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Here are some of the things that the 100% Digital Leeds team have been working on over the past month.
You can find out more about our work on the 100% Digital Leeds website.
Model for a community-based approach
100% Digital Leeds has launched it's new model for adopting a community-based approach to digital inclusion
The model sets out the stages and steps that can be followed by council officers who wish to adapt and apply the approach in their locality to develop and implement their own digital inclusion interventions.
The launch webinar was viewed by over 100 people from across the UK, many of whom lead digital inclusion for their local authority. You can watch the webinar recording, and find out more information over on our website.
The model for a community-based approach to digital inclusion is now available to download on the Digital Inclusion Toolkit.
For our final newsletter of the year the 100% Digital Leeds team is spotlighting some of the amazing partners we've worked with over the past year.
If you are interested to discuss how we could work with your organisation to improve digital inclusion you can contact us via our website.
LEEDS 2023
LEEDS 2023 is run by the Leeds Culture Trust, an independent charity set up in 2019 by Leeds City Council as part of its Culture Strategy and as a response to the cancellation of the UK’s participation in the European Capital of Culture competition. LEEDS 2023’s ambition is to deliver a transformational year of creative experiences connecting and benefiting people now and into the future.
100% Digital Leeds has partnered with LEEDS 2023 to explore how creative digital skills and software can be made more accessible to Leeds communities, an idea born via the Arts and Culture Digital Inclusion Network. Throughout 2022, 100% Digital Leeds and LEEDS 2023 worked together to run a series of workshops aimed at breaking down the perceptions that digital software is difficult to use, expensive and inaccessible to anyone outside of creative industries. The workshops were free, assumed no prior digital skills or knowledge, utilised free digital tools, and were led by experts from across Leeds’s creative industries. The various software packages highlighted in the workshops are free, powerful and support the creation of high-quality content.
Read the full profile on our website.
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Canal Connections
Canal Connections is a Community Interest Company (CIC) that is passionate about sharing Leeds’ beautiful canals with local people. The team has been working closely with 100% Digital Leeds to embed digital elements into the organisation’s offer.
Read the full profile on our website.
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CHANFOB
Change For The Better (CHANFOB) are a non-profit organisation committed to connecting, supporting and empowering individuals and families living in Leeds, especially those from minority and disadvantaged backgrounds. The majority of their clients are from Black African communities across the city, but they are open to working with anyone who could benefit from their assistance.
CHANFOB and 100% Digital Leeds have been working together this year to grow their digital inclusion offer as they have a shared objective of trying to ensure that Leeds residents have equal opportunity to use digital tools, technology and services in the right way for them.
Read the full profile on our website.
Meanwood Valley Urban Farm
Meanwood Valley Urban Farm is a 26 acre working farm, with a wide variety of animals. It is also a registered charity, and a major centre for community and environmental work. Established in 1980, their goal was to reconnect urban people with their food. The farm works in partnership with Leeds City Council in providing a community care scheme, where adults with learning disabilities receive training in gardening, literacy and numeracy.
Read the full profile on our website.
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Leeds Libraries
Leeds has 34 public libraries across the city and as a universal provider offers services to a wide and diverse range of communities. Libraries are safe spaces within communities with trusted staff on hand, which provides plenty of opportunities to make positive interventions when it comes to digital inclusion.
Read the full profile on our website.
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Your Back Yard
Your Back Yard are a social enterprise organisation based in West Leeds that focus on supporting communities across the city to be able to live healthier, more active, and happier lives. They provide a range of sports and wellbeing activities aimed at older adults, including walking football, walking netball, and tai chi.
Through the pandemic they found many of their members couldn’t access the sessions and activities they offered and faced barriers to digital inclusion when they started hosting virtual sessions. They decided to build and develop a core digital inclusion offer within their service to enable older people to develop their digital skills and confidence and to support them to access the exercise and social sessions available online.
Read the full profile on our website.
The 100% Digital Leeds team are keen to hear from any organisations delivering in Leeds to people who are more likely to be digitally excluded. We will work with you to help you better understand the digital inclusion needs of your communities and embed digital inclusion awareness, support, and signposting, throughout your service to make it as inclusive as possible. To find out more contact us.
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