Good Things Foundation
Get Online Week 2024
Give this Get Online Week and join our mission to fix the digital divide - for good.
Story
Get Online Week is the UK’s largest and longest-running digital inclusion campaign by Good Things Foundation. This year, it’s happening 14-20 October 2024. In just one week, hundreds of community organisations across the UK will empower people with the skills and means to use the internet safely, confidently & affordably.
Why is it important?
In the UK today…
- 8.5 million people lack basic digital skills to use technology and the internet
- 7.5 million working age adults don’t have the right level of connectivity at home
- 3.7 million families aren’t equipped with the right level of connectivity at home
- 2.4 million households can’t afford a mobile contract.
This Get Online Week we want to…
Raise awareness of the challenges digitally excluded people face without the right skills or connection to use the internet, to fundraise in support of our crucial work to fix the digital divide, and to enable more people to get online.
People like…
Julie who was supported by Digital Inclusion Hub, Learn For life.
Not everyone can afford to get data, and I didn’t know how to use the internet either. I guess I was frightened as well actually, because it’s the fear of the unknown. I volunteer at a community group and I didn’t want to say I couldn’t do things - it was embarrassing.
But then I received a SIM Card through the National Databank, and they gave me a laptop and showed me how to use all of it as well. Now through the support I’ve received, I know how to use mobile apps and I can use Whatsapp to talk to friends and family. And there’s someone there I can ask for help at the end of the day.
The Hub has that personal touch, and they’re very patient with me. Getting the support has been amazing, and it’s helped with everything - socialising, online banking, shopping and repairs. It’s helped me get out of the house and brought me closer to my family. Now I’m living life on my own terms.
If you can, please give this Get Online Week. Every penny raised by this page will support our mission to fix the digital divide - for good.
Thank you!
Read about Get Online Week here and Julie's story in Good Things Foundation Annual Impact Report 2024 here.
