Allocation of €1.45 million in funding under the ASC Initiative, 2006
Organisation:1428 Active Retirement Club Ltd.
Description of Project:Give 20 members of the Active Retirement Club the opportunity to participate in an Equal Skills Programme. Aim of programme is to teach them the basic skills necessary to communicate using the Internet and eMail.
Amount Approved: €2,000
Organisation: Age Action Ireland
Description of Project: To develop and administer an ICT instructional programme for 100 older people which will involve a 6-8 week basic training module in using a computer, accessing the internet and using applications (such as MS Word). Support groups will be established from the trainees who will support other older people in ICT skills, facilitated by volunteer teams from corporate partners.
Amount Approved: € 15,850
Organisation: Ballyfermot IT Centre Social Economy Ltd.
Description of Project: 120 Senior Citizens to be trained in ICT by running 12 programmes over a 12 week period. Training will be provided by a basic introduction to computers course to include MS Word, how to use email, how to browse the internet for hobbies, information, health, shopping, entertainment and local activities by connecting to the local web site set up by the Ballyfermot IT Forum. eCitizen Certification under FIT (Fast Track to Information Technology) will be provided to each client at the end of their programme.
Amount Approved: € 12,000
Organisation: Ballyfermot IT Forum Association
Description of Project: Practical training will be given on access to the internet. A pre-designed workshop will be held for some of the local voluntary organisations and older peoples clubs to aid them to create their own home page within the community website (existing local website www.ballyfermot.ie). Open days will be held weekly for training of local people.
Amount Approved: € 5,310
Organisation: Ballyhaunis FRC
Description of Project: This project will increase the number of computers and IT equipment provided in the Family Resource Centre along with developing a series of training activities attractive and relevant to older people, people with disabilities and members of our local international community.
Amount Approved: € 10,600
Organisation: Ballymun Women's Resource Centre
Description of Project: To initiate a Peer Education Programme where 520 older citizens will be trained to use ICT proficiently and engage in active citizenship who, in turn, will through a peer to peer education programme, train other older people, who in turn will train others. The 25 Community Based Organisations will carry out the eCert training in their catchment area.
Amount Approved: €48,500
Organisation: Ballon Business & Training Service
Description of Project: To provide specialised training courses for the target groups (retired people, home workers and people with disabilities) of 33 people over 15 weeks. Two people from each of the categories (total 6 people) will receive additional training in Digital Content Production, which will involve them learning how to 'touch up' photographs for electronic publication on the internet, editing digital content for the site and managing specific pages on the Claneire web portal.
Amount Approved: €16,065
Organisation: Bloomfield Care Centre Limited
Description of Project: To provide skills training to (up to 35) patients on how to access information on the internet and how to communicate on line. Once initial skills training is complete, internet facilities will be available to patients on an ongoing basis.
Amount Approved: € 5,450
Organisation:Boyle Chamber of Commerce
Description of Project:IT training for the elderly (60+). A specifically designed "Basic Introduction to Computers & Using Internet & eMail". Training will be provided on how to access the internet and use eMail, MS Word, File Management. 8 Courses will be run over 6 weeks and will benefit directly 64 people.
Amount Approved: € 10,560
Organisation: Bray Partnership
Description of Project: Three training programmes in basic ICT skills course to 30 older people, especially women who have always worked in the home. Also, training a greater pool of older people to volunteer in a local 'computers in nursing homes' project where they will share their skills and show residents how to access the internet and send emails.
Amount Approved: € 7,450
Organisation: Brothers of Charity Services Clare
Description of Project: To promote further access for people with intellectual disabilities by purchasing specific hardware and software that will allow people of all levels of intellectual disability to have access to IT.
Amount Approved: € 37,000
Organisation: Bulfin Court Day Centre
Description of Project: To provide training and support in basic computer use and internet usage to the residents and users of Bulfin Court and the Day Centre. Initially it is proposed to provide training one night per week.
Amount Approved: €7,413
Organisation: Cahir Development Business & Training Centre
Description of Project: To provide target group with affordable access to IT training. The recognised and certified basic course "Equal Skills" will be provided. Courses will be designed with each individual group in mind. Training will be delivered to 50 people (retired/elderly, women/men with home duties, tradesmen/skilled workers) over two months.
Amount Approved: € 5,740
Organisation: Callan Community Network
Description of Project: To train 30 (6 groups of 5) women in the home and members of the Callen Women's Group in IT skills
Amount Approved: € 6,500
Organisation: Carlow Rural Information Services Project
Description of Project: To create digital content based on life experiences for 120 older people following basic computer training. Training will be on how to use email, internet using websites such as Oasis, Revenue online, local authority and public information sites, also digital techniques to audio record life stories, and training on how to capture and edit digital photographs and explore 3D imaging. Completed works will form part of Carlow Co. Museums online Cultural Exchange Project (Interreg-funded project).
