Sandwell Digital Donation
Where can I donate unwanted digital equipment in Sandwell? How can I help local people who are being left behind due to a lack of access to technology?
Sandwell Digital Donation is a project which lets you donate redundant digital equipment safely to families in Sandwell.
Sandwell Digital Donation provides re-conditioned digital devices (PCs, laptops, tablets) to Sandwell families in need. It is a partnership project between Sandwell Council, Black Country Housing Group and West Bromwich social enterprise Repc Ltd.
If your organisation has any digital device it no longer needs, there may be a family who would greatly value it.
The Sandwell Digital Donation team can collect devices from your premises. They will ensure all data is deleted safely and confidentially (in a GDPR-compliant way), undertake any minor repairs needed, and redistribute the equipment to families in need across Sandwell.
What to donate
* Any working device (PC, laptop or tablet).
What to do before donating
* Make sure you save any data you require on a back-up device
* Make sure you have complied with your organisation’s data protection policy on erasing sensitive data.
How to donate
* Ensure the device is fully turned off (and not in sleep mode)
* For Covid safety, clean the outside of the device with alcohol gel
* Contact digital_donation@sandwell.gov.uk.
Sandwell Digital Donation will:
* Issue verification certificates of data wiping
* Record that you donated the device
* Run a PAT (portable appliance test) for electrical safety
* Distribute it to a Sandwell family in need.
Please be aware that Sandwell Digital Donation:
* Will not use your details for any purpose other than proving the device was received in good faith
* Cannot return digital devices to you – they are being donated
* Will not resell, lease or otherwise profit from your donated equipment
You can get your donation started today by emailing digital_donation@sandwell.gov.uk or calling Black Country Housing Group on 07790 939564.
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This page was last reviewed in June 2022. Read our latest good news story about Sandwell Digital Donation.
