All very deserving causes, here's a working link to the survey
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SpiritofCaith2017
Horseman, use one of your votes for Ormlie Community Association, one of their aims is to address exactly what you're talking about -
Many people are “offline and left behind” as a result of a lack of IT skills, equipment or affordable broadband. That means they can’t access many of the online services the rest of us take for granted, and at a time when more and more of our everyday activities are online. Our project provides a member of staff to help those who aren’t so confident using a computer to undertake whatever (legal!) activity they wish. For the majority of our participants that means looking for work, making benefit claims, keeping in touch with friends and family, searching for a home, using social media or using email. If individuals have the necessary IT skills then we simply provide them with the IT equipment and broadband they need – 4 days per week in Thurso and 2 days per week in Wick. Our beneficiaries are mainly the elderly, the unemployed, the disabled and those on low incomes. We have been running this project for 3.5 years relying on grant funding to keep providing this vital service to individuals. The demand for this project grows every year especially as more and more services go fully online. Our project is ongoing.
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