Ukraine children to benefit from Somerset company's donation

The smart screens, whiteboards, and speakers were donated to the School in a Bag charity, based in Yeovil, and later sent to Ukraine.

In Ukraine, there is a significant need for educational resources.

Leonardo charity committee member, Molly Dugmore, said: "We manage the disposal store on site where people leave items no longer needed by the business.

"There were ten smart screens in there that were taking up a lot of room, so we donated them to School in a Bag, thinking it could help them plan their deliveries.

"When Luke saw them, he was excited because he knew they needed these to teach lessons at schools in Ukraine and there is a big drive at the moment to get more learning materials out to them."

The IT equipment is ready to be sent to Ukraine (Image: School in a Bag)

School in a Bag is a Yeovil-based charity that provides educational supplies to disadvantaged children around the world.

Luke Simon, founder and CEO of School in a Bag, said: "The projectors and smart screens donated by Leonardo are a fantastic contribution which we are extremely grateful for on two levels.

"At least one set will be set up in the conference room in the barn at School in a Bag HQ, which will significantly improve our work and delivery of meetings.

"The rest will be sent to the region in Ukraine where we have been providing SchoolBags to children impacted by the war for the past 18 months.

"The need for IT equipment is vast and the screens and projectors will revolutionise the way in which their national curriculum can be delivered.

"They will become such an incredible modern addition to the classrooms in conjunction with our SchoolBags."

He further thanked Leonardo on behalf of children and teachers in Ukraine, for their donations.

Leonardo donated five TV screens to Yeovil Hospital (Image: Leonardo)

The Leonardo charity committee also found five television screens that were no longer in use due to a recent upgrade and delivered them to Yeovil Hospital for use across the wards.

Debora Walker, an IT support manager at Yeovil Hospital, which is run by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, said: "The donation of the screens from Leonardo will mean that we can install additional display and patient information screens for both our colleagues and visitors to use without this costing the NHS additional money."

Leonardo sustainability spokesperson Zevi Watmough said: "We’re so proud of our charity committee members for thinking of new ways that they could repurpose equipment to benefit others.

"Rather than throwing equipment away, they’ve recycled it by reintroducing it into communities, so they reduce waste and expand the life of the products beyond their original use within the business.

"Whether you are a business or an individual, everyone has finite resources right now, so it makes sense to keep products and materials in circulation to reduce waste and pollution."