South West Rhyl Communities First in partnership with a number of locally run open access ICT venues in the South West of Rhyl spent a week bringing older and younger people from the area to discover the benefits of getting online and as well as working together across the generation divide.
5 young people from the area taught 7 older people who reside in the area to surf the internet, create email accounts, join facebook and discover hobbies online during the spring half term.
With funding secure via South West Rhyl Communities First from The Community Foundation in Wales Development Officer Debbie Holmes working with Marsh Community Association, Rhyl Adventure Playground Association and South West Rhyl Central residents Association facilitated the project, which was to help both generations learn that there are opportunities to learn from each other as well as benefit from each others skills and experiences.
Val Pratt who took part as a learner and said:-
“ I have discovered a new way of keeping in touch with my family and enjoyed not only the online networking but also the social networking between my peers and with the younger people.” Since the sessions I have been to one of the open access suites in Rhyl and will be buying a laptop in the near future.”
Alex Collins and Michael Mays two of the younger people who were part of the project said:- “ The project led us to change our perceptions of older people and realise that they actually pick up things faster than we originally thought and the whole experience made us realise that all ages are capable of learning new skills”
Press the play button on the blogger title bar below to see a video from the project
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