Charitable Cause

Since 2016, Computer Culture has worked in conjunction with the McPhail Foundation Charitable Trust to provide computers and laptops to low decile schools and underprivileged families in the canterbury region.

The Trust was registered in 2003 and over the past 15 years has donated hundreds of computers to students and schools.

Typically, the recipient will be a child under the age of 18 who currently does not have access to a computer and whose education will benefit from this exposure.

The suitable family must meet the below criteria:
• The family must have a child at the school
• The selected child will not currently have access to a computer at home
• The child will benefit from having access to this technology
• The family will look after the computer
• The family will undertake not to sell the system for personal gain

Due to the changing needs the Trust is moving to provide laptops and tablets in preference to desktop computers.

The Trust relies on donated hardware; however it funds the purchase of hardware to upgrade the device to ensure it has a decent size hard drive, enough memory and a good battery.