Citizens Online helps organisations ensure the switch to online doesn't exclude people. We're a digital inclusion charity with 20 years experience.

Join us via Zoom on Thursday 23rd April at 11am to discuss how we can support Digital Champions to enable them to help others, including those of us who are most at risk from Covid-19. We will be joined by our partners, Digital Unite.

Established since 1996, Digital Unite works with housing providers, councils and charities to deliver digital skills programmes using Digital Champion models. Their award-winning Digital Champions Network is a web-based learning platform with CPD-accredited training, ideas and tools for helping people with being online.

In this session Digital Unite will be:

• Highlighting useful resources on helping people with finding health information online.
• Addressing the common challenges of providing digital skills support remotely.
• Sharing inspiring stories from the Digital Champions in their Network who have been helping people over the past few weeks.

There will be time for Questions and Answers, and pointers to resources. All content will be shared with participants after the call.

We know that people who are most at risk for Covid-19 are also most likely to be digitally excluded: people who are older and/or disabled people are less likely to be online, they are also less likely to have devices to access the internet, and they are also more likely to have low digital skills or no digital capability at all.

But we've also seen a huge number of support initiatives emerge. And we know that Digital Champions who were working in libraries and other support locations are no longer able to - but are probably desperate to put their skills and experience to good use at this time.

Please join us via Zoom on Thursday 23rd April at 11am and get involved in supporting people. Full details of how to join the session will be shared when you register.