When I found out I was getting a laptop, I was very excited as over the years, I’ve developed an interest in coding and programming… It may not seem like much to the people who are giving, but for us as recipients, it really helps, not just now, but in the long term.
Jessica, Cairns student and LiteHaus laptop recipient
QATSIF
Queensland Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Foundation (QATSIF) is an independent, not-for-profit trust established in 2008 to provide educational scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in Queensland. Since 2022, we have worked together to deploy over 1,800 laptops to First Nations students facing digital exclusion across the state, helping to close the digital gap.
Centacare FNQ
Centacare FNQ is a community organisation supporting multicultural individuals and families across Far North Queensland. Through their School Savvy program, they assist children from financially vulnerable households as they return to school. Since 2022, we have worked together to provide over 1,400 laptops to students from migrant and refugee backgrounds, supporting their settlement and improving digital access.
NBN Student Broadband Initiative
NBN runs a national initiative to enhance digital inclusion by providing eligible students with free internet access. Since 2023, we have worked alongside NBN to complement this program by providing laptops to students, ensuring they can fully benefit from their connectivity. To date, we have donated 1,460 laptops through this initiative, particularly supporting First Nations communities such as Palm Island and the Torres Strait Islands, through both the NBN Student Broadband Initiative and Community Hubs.
Providing Digital Access to 140 Ukrainian Refugee Families in Queensland
Providing Digital Access to 140 Ukrainian Refugee Families in Queensland
Providing Digital Access to 140 Ukrainian Refugee Families in Queensland
"Since we arrived in Australia, our children have been forced to switch to distance learning, studying on our mobile phones. This was very inconvenient for the children and for us, because having a very small screen, learning was difficult. Now the situation has changed a lot! Each child has their own laptop and they can fully immerse themselves in the learning process and we can have our phones back..."
- Khmelevskoi family, who received 8 laptops in 2023.
Delivering 500+ Devices to Remote Cape York and Gulf Country Students
Providing Digital Access to 140 Ukrainian Refugee Families in Queensland
Providing Digital Access to 140 Ukrainian Refugee Families in Queensland
Postcodes cannot determine participation in the digital world. LiteHaus International has gone to the ends of the Earth, quite literally, to ensure that no Australian student is left behind in the digital world. Cape York and the Gulf Country in Queensland are some of the most remote parts of the country. Schools here reported device ownership rates of less than 10% before we intervened. More than 500 students (predominantly First Nations children) now own their own device. NBN's investments into improving connectivity enables them to get the most of them.
