Digital equipment loans

DCW can provide organisations with short-term loans of digital equipment including tablets, laptops and Fitbits so they can deliver digital activities for their users.

Care home nurse with equipment loaned by Digital Communities Wales

What do we loan?

We have a range of digital equipment including tablets, laptops, smart speakers, and much more, which we can provide to your organisation on loan, so that your staff, volunteers, and service users can try things out before you invest in anything new.

How long are loans for?

Loans can be arranged for a time period to suit you, and our Digital Advisers can discuss the best options with you to help improve the digital skills and confidence of people in your organisation.

Enquire about a kit loan

If you’d like to discuss borrowing some digital kit from DCW, then please email us at digitalcommunities@wales.coop

Case studies

DCW kit loan has significant impact on mental health services for older people

Cardiff and Vale UHB Occupational Therapy Unit borrowed tablet devices from DCW to use with patients on their mental health wards. Jayne Finch, Occupational therapy technician, describes the impact this had.

Pennysmart CIC uses technology to help foodbank users tackle debt problems

Pennysmart CIC is a social enterprise which offers money, debt and benefits advice to people on low incomes. Its support to people using a local food bank was greatly enhanced thanks to technology borrowed from DCW

Day centre users at Age Connects Torfaen try out tech to help them live safer and more independent lives

Technology can play a huge role in helping people live safely and independently in their own homes for longer. Age Connects Torfaen and DCW worked together to enable day centre visitors to try out some of the latest gadgets available.