitable digital devices and internet connections at home.  

Following a year-long campaign to address these issues, the campaign has successfully recycled and restored hundreds of devices and gifted them to residents across the borough that desperately need them.   

Residents and businesses are encouraged to continue their support for Donate IT Oldham, by donating any unwanted devices at any of Oldham’s libraries or by emailing digital.gifting@oldham.gov.uk  

For more information about Donate IT Oldham, visit Donate IT Oldham | Oldham Council  

 

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