Community Partnership

Supporting Education in The Gambia Through the TfL Devices for Schools Initiative

London & The Gambia Corporate Partnership IT Equipment Donation

The Initiative

Turning Surplus Technology Into Opportunity

At TechForAll Foundation, we believe that every young person deserves access to technology regardless of where they were born or what resources surround them. That belief sits at the heart of our partnership with Transport for London's Devices for Schools initiative, a programme that gives redundant corporate IT equipment a second life in the hands of communities that need it most.

When large organisations upgrade or decommission their technology, functional hardware that still has years of educational value ahead of it can all too easily be discarded. TfL's Devices for Schools programme, led by Evren Altinok, was established to change that. By connecting surplus equipment with charities and schools, it ensures that technology which would otherwise go to waste instead creates real opportunity for young people.

For TechForAll Foundation, this partnership arrived at exactly the right moment. We had established our IT training hub in The Gambia and a growing waitlist of young people ready to learn. The TfL donation gave us the means to equip that space properly, and to go much further: distributing IT devices to over 20 schools, hospitals, partners, small businesses and communities all around The Gambia.

Businesses and public organisations have a responsibility to give back to their communities. The TfL Devices for Schools initiative shows exactly what that looks like in practice.

Every piece of donated equipment was collected, assessed and prepared for deployment in The Gambia. Computers, laptops, monitors and a range of supporting hardware made the journey from London offices to IT labs and community learning spaces in villages including Banjulinding, Sukuta and Bundung, where young people are now using that technology to study, to build skills and to imagine futures that might otherwise have felt out of reach.

Young people in The Gambia learning digital skills at a TechForAll Foundation IT training lab

TechForAll Foundation digital hub in Banjulinding village, The Gambia

Why It Matters

How Refurbished Devices Change Lives

Access to technology is not a given for many young people in The Gambia. Donated devices open doors to education, employment and self-sufficiency that would otherwise remain firmly closed.

Education and learning

Computers in the classroom transform how young people learn. From researching coursework and completing assignments to accessing online learning platforms, technology makes education richer and more connected to the wider world.

Skills for employment

Digital literacy is now a baseline requirement for most jobs. Young people who leave school with confidence in technology are far better placed to find and keep meaningful employment, and to contribute to their community's economy.

Responsible use of technology

When functional equipment is redirected rather than scrapped, it reduces electronic waste and extends the useful life of hardware that has already been manufactured. Every device that reaches a learner in The Gambia is one less device going to landfill.

Our Partner

Transport for London and the Devices for Schools Programme

Transport for London's Devices for Schools initiative is one of the most impactful examples of how a large public organisation can create meaningful community benefit from assets that would otherwise be decommissioned.

Rather than disposing of end-of-life IT equipment through conventional channels, TfL works with charities, schools and community organisations to channel that hardware to where it is genuinely needed. The result is a programme that creates value in multiple directions at once: it reduces waste, supports education and demonstrates the kind of socially responsible practice that large institutions can and should lead on.

This partnership was made possible by Evren Altinok at Transport for London, who leads the Devices for Schools programme. Evren's personal commitment to ensuring that surplus technology finds a meaningful second life, and his belief in what TechForAll Foundation is building in The Gambia, turned a conversation into a partnership that is now changing lives. We are deeply grateful for his support and championing of our mission.

TechForAll Foundation is proud to have been a beneficiary of this initiative. The trust TfL and Evren placed in us to receive, prepare and deploy donated equipment responsibly has strengthened our ability to deliver on our mission in The Gambia, and we hope our partnership continues to grow.

Transport for London

Technology Products & Operations, London. TfL's Devices for Schools initiative redirects surplus corporate IT hardware to educational and community organisations.

Digital coaching session for migrants and refugees in London, delivered by TechForAll Foundation

Closer to Home

Supporting Migrants and Refugees in London

Our commitment to digital inclusion does not stop at international borders. Alongside our equipment work in The Gambia, TechForAll Foundation has been delivering free digital skills training and employability support to migrants and refugees across London.

New arrivals in the UK often face significant barriers to participation in the digital economy. Limited familiarity with UK workplace technology, gaps in internet access and a lack of confidence with digital tools can all hold people back from finding work and settling into life here. Our programme addresses those barriers directly, with practical, welcoming and completely free training that meets participants wherever they are on their digital journey.

From online safety and everyday computing to CV writing, job applications and career mentoring, we support participants in building not just skills but confidence, and a clearer pathway towards the opportunities they came here to find.

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Does Your Organisation Have Equipment to Donate?

The TfL partnership is a model we would love to replicate with other forward-thinking organisations. If your business is upgrading or decommissioning IT hardware, we can give it a second life, and the documentation to show exactly where it went and who it helped.

Many organisations sit on large volumes of functional IT equipment that has simply reached the end of its useful life within the business. Computers, laptops, monitors, printers and peripherals that are no longer needed in your offices can travel a very different road: one that leads to a classroom in The Gambia or a training session for a refugee in London.

We handle collection logistics, assess and prepare every item, and provide formal documentation of charitable use so that your organisation can demonstrate real social impact. It is one of the most straightforward and meaningful ways a business can contribute to digital inclusion.

We welcome enquiries from companies of any size, from small businesses with a handful of surplus machines to large corporations managing estate-wide IT refreshes.

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Learner using a donated Dell laptop during a TechForAll Foundation digital skills session

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Whether you have equipment to donate, funding to offer or expertise to share, there is a place for you in TechForAll Foundation's mission to make technology an equal opportunity, not a privilege.

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