LiteHaus International

Meet Jessica, who arrived in Australia from Congo just a month ago on a humanitarian visa. As a client of Centacare with a keen interest in coding, Jessica is already using her LiteHaus laptop to start learning.  In collaboration with organisations like Centacare FNQ, we support the smooth settlement of families and ensure every student is 'back-to-school ready.' As we begin our campaign for the upcoming school year, we need your support to make it happen.  Watch Jessica’s story and see how your contribution can make a difference.

October is Cyber Security Awareness Month 💻 🔐. It's the perfect time to discuss cyber safety with family and friends. Did you know we offer free e-safety training? Visit our Skills Digital Hub for resources on scam awareness, cyberbullying, fake news, and how to be a good digital citizen. You will find presentations to share at home or in school, along with training videos hosted by our Training & Development Lead, Lachlan Parker. Stay safe online and equip your loved ones with the tools they need to navigate the digital world.

Recently, we ticked over seven years of action, inspiration and impact at LiteHaus International. From one laptop given to a school in 2017, we have provided digital learning opportunities to almost 300,000 young people in over 500 schools who otherwise would be going without. The scale has changed, but our mission remains the same. With each passing day and every new innovation, the human experience shifts further into digital dimensions, meaning those without access drift further behind. Globally, three billion people remain digitally excluded. Most of the world’s schools do not even have computers in 2024 despite educating young people who will see the 22nd century. Meanwhile, the world throws away tens of millions of digital tools annually, most of which are perfectly useful to somebody else. For seven years, alongside our wonderful partners, we have worked to change this, and our ask remains the same: It’s free. It’s easy. It’s data-secure. Can your company follow Deloitte, ExxonMobil, AECOM, TotalEnergies, Brisbane Airport Corporation, James Cook University, Queensland Country Bank and >250 others and donate its retired computers to help us close the digital divide?

Our October newsletter is out! From supporting 5,000 students in regional Queensland, in partnership with the Queensland Government, to empowering journalism in Papua New Guinea through ABC's Media Development Initiative, get the full update by clicking below.

Last month, I was in Cambodia setting up LiteHaus International's first ten school computer labs there. Teaming up with Cufa, and deploying some of the 2,500 laptops donated to us by Deloitte Australia, we have embedded quality digital access into considerably underresourced rural schools. Six weeks later, we are pleased to see immediate uptake and use of the laptops and accompanying Khmer e-library. Remarkably, one of our labs is housed in a building once used as a prison cell in the tragic Khmer Rouge era. Cambodia's future leaders are talented, energetic and ambitious - they just need the tools for success in the digital age they are living in and this begins in the classroom.

Across the Philippines, 21,000 students in 56 schools have access to the digital world through the computer labs we completed in partnership with Energy Development Corporation. In some regions, the devices are used 4-6 hours daily for research, design, coursework, and administration. At Sto. Niño Integrated School, students design and publish their school newspaper on laptops donated by AECOM. Digital access underpins quality education in the digital age we live in.

Happy 49th Independence Day, Papua New Guinea. Today, we celebrate the rich culture and vibrant heritage of this incredible nation. At LiteHaus, we are proud to be part of PNG's journey by providing digital tools and opportunities to nearly 190,000 individuals across the country. We continue to bridge the digital divide and create new opportunities for all. May this day be filled with joy, unity, and the promise of a bright future for all of Papua New Guinea.

Forty laptops have been donated to support the media sector through the ABC Media Development Initiative, empowering journalism in Papua New Guinea. Read the full article to learn more.

Corporates, universities, and schools, we need your laptops — donate to LiteHaus, not landfill. #bridgingthegap #bridgingthedigitaldivide

Last week, we delivered a five-day, in-person digital skills training program for teachers in Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea. Forty teachers from across our 31 beneficiary schools in the province have been equipped with essential digital skills to enhance their classroom teaching. Through hands-on sessions, they learned key competencies in typing, word processing, data entry and analysis, presentation, and basic coding. “Before, calculations for student assessments took a long time. With the skills we gained in Excel and data entry, we now have the right tools to get the work done quickly. This will be a significant boost when we return to our local schools,” said Mr. Garren, teacher from Kunabau Primary School, after receiving his certificate. This initiative was made possible through our partnership with the Chimbu PDoE.