Amount Approved: € 23,600
Organisation: Caring for Carers Ireland
Description of Project: A comprehensive, nationally-available online repository of information on, and training in, services and supports for Family Carers, older people and/or those with disabilities
Amount Approved: € 17,500
Organisation: Cherry Orchard F.R.C. Ltd.
Description of Project: To provide basic IT course, Intermediate, IT course and E.C.D.L course including exams to 8 local people
Amount Approved: € 7,640
Organisation: Clondalkin Centre for the Unemployed
Description of Project: CCU proposes to deliver basic ICT skills to learners or refresher training through 4 elected ECDL modules. Training will be delivered to up to 18 learners twice weekly. This training will be accredited by ECDL Ireland (ICS Skills). Also time will be allocated for open access exclusively to older people and participants of the 'Generations IT' project for the purpose of practicing their new skills.
Amount Approved: € 9,690
Organisation: Colaiste Mhuire
Description of Project: To offer ICT to a broad range of people in the community - Non-Nationals; Active Retired groups; Travelling Community; Single Mothers. To establish a Centre of ICT excellence and to enable older people use the internet, e-mail and electronic banking.
Amount Approved: €21,319.62
Organisation:Community Enterprise Society Ltd (Terenure Enterprise Centre)
Description of Project:Participants (older people) will be provided with basic computer knowledge and skill to use the Internet . The participants will be empowered to spread computer literacy amongst the older community. The Enterprise Centre will implement a three month comuter literacy accredited training Programme (EqualSkills).
Amount Approved: €9,570
Organisation: Cork City Library/Cork City Council
Description of Project: A pilot project to introduce ICT training from branch libraries including outreach services and access to computers. Will involve the introduction of eCollege to all libraries and raising the awareness of using the Internet to access services and improve quality of life particularly for those with limited mobility.
Amount Approved: €10,000
Organisation: Co. Roscommon Support Group Ltd.
Description of Project: Provide accessible specialised computer and software for visually and sensory impaired people; expand existing computer training project to facilitate skills development and improve digital literacy; educate target group in mobile phone use to support their independence and safety; encourage greater levels of digital participation by providing a social dimension eg digital photography training
Amount Approved: € 21,192
Organisation: Cosgallen Community Development Project
Description of Project: To make IT infrastructure available locally in order to provide training opportunities for older people in their local communities. This infrastructure will be located in local isolated community centres to be utilised by VEC etc. for training programmes aimed at the elderly.
Amount Approved: € 20,800.00
Organisation: Down Syndrome Ireland
Description of Project: To develop an interactive Multimedia CD_ROM for people with Down Syndrome on how to use the Internet and an Internet safety booklet for parents or guardians of users
Amount Approved: € 40,000.00
Organisation: Drogheda Partnership
Description of Project: To provide tailored and specialised training in ICT for each of the target groups: over 55's (180 people), disabled group (80), male ex-offenders age 50+ (10).
Amount Approved: € 55,000
Organisation: Dublin City Council
Description of Project: This project will provide ICT equipment, Internet access, and training in community rooms that are located in sheltered housing complexes in ten most populated/used community centres.
Amount Approved: € 45,440
Organisation: Dublin City Council Public Libraries
Description of Project: To develop a library-based, ICT community resource (a Digital Learning Centre to be established in Ballyfermot Library) to provide ongoing learning facilities to the local community with particular emphasis on older people and people with a disability
Amount Approved: € 8,385
Organisation: Dundalk Media Centre
Description of Project: Encourage 48 older people in Dundalk to use the Internet through an online social network involving email and message boards. Participants will also increase their computer skills through taking part in an Internet story telling project where 24 stories from 1930-1950 will be delivered. Final product will be a website encompassing all of this.
Amount Approved: € 10,000
Organisation: East Cork Area Development
Description of Project: Training courses in 16 centres in the area. Using locally-based computer suites, ECAD will deliver training courses to the target group. The courses will be structured to meed the needs of the older people involved and will cover topics such as word processing, the internet and email.
Amount Approved: € 31,530
Organisation: Enable Ireland
Description of Project: To purchase a loan bank of Assistive Technology devices for all Enable Ireland local centres and to develop website to enable all Enable Ireland staff and adult service users to view available technologies and request loan of same for trial purposes.
