Great Places donated £11,000 to the Oldham-based CHAI Project. CHAI stands for Care, Help and Inspire and that is what this project aspires to achieve through their work.
The Women’s CHAI Project cares about its members and the community, helping and inspiring them to make a difference. They aim to empower women to function as mothers and females at maximum levels.
The funding supported the development of a Digital Skills Project to bridge the digital divide, assisting with digital poverty and allowing women to be more independent. This supported women to access essential services with ease, such as benefit information, employment support and medical records while utilising digital skills to reduce social isolation.
The Digital Skills Project was delivered in 7 groups in school venues and each group had 15 women attending. This was over 6 workshops per group using PowerPoint presentations plus printed manuals. The training was delivered in English, Urdu, Bangla and Arabic by bilingual CHAI members.
Participants who completed the course received a tablet and certificate at a celebration event which was held for each group.
