Donations

PETT (Prism Empowerment Through Technology), a renowned initiative empowering third-sector organisations, is thrilled to announce a significant donation of technology equipment to Senator Obama Primary School in Kogelo, Kenya.

This special donation aims to bridge the digital divide and provide essential resources for the students to participate in online learning sessions.

Senator Barack Obama Primary School joined a special online twinning session for the Wakelet Microsoft 365 Sir David Amess Children’s Parliament along with Tore Eikeland School in Akokoa, Ghana, St. Michael’s in Leigh on Sea, Essex and Saint Pierre School in Leigh on Sea, Essex.

Senator Obama Primary School, located in the ancestral home of President Barack Obama, has been facing challenges due to the lack of Wi-Fi connectivity. As the importance of digital learning continues to grow, PETT recognised the urgency of supporting the school’s students. To ensure their access to educational opportunities, PETT generously provided technology equipment that will facilitate their participation in online Teams sessions and everyday studies.

The children of Senator Obama Primary School have been eagerly seeking knowledge and engagement through online learning platforms. However, due to the unavailability of Wi-Fi at the school premises, they had to travel to a nearby secondary school to access the online sessions. This not only posed logistical challenges but also limited their learning potential.

PETT understands the significance of digital inclusion and the transformative power of technology in education. By providing the necessary equipment, PETT aims to create an environment where the students of Senator Obama Primary School can actively participate in online sessions, interact with their teachers, and unlock their full academic potential.

“We believe in the power of technology to empower and enable educational opportunities for all,” said a spokesperson for PETT. “Our donation to Senator Obama Primary School reflects our commitment to bridging the digital divide and supporting students in their educational journey. We are proud to contribute to their access to online learning resources, helping them thrive and succeed.”

PETT’s dedication to empowering third-sector organisations extends beyond this exceptional donation. The programme continues to provide comprehensive support and innovative giving to numerous non-profit organisations, enabling them to adapt to the challenges of the digital age.

Copperdale Trust is a charity which aims are to tackle homelessness and help relieve conditions caused by poverty.

The trust operates a homely, family style 10 bedroom homeless hostel providing safe and secure accommodation with a strong  aftercare structure which helps support young people in their first time tenancies in and around Manchester.

They are hoping to engage some volunteers to assist with the ever mounting number of enquiries received from people looking for assistance with their recovery. This often involves numerous attempts to engage people within their local authority and other statutory agencies utilising online forms and email.

For more information please click here http://unitedestates.org/

Headway East London is a charity supporting people affected by brain injury. Working across 13 London boroughs they offer specialist support and services for over 200 survivors, family, friends and carers in the local area each week.

They are hoping to engage some volunteers to assist with the ever mounting number of enquiries received from people looking for assistance with their recovery. This often involves numerous attempts to engage people within their local authority and other statutory agencies utilising online forms and email.

Visit Headway East London’s website page for more information

Age UK Oldham run a ‘Life Story’ project which helps older people to remember and record their past in a unique book which their families can benefit from. Volunteers managed to get some amazing stories and history which often the families were not aware of. This is seen as excellent therapy for older people whose memories may be failing.

Age UK Oldham provides opportunities for the entire spectrum of older people in the local area including traditional day care services, falls prevention classes, personal Life Stories project and disability, mobility and healthcare aids.

They also run preventative projects aimed at a more diverse population, including our handy van service, shopping service and lunch clubs.

For more information please click here

Click here to view the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce article relating to this donation.

CAP is at its heart an organisation that exists to champion the rights of people who are disadvantaged and excluded from equality of opportunity.

Their direct working experience is that people with learning disabilities are frequently excluded from important decisions about their own lives. This is due primarily to the complexity of the systems, the language used by professionals in the field, and by the lack of time professionals have to ensure understanding.

CAP work with people with a learning disability aged over 16. They provide independent advocacy to make sure that people with learning disabilities can understand choices about their care and support, the consequences of their choices, with a view to them making informed decisions.

The donation will be used to help CAP to become more socially enterprising and give staff the ability to be more mobile.