Amount Approved: € 80,000
Organisation: Fast Track Into Information Technology (FIT Ltd)
Description of Project: 25 Community based organisations will be supported and trained to deliver ongoing e-Cert training to the older people they serve and three Centres of Excellence will be developed to deliver people friendly technology
Amount Approved: € 38,000
Organisation: Fingal County Council
Description of Project: To deliver hardware, software and also to provide Internet skills training to 200 local disabled citizens using an enhanced CANDLE AT facility at Blanchardstown library; to publish the different versions of training material online; to reuse the training content as the basis for an online guide.
Amount Approved: € 83,000
Organisation: Friends of Day Care Centre(Beara, Co. Cork)
Description of Project:To provide computer training for the elderly clients and those with disabilities attending the centre. The Day Care Centre includes people with learning difficulties, stroke victims under 65's and over 65's.
Amount Approved: € 5,000
Organisation:Galway Teleworking Co-op Society Ltd
Description of Project:The project will involve giving weekly inhouse daytime taster courses in ICT skills development with special emphasis on the Internet. It will also involve giving these courses on an outreach basis in their own homes. 10 Week twice weekly inhouse courses will be held - one for elderly and one for people with disabilities and also a 10 Week twice weekly outreach course.
Amount Approved: € 3,000
Organisation:Glenard Youth Action (Clonskeagh, D14)
Description of Project:To develop a computer club that develops the IT skills of older people, such as how to use email, internet. Funding is to upgrade computer room and provide training to support the computer club. Amount Approved: € 20,000
Organisation:Headway (Dublin)
Description of Project:To create a drop-in resource centre (by purchasing computers, software and other IT equipment) for both current and prior headway clients with an acquired brain injury where they can access computers and develop skills in IT
Amount Approved: € 6,382
Organisation:Hitec Carrickmacross Ltd.
Description of Project:Project is to provide Equalskills training for the target Group
Amount Approved: € 4,600
Organisation:Inclusion Ireland
Description of Project:To encourage and provide training to people with an intellectual disability to use the internet and encourage web developers and organisations to make more websites accessible to people with an intellectual disability. Inclusion Ireland will develop its website to be fully accessible and to use this as a template to encourage organisations make their websites accessible.
Amount Approved: € 57,200
Organisation:Inishowen Partnership Company
Description of Project:To increase IT skills among older people in Inishowen by providing access to training in Outreach locations and offering learning in a tailor made environment in their own homes
Amount Approved: € 10,250.00
Organisation: Irish Wheelchair Association, Clane
Description of Project: To provide updated computers and a range of computer tuition for educational and personal learning for adults with a physical disability. Tuition involves a range of certified computer courses from foundation to advanced ranging from word to web design. 12-15 Service users attend the Day Resource Centre and would all benefit from access and training.
Amount Approved: € 12,000
Organisation:Irish Wheelchair Association, Kerry
Description of Project:To purchase computers and equipment to equip the day resource and outreach centre and to offer IT training and access to people with physical and sensory disability in Listowel
Amount Approved: € 6,000
Organisation:Irish Wheelchair Association, Leitrim
Description of Project:To purchase equipment in order to deliver training to facilitate the further integration of people with disabilities into the wider community
Amount Approved: € 7,000
Organisation: Irish Wheelchair Association Resource Centre, Mayo
Description of Project: To Purchase 10 computers and associated equipment in order to provide IT access and training for service users and community in day resource centre
Amount Approved: € 10,318.31
Organisation:Iveragh Park Community Resource Centre (Killorglin, Co. Kerry)
Description of Project:To purchase computers and equipment and to deliver IT programme to older people in the community
Amount Approved: € 10,375
Organisation:Kildysart Community Focus (Co. Clare)
Description of Project:To proivde computer hardware and software. To deliver training on how to access information on the Internet; carry out transactions like paying bills, booking flights on the Internet; and use email. The programme will be delivered through their Senior Citizens Club - on average 45 people attend the club each week.
Amount Approved: € 18,316.56
Organisation:Killucan Area Services Ltd (Co. Westmeath)
Description of Project:To provide a range of high quality internet courses for using the internet to meet everyday practical and social information needs of their target groups (elderly, mothers in the home, farmers, unemployed/self-employed people) and their families. 16 courses to be delivered initially to five groups of 11 participants.
Amount Approved: € 14,260
Organisation:Knockanrawley Resource Centre Ltd (Tipperary)
Description of Project:Training programmes in IT and internet delivered to 5 groups of older people, followed by ongoing support. A particular focus is using IT to break down barriers of isolation and support independent living. Target groups: Members of Tipperary Active Retired Group, older people involved in community activity, carers in the home, older people and people with a disability living in disadvantaged areas of Tipperary Town and surrounding rural areas.
