With support from Scottish Government, BT, Cellnex and Edinburgh & Lothians Health Foundation, three new digital participation funds launched on 25th February to support the work of Scotland’s Digital Participation charter. The funds are: the eighth round of the Digital Participation Charter Fund, the Edinburgh & Lothians Health Foundation Connecting Communities Fund and the Device Refurbishment Support Fund.
The three funds aim to support people to get online and learn about what new ways of working can be supported, and develop access, confidence, motivation, and skills.
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The Digital Participation Charter Fund provides small grants to help a range of organisations tackle poverty, social isolation and other forms of inequality in society through embedding digital skills development work in day-to-day activity with their service users.
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The Device Refurbishment Support Fund aims to support voluntary and community sector organisations with established device refurbishment and distribution programmes.
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Edinburgh & Lothians Health Foundation: Connecting Communities Fund is a small grants funding opportunity to tackle digital and health inequalities that is open to projects being delivered in City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian or West Lothian.