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#Chances4Children: Project launched to donate old laptops to disadvantaged students

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A new campaign has been launched to encourage people to donate old and unused laptops to help disadvantaged students with remote learning.
Thousands of children do not have access to a device, research shows. Picture: Adobe Stock
Thousands of children do not have access to a device, research shows. Picture: Adobe Stock

Electronics charity The Restart Project has announced it will repair and redistribute all laptops and tablets donated and is calling on those with tech skills to volunteer with their local tech charities to refurbish unused laptops.  

About nine per cent of children in the UK do not currently have access to a laptop, tablet or desktop at home.  

The scheme aims to close the digital divide, which negatively impacts disadvantaged students as a lack of technology means they have struggled to access education at home.  

The charity has said it will act as a virtual help-desk, matching laptops in need of repair to home-based tech volunteers.  

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