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#Chances4Children: Schemes aim to close digital divide

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Charities and mobile networks are among organisations working to close the digital divide affecting disadvantaged children as pupils prepare to return to school.
Staff at Samaritan's Purse deliver free devices. Picture: Samaritan's Purse
Staff at Samaritan's Purse deliver free devices. Picture: Samaritan's Purse

Disaster relief agency Samaritan’s Purse is offering £130,000 worth of laptops and tablets to church groups supporting children who have difficulty accessing online learning.

The Learning in Lockdown initiative aims to equip local churches to meet the needs of their communities.

It follows the charity’s This is Love campaign, which launched in March last year and saw 500 churches, organisations and community groups receive either free PPE kits or emergency cash grants to help meet the urgent needs within their local areas. 

Churches can now apply for laptops and tablets which meet government learning requirements, the charity says.

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