young people
eWATERPay
30,000 people die each week in Sub-Saharan Africa from drinking unsafe water, despite billions of pounds having gone into installing over 800,000 hand pumps. This is largely due to lack of … Read more
South London Raspberry Jam
Set up to provide young people, aged 5-15 years old, with an opportunity to explore coding in a fully inclusive setting for free, South London Raspberry Jam was inspired by … Read more
Arnav Sharma
Aged just nine years old, Arnav Sharma studied the cause, diagnosis and effect of asthma and came up with a solution; the AsthmaPi kit. Using a Raspberry Pi hooked up … Read more
Femi Owolade-Coombes
At the age of nine, Femi Owolade-Coombes began to get involved in the world of coding. He joined local Raspberry Pi community events, attended the YRS Festival of Code, ran Physical Computing workshops … Read more
Making 3D printed limbs accessible for all
Vitória Maurício is an anatomical artist and 3D modeller, who had just finished a Masters degree at Glasgow University when she found Open Bionics on Twitter and asked to be … Read more
Supporting LGTBQ teenagers with a free app
Josie Baldwin, Emily Bowes, Katie Griffiths and Alexandra Hill, all aged 14, are the team behind the I’m Okay app. The girls wanted to build an app to support teenagers, … Read more
Using apps to connect people and places
At just 21, Sam Heather has already created over 20 apps, which have been downloaded more than 500,000 times. Currently a student at the University of York, Sam uses his … Read more
Turning young tech consumers into tech creators
Apps for Good is a free education programme, working to change tech education forever; to turn young tech consumers into tech creators, unlocking the confidence and talent of young people … Read more
Understanding e-safety awareness and your digital footprint
Cyber Champions address the social challenge of using digital technology by supporting children and adults, and promoting online wellbeing. Through free courses, interactive workshops and mentor programmes, they deliver a … Read more
Helping young people personify and cope with stress
StressHeads is an innovative digital tool, accessible via mobile and desktop applications, which helps young people cope with, and understand, the causes of stress. Created by YouthNet, the brains behind … Read more
Bringing global expeditions to the classroom
Digital Explorer is a social enterprise that develops education projects in collaboration with scientific and cultural expeditions, helping to bring the world to the classroom and encouraging young people to … Read more