GLASGOW Kelvin MSP Sandra White is calling on people given new digital tablets for Christmas to donate their old ones to the Digital Classroom initiative — bringing education opportunities to children in refugee camps.
Finding qualified teachers for the children in refugee camps across Europe, including northern France and Greece, is a significant challenge.
To try to bridge the gap the Digital Classroom scheme seeks to reach as many as possible through tablet-based learning apps.
With many people across Scotland getting new electronic devices as presents, old computers and tablets can often find themselves unused or simply thrown away.
Now unwanted tablets can be restored to factory settings, and sent on to refugee camps with learning software installed — plus a projector and charging kit.
Tablets can be sent in a padded envelope or dropped off in person to Sandra White’s constituency office at 1274 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8AA.
White said: “This is a great concept and an innovative way to ensure that some of the most vulnerable children, in the most desperate circumstances get the opportunity to learn.
“I’m delighted to back the Digital Classrooms campaign and hope that people realise their own unwanted gift from a Christmas past could make a huge difference to a young person’s future.
“Old phones, computers, iPads and tablets can so often gather dust after you get a new upgrade for Christmas.
“But there’s some great initiatives out there to put them to better use — and potentially change someone’s life in a big way.
“I would urge people to donate tablets, old or new, to help ensure that more Digital Classrooms can be delivered.”
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