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H.E.A.L. - Henrie's Empowerment for Awareness and Life Duffryn Digital Bridge: Connecting Our Community
PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Digital access is now essential for employment,education,healthcare, and community participation.However,many residents in Duffryn such as older residents,low-income households,people with disability face barriers including lack of devices, limited digital skills. Duffryn Digital Bridge will tackle digital exclusion by providing free digital skills workshops, free refurbished but quality devices, digital support sessions for older adults and low-income families, youth-led digital mentoring, access to online services (job search, benefits, health appointments). The project aligns with the No One Left Behind Duffryn 2026 vision by strengthening community resilience, inclusion, and opportunity

Beneficiaries

  • Children / Young People

    Training opportunities for young people about online safety, build confidence in booking GP appointments online, search online job platforms and be youth digital mentors to support older residents with technology.

  • Elderly / Old People

    Provide structured and digital skills training to older residents, digital access support One-to-one sessions helping older residents book GP appointments online, food shopping

  • People with Disabilities

    Establish a community digital hub accessible to all residents, digital support for residents with a disability into employment, training, or education pathways. train them on how to access health services online

  • The General Public / Mankind

    Digital confidence and online safety will improve across the Duffryn community, long-term digital support infrastructure will be established. Volunteer groups residents will help design workshop topics and co-deliver support

  • Reach of your work

    improve digital access to Duffryn commnuity

Geographic reach

  • Wales: Nationwide

    Newport; Duffryn community

BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

50

digital skills training to 80 youth digital mentors

SIZE OF PROJECT PER ANNUM

£26,850.00

TIMELINE

May 2026 - May 2027

BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

30

build digital confidence to book GP appointments online

BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

40

support online application into employment,training,school

BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

120

digital assess to about 120 residents

Project Outcome Targets

120 residents will gain improved digital access, 80 residents will complete digital training

40 residents will move into employment, training, or volunteering. online safety will be established

Digital confidence will improve across the community, long-term digital support infrastructure

Project Activities

  • Digital Skills Workshops 6-week courses on Basic computer skills,internet safety,online job search

  • Youth Digital Mentors Local young people will be trained to support older residents with technology.

  • Community Digital weekly drop-in hub offering: Device access, assistance with online forms,free wifi

  • Digital One-to-one sessions to support older residents with GP and other NHS online appointments

  • Provide refurbished laptops/tablets to residents who complete the training programme.

Resources Needed For The Project

Resource Description Quantity needed When needed How this donation supports the project (Enabling Actions or KPIs)
MONEY Money is needed to fund workshops, get digital services for Duffryn Digital Bridge: Connecting Our Community 26850 Flexible it will fund digital skills workshops, Internet safety,online job search,refurbished laptops/tablets to participants
Project Impact and Partners
IMPACT REPORTING

Bi-annually

March 2021

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UN SDG 4: Quality Education UN SDG 1: No Poverty UN SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being UN SDG 5: Gender Equality
How we monitor the quality and results of our work

Attendance records, Pre/Post training confidence surveys, employment&education outcomes, feedbacks

WHO IS ALREADY FUNDING THE PROJECT?

N/A

NA
OTHER PARTNERS

Duffryn community Link

we aim to work with them on this project so as to reach as much Duffryn residents as possible