A SocialBox.Biz briefing update by Heather ( Updated June 17 2021 ) – Reports on why local solutions such as SocialBox.Biz local reuse and donating is a better option before recycling everything. Current e-waste recycling solutions are just exporting the problem — Prof Richard Herrington, Head of Earth Sciences at the Natural History Museum in … Continue reading SOCIALBOX.BIZ | MAY 2021 BRIEFING | RE-USE NOT E-WASTE |
A SocialBox.Biz post by Heather April 29 2021 ( Updated June 17 2021 ) April 2021 brought a busy end to the first quarter for essentially every industry, meanwhile, vulnerable populations continue to suffer in the digital divide. Without laptops in hand, homeless people, aging populations on small pensions, refugees, and asylum seekers struggle to … Continue reading SOCIALBOX.BIZ | APRIL 2021 UPDATES
A Website Post by Heather 4 April 2021 SocialBox.Biz Makes Forward Advance in Digital Inclusion Manifesto with ongoing participation from partners With rampant digital exclusion ravaging the globe due to the pandemic, SocialBox.Biz is trying to do their part to make a change with their long-standing Laptops for Homeless and Elderly Initiative that helps organisations … Continue reading Importance of ongoing participation in the re-use of old tech locally highlighted by SocialBox.Biz
A Blog post update by Heather 11 Mar 2021 Latest case studies, BBC interview and other authoritative media coverage for SocialBox.Biz and our clients Although the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to impact people all over the world, SocialBox.Biz has been able to help even more people in need during this time via the Laptops for … Continue reading JOIN US – BE A HERO DURING THE PANDMEIC AND BEYOND | SOCIALBOX.BIZ LAPTOPS FOR HOMELESS INITIATIVE OFF TO SUCCESSFUL START IN 2021
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, February 26, 2021 SocialBox.Biz has just announced a special delivery of upcycled laptops to the C4WS Homeless Projects in Camden, central London. Computers were recently collected from organisations such as the CBI and the GLA, and upgraded by SocialBox.Biz with open-source software to help homeless people engage in career and education opportunities. … Continue reading In Partnership with CBI and Mayor of London, SocialBox.Biz Delivers Laptops to Homeless Shelter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 30 Nov 2020 Community interest company aims to end digital poverty in the UK by 2030 The community interest company is on a mission to help bring about a digitally included society, and their campaign is working diligently to make this a reality. Their mission consists of three main goals: to eradicate … Continue reading Digital inclusion Manifesto – SocialBox.Biz Takes Stand Against Digital Exclusion
18 November – for immediate release GLA agrees partnership with SocialBox.Biz, a social enterprise which aims to eradicate digital exclusion in the Capital The Greater London Authority (GLA) is giving away its old technology to a social enterprise, in a bid to help the vulnerable stay connected. The partnership between the GLA and SocialBox.Biz will … Continue reading Mayor of London pledges hundreds of laptops and computers to help vulnerable stay connected
November 2020 update by Heather The team at SocialBox.Biz is proud to present the various updates and case studies we’ve accumulated lately! Local Leaders Advocate for Digital Inclusion The House of Lords and local elected members across parties recently signed a letter encouraging initiatives to repurpose used laptops with open source software and place them … Continue reading A SocialBox.Biz Update and Latest Case Studies
Thursday 4 November 2020: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Initiative receives backing from charities, including Age UK, British Red Cross and Centrepoint, and business leaders Former refugee Peter Paduh, whose life was transformed when he received a free computer as a child, has been helping hundreds of people stay connected during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Laptops for … Continue reading Former child refugee helps connect digitally excluded elderly, refugees and homeless in Lockdown through free laptops initiative – additional large organisations urged to join the old but still usable tech collection drive and contact SociaBox.Biz.
Helping local councils and organisations meet social obligations. A SocialBox.Biz blog post 16th September 2020 The team at SocialBox.Biz is working diligently to bridge the gap that rests between the disadvataged and digital means. This staggering trend, called digital exclusion, means that the homeless, underprivileged youth, refugees, asylum seekers and pensioners living on pension credit … Continue reading SOCIALBOX.BIZ | DIGITAL INCLUSION CONSULTING SERVICES