Amount Approved: € 11,100
Organisation:Laois LEADER Rural Development Company
Description of Project:To provide basic IT skills to older people living in rural areas in Co Laois by offering them training in their own areas at times that suit them. Training will be delivered to over 150 elderly people by providing 2x15 hour courses in each of 10 areas with 8 participants per course.
Amount Approved: € 27,666.40
Organisation:Leitrim Association of People with Disabilities Ltd
Description of Project:To purchase computers, hardware, software. The project involves the establishment in the LAPWD premises of a state of the art computer suite. This facility will provide training to people with disabilities and older people on ICT skills. Training will be delivered in the homes of individuals who will find attending training in a centre difficult
Amount Approved: € 8,274
Organisation:Liberties Association Heritage Groups
Description of Project:To upskill two local historical groups with digital media skills and to create a series of artefacts based on the history of the Liberties for exhibition at a future date in the community.
Amount Approved: € 19,278
Organisation:Limerick City Community ICT Steering Group
Description of Project:The establishment of an Information and Learning Resource Hub; and the creation of Info-Booths in each of 5 Community Locations where community learners can easily access detailed, accurate, up-to-date information on all learning opportunities.
Amount Approved: € 44,471
Organisation:Louth Local Authorities
Description of Project:To establish an IT training suite in the Ferdia Park Community House to act as a community resource and to deliver IT training to older people in Ferdia Park.
Amount Approved: € 10,615.95
Organisation:Maigh Eo Teic
Description of Project:To provide ECDL Accredited Training (eCitizen, Equalskills, ECDL Core & Advanced) and FETAC Accredited Training (Level 4).
Amount Approved: € 12,000.00
Organisation:Mayfield Community Adult Learning Project (C.A.L.P.)
Description of Project:Provide practical, accessible, affordable basic computer courses in the area of basic keyboard skills, internet & email. Three courses will be run with 6 participants (adults over 60). Amount Approved: € 1,758
Organisation:Mayo County Council
Description of Project:The proposal is to provide eCitizen and EqualSkills training to people with disabilities, the elderly and those living in more remote areas, in Mayo (up to approximately 110 people - 10 classes x 10 people). Also, 5 of these groups will be trained in building and maintaining (their MoBhaile) websites for their group.
Amount Approved: € 13,000
Organisation:Mayo County Council
Description of Project:The purpose is to provide computers to people who have recently attended IT training courses such as eCitizen and EqualSkills. Also, internet access and computers will be provided to community centres and other public buildings using wireless technology integrating with the County Council's network.
Amount Approved: € 43,000
Organisation:National Adult Literacy
Description of Project:To create on online, adaptable, and growing archive of adult literacy materials from the existing rich resource of tutor-developed materials in the VEC adult literacy service. These materials will be made available to all literacy tutors and their students through the NALA website.
Amount Approved: € 9,500
Organisation:National Council for the Blind of Ireland
Description of Project:To create a shared collaborative resource (wiki) of practical information about living with sight loss, written by and for people with sight loss. The project will create a 'wiki' of articles about living with sight loss.
Amount Approved: € 16,870
Organisation:National Learning Network
Description of Project:The delivery of a series of easy to understand, step-by- step workshops. Programme content includes training on basic computers (digital literacy) and the world wide web (promoting independence/eHealth) and basic word processing skills. Project also involves the development of a user friendly programme manual and exercise pack by disabled learners within National Learning Network.
Amount Approved: € 10,040
Organisation:National Learning Network (Swan Training Services)
Description of Project:The funding will provide equipment, course materials, tutor support for a pilot project. The funding will allow the project team to implement the training proposals as set out in the guidelines for upgrading the currently employed, more traditional, model of distance education being delivered by NLN.
Amount Approved: € 17,400
Organisation:North Kerry I.T. Network Ltd.
Description of Project:To create 1 common website for the Seniors Network of North Kerry. The site will allow for forums, posting of information, text messaging service and remote access of documentation and resources by active retirement members. Each group will also receive a PC and broadband connection with broadband paid for 12 months.
Amount Approved: € 15,540
Organisation:Old Coolattin Country Ltd. (Carnew, Co. Wicklow)
Description of Project:Project is to deliver a basic computer class to 10 people with limited mobility on an outreach basis. Carnew Entreprise Centre will provide 2 tutors and 10 laptops to the outreach IWA service in Camolin on one day for 8 weeks.
