The friendly face of computer help
IT Volunteer of the Year Award 2014
St Albans and District Café Net was founded in 2002, with the intention of providing basic computer and internet training, delivered by a team of volunteers. Café Net provided support...
WIMPS: Making politics more relevant to young people
Community Impact Award 2014
WIMPS are young journalists, film makers, presenters and campaigners who show that young people’s opinions matter. WIMPS stands for “Where Is My Public Servant?” – a project based on Northern Ireland...
Helping people get online – and keeping them there!
Youth Award 2014
Ryan McMurdo is head of IT drop-in sessions for Startpoint, supporting over 1,000 learners get online and, more importantly, stay online each year. At 16 he took a part-time job...
Crowdfunding for social good
Community Impact Award 2014
Brought to you by the people behind JustGiving, Yimby is a new crowdfunding community for social good. The platform allows anyone to raise money for a project in their community...
A great ambassador for young coders
Finalist, Youth Award 2014
Amy Mather is a student in Manchester, with three years of coding experience already tucked under her belt. At just 15 years old, Amy has already eloquently presented her work...
Building better services for the families of people with dementia
Finalist, Youth Award 2014
Following the diagnosis and sad passing of his Gran, Adam Pool and his mother Jackie formed Dementia Pal; a web-based information and resource centre for families, helping them to support...
Growing an international network of young coders
Finalist, Digital Skills Award 2014
Young Rewired State is an independent global network of young people aged 18 and under who have taught themselves to program computers. The organisation introduces these children to like-minded peers...
UCanDoIT: Digital skills for disabled people
People's Award 2014
UCanDoIT believe that every person should be afforded the possibility of achieving their greatest potential. They work with each of their learners on a one-to-one basis, within their own homes...
Connecting young people with the digital jobs of the future
Digital Skills Award 2014
The Digital Youth Academy’s (DYA’s) vision is simple – to match the inherent digital and social media skills of young people with businesses that require them. Founder Penny Power, OBE,...
Breaking free from alcohol and drug dependence
Digital Health Award 2014
Breaking Free has developed a pioneering internet-based treatment programme for substance misuse difficulties which enables people to overcome alcohol and drug dependence. Breaking Free Online is a genuine world-first in...