For more information please click here http://www.centraladvocacypartners.org.uk/

STARS Rescue is a breed specific Siberian Husky rescue set up to combat the ever-increasing number of dogs that are being relinquished or dumped within pounds across the United Kingdom.

The name simply stands for: Siberian Transformation, Appeal, Rescue & Support.

It is believed, that the increasing number of huskies finding their way into rescue is a direct result of high profile television series/films including Game of Thrones, Twilight etc.

Unfortunately, the typical piercing blue eyes, and the soft, furry looking coats attract the people; without sufficient research into the traits and characteristics of the breed.

Many dogs that come through rescue will have various issues.  This can be from something as simple as toilet training requirements, to severe separation anxiety or food aggression.  Each dog, prior to coming into the care of STARS, will be assessed to rate the suitability for being rehomed.

From personal experience, STARS staff have helped dogs that have suffered severe separation anxiety, food aggression, being abused, those from bad breeding lines etc. which all now live happily as family members within our homes.

The donation will be used to help maintain a constant social media presence, to make posters to push urgent at risk dogs for homes and to assist with corresponding via email with anyone needing urgent help with a husky they own but are having problems with.

For more information please click here http://www.starsrescue.co.uk/

St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) is a lay Christian charity devoted to helping disadvantaged, lonely and other vulnerable people. It does this in several ways:

– through regular visits, offering friendship, emotional and practical support
– through community support projects*
– holidays for disadvantaged children and families
– youth work
– overseas aid.

*These are located predominantly in the North of England, in areas of deprivation and include community shops, furniture stores, advice and support centres, supported accommodation and approved accommodation located in e.g the Wirral, Ellesmere Port, and Merseyside, Manchester, Leeds, Bradford and Sheffield, Middlesbrough and Tyne. The shops provide affordable and free essential goods to people in need, links to other support, companionship, volunteering opportunities and routes to employability.

The donation will be used within the Crawley shop for the following:

1. enabling managers to support their staff and volunteers with much needed on line training and up skilling**
2. helping the SVP roll-out other Vincentian support (like debt advice and counselling)
3. allowing the SVP to roll-out important HR systems and help shop managers manage their staff in a more effective way.
4. creating efficiencies in financial administration and monitoring
5. improving important communication messages to staff and volunteers.

**Many of our staff and volunteers are unskilled when it comes to computers and technology and do not have access to such things at home. The SVP, by providing computers in each of the shops, will help provide valuable basic and enhanced skills and improve the confidence and capability of our volunteers seeking full time employment and our staff seeking progression and advancement.

For more information please click here https://www.svp.org.uk/

The Barnet Centre for Independent Living (BCIL) is a peer-led organisation that promotes accessibility for disabled people by breaking down barriers to employment and social inclusion.

It aims to provide a peer-led, multi-service one-stop-shop for people with any form of disability living or working in the London Borough of Barnet.

It brings together community organisations, service users and carers to offer services that are based on the social model of disability and is aimed at promoting independence, social inclusion and equality. It aims to remove barriers, enabling all of its clients to live as independently as possible with the necessary support.

The donation will be used by both staff and volunteers for administration task and mobile working by the peer support brokers.

For more information please click here http://www.inclusionbarnet.org.uk/

Barlow Moor Community Association Limited (BMCA) is a community based, independent partnership group working in a deprived area of Manchester. It is managed by local residents, representatives of local organisations and local councillors.

Consultation with local people revealed a need for affordable childcare for under 5s, a desire for older people to have a meeting of their own, and for women to have a group, at which they could try out new ideas, and have some time solely for themselves. Training in childcare psychology and IT were also identified as being valuable. The outcome was the development of a playgroup, crèche facility, and a women’s group (now ended) within the centre, as well as an over 50s lunch and social club, and the provision of training for local people in partnership with other organisations.

Subsequently the centre opened a Junior Club for 5-11 year olds; a Tool Hire scheme for homes and gardens, allowing people on low incomes to improve their immediate environment; and a Credit Union.

The donation will be used to upgrade the existing equipment and thus enable us to help the community develop knowledge and skills that will improve their employment opportunities.

For more information please click here http://barlowmoorca.co.uk/