Amount Approved: € 3,407
Organisation:Outhouse Community Resource Centre (Capel Street, D1)
Description of Project:Outhouse will hold a series of facilitated workshops on computer literacy to the adult service users (aged 50+) of Outhouse. There will be 7 workshops targeting service users on computers and the internet.
Amount Approved: € 18,200
Organisation:PAUL Partnership (Limerick)
Description of Project:To enable the deaf community in the Midwest to access information, advice and other supports through video linkage to an Irish Sign Language Interpreter/Information Officer. 10 (already existing) Community and Information Centres in the Midwest will be set up with hardware and software to enable deaf people access supports through a qualified ISL interpreter.
Amount Approved: € 20,812
Organisation:Quarryvale Community and FamilyResource Centre (Clondalkin, D22)
Description of Project:To make computers and the Internet available in the area. Training courses will be provided to different groups in the area and also open access will be provided once weekly for the community. Target groups: secondary school students from the Campus Projects (children with learning disabilities), Older people, early school-leavers, women and the unemployed, after school programme for 11-13 year olds.
Amount Approved: € 4,400
Organisation:Saoirse Training Centre St. Aidan's Services (Gorey, Co. Wexford)
Description of Project:Objective is to broaden the knowledge and use of digital technology in the areas of film, music, and career options for adults with special needs. There will be 18-20 participants (students of Saoirse) with learning difficulties.
Amount Approved: € 12,853
Organisation:Serenity House Active Retirement
Description of Project:To enable Serenity House Learning Centre to provide I.T. training specially designed for older people to learn basic I.T. skills, special courses in email and internet for every day business (bill pay, shopping from home etc.)
Amount Approved: € 5,000
Organisation:Sisters of Charity of Jesus & Mary Services
Description of Project:To deliver a technology programme for older people and people with disabilities (service users) in a new technology centre. Funding is required for a range of hardware, software and AT.
Amount Approved: € 24,460.28
Organisation:South Tipperary Older Peoples Network
Description of Project:To train and guide the maximum interested older people to the everyday practical uses of modern information technology. Course design will be tailored for participants and will be delivered at 6 venues around Tipperary. Participants are drawn from Active Retirement Associations from around Tipperary.
Amount Approved: € 13,360
Organisation:St. John of God (Kildare Services)
Description of Project:To bring the Multimedia Library to service users in their home and work environments. This will consist of the roll out of Assisted Technology, IT hardware and educational software. Service users who are currently unable to attend the Multimedia Library will be able to access the benefits of the Library in their own environment.
Amount Approved: € 45,871.02
Organisation:The Wheel
Description of Project: To identify and train a key group of older people as Volunteer Mobile Trainers in order to cascade learning to older people's groups. Groups will be trained in the effective use of mobile phone technology. Initial beneficiaries will be up to 25 older volunteers from c & v groups across Ireland.
Amount Approved: € 19,500
Organisation:Tralee Community Development Project Ltd
Description of Project:To introduce ICT skills to late adaptors by providing basic IT training in their existing computer lab - funding is mainly for tutors. The target is to train 105 people: 55 older people, 26 people with disabilities, 10 isolated stay at home mothers, 10 unemployed people (early school leavers) and 4 homeless people ready to make the transition to independent living.
Amount Approved: € 15,575
Organisation:Truagh Development Association (Emyvale, Co. Monaghan)
Description of Project:To provide digital computing equipment and training for older and disabled people in the Blackwater Vally Community Centre and making a DVD which will form part of the historical records of the local area.
Amount Approved: € 42,709.90
Organisation:Walkinstown Association
Description of Project:Design and delivery of a FETAC certified digital literacy programme including support to attend mainstream courses in VEC centres. 70 Adults with intellectual disabilities will benefit from the training.
Amount Approved: € 6,500
Organisation:Whitefriar/Aungier Area Community Council
Description of Project:To offer core IT classes, complimented by home computer access, to members of their local community of all ages. 100 Hours of group computer tuition will be provided in the community based learning centre. The tuition would be needs based and offers the opportunity to take ECDL exams. The development of a 'virtual network' between the participants, each with their own website and email, would be a core part of the programme.
Amount Approved: € 8,500
Organisation:Wicklow Rural Partnership/ Wicklow Information Network
Description of Project:To deliver IT training to 40 senior adults in rural Co. Wicklow on how to access the Internet (in order to use on line services, research and access local and national government websites) and use email. The project will run for 2 hours per week for 6 weeks.
Amount Approved: € 20,700
Total Amount Approved: € 1,450,465.04