Pat Maskell with a group of people she volunteers with, holding her certificate and trophy

Pat Maskell

Joining AbilityNet as a volunteer in 2014, supporting older and disabled people with their tech at home Pat has dealt with over 1800 enquiries…

Head and shoulder photo of David Mallory

David Mallory

David Mallory volunteers as a Digital Champion with Clarion Futures, the charitable foundation of Clarion Housing Group, and works with others to help them access the internet confidently and safely and make the most of all it has to offer.  

Head and shoulders photo of Jordan Pearson

Jordan Pearson

Jordan works at NatWest where she designs and develops Cora, the banks customer facing chatbot. She is an extremely driven individual who loves to volunteer. Growing up on a council estate has given Jordan the passion to encourage children from similar backgrounds to aim high, never give up and get interested in technology.

Head and shoulders photo of Bernadette Bourgoin sitting at a desk

Bernadette Bourgoin

Bernadette Bourgoin volunteers as a Digital Champion with Clarion Futures, the charitable foundation of Clarion Housing Group, and works with others to help them access the internet confidently and safely and make the most of all it has to offer.  

Photo of Libby Swan

Libby Swan

Libby Swan is a Graduate Analyst at Barclays. In her spare time she is a digital volunteer for the platform Ethical Angel, where she has the opportunity to help a wide variety of charities who work in line with the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals.

Group of young children working together on a computing project

Creative Computing Club

Since 2012, the Creative Computing Club (CIC) has worked with several thousand young people across Suffolk, helping them to engage in worthwhile and inspiring technology-based activities.  

4 young girls using the Maker App to create storybooks in Nigeria

African Storybook Maker

The Maker is a freely available, easy-to-use App which enables adults and children to create, publish and share their own storybooks in a language of their choice. Once downloaded, the App, can be used offline, making it suitable for use in environments where connectivity and electricity supply is constrained. 

Farmers using Carbosoil liquid prebiotic on the soil

CARBOSOIL

Revitalized soils can bring agronomic (soil structure and fertility), food quality (nutritional density), and environmental (massive carbon sequestration) solutions.  Our Soil prebiotic NUTRIGEO is designed to be practical to farmers: liquid form, acceptable dose rate, and delivering quick results: first results on the soil structure can be observed 6 months after application.

Solapodz unit

Solapodz

Solapodz are a range of solar powered products; aesthetically pleasing and environmentally friendly, using wood as the core material, recycled batteries and locally sourced solar cells and electronics.  The products are intended for, but not limited to, people without access to reliable electricity.

Directions sign with NaviLens QR code

NaviLens

A new way for visually impaired people to lead independent lives, now adopted by Kellogs on its breakfast cereals. The NaviLens marker can be read over long distances, helping visually impaired people carry out everyday tasks from using public transport to supermarket shopping.

A collage of photos of young children performing

Seenaryo Playkit

Seenaryo is a leading specialist in theatre and play-based learning with marginalised communities in Lebanon and Jordan. We use theatre and play to transform education and equip people with the tools to collaborate, think critically and build transferable skills. 

Shop front with sign above it saying Edinburgh Makery

The Edinburgh Remakery

In response to the growing need for convenient and secure IT disposal avenues for businesses, in 2020 the Edinburgh Remakery created a FREE IT Disposal Service designed to help businesses dispose of IT equipment in a safe and eco-conscious way. 

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