Mission
Where this initiative will differ from the existing mainstream medical support currently available, is that it is small, nimble and determined to be inquisitive. Computing enthusiasts relish the opportunity to apply innovation to solve real-world need.
We are creating a prototyping space – a place to explore new ideas at a hobby level which could then be taken up by those with the means to scale them up, should the benefits be proven.
We will seek to design and create new instances of physical computing that are helpful to those in need.
Particular focus will be given to helping young people, for example those who have found it difficult to advance their learning or attainment within mainstream education.
Mental health will be a major priority to address: therapies that can help people of all ages with their own mental wellbeing.
The reuse of what would otherwise become eWaste will also form a cornerstone of what we will do: old and seemingly defunct equipment that could be considered end-of-life will be incorporated where possible.
Computer equipment from the 1990s through to yesterday’s, is still capable of useful functionality. Where we can recycle old equipment into becoming a component of a new endeavour, it saves that particular eWaste from landfill or the often-flawed stripping down that poorer nations become involved in.
More helpfully it demonstrates tangibly that there is value in old kit: perhaps more of us will consider opportunities to reuse technology if we can be shown what is possible with it.