UK digital construction and IT leaders are urged to donate surplus devices supporting vulnerable children nationwide.
As Children’s Mental Health Week 2026 highlights belonging under the theme ‘This is My Place’, technology leaders across the United Kingdom are being urged to repurpose surplus corporate hardware to support children facing educational and social barriers.
Tech charity founder James Tweed is calling on CIOs, IT directors and managed service providers, including those serving the digital construction and built environment sectors, to donate unused laptops and devices to children affected by parental imprisonment.
Tweed founded Rebooted to provide refurbished laptops enabling vulnerable children to participate in remote learning and complete schoolwork at home.
“Having a parent in prison can be traumatic and often leads to a child struggling at school,” says Tweed. “If that child then falls behind digitally or is excluded from education, their long-term prospects narrow dramatically. It’s a vicious circle and we need to break it early.”
Secure IT asset disposal and ESG benefits for construction firms
Businesses in digital construction regularly refresh hardware as part of digital transformation strategies, BIM deployment and infrastructure upgrades. Tweed says these refresh cycles create an opportunity for measurable ESG impact.
“Across the UK, thousands of perfectly usable laptops are sitting in storage cupboards or heading for recycling,” he explains. “Those devices could transform a child’s ability to learn, revise and stay connected to school.”
For IT leaders managing compliance and risk, device security remains central. All equipment donated through Rebooted is processed by technology partner GeTech, using certified data erasure standards.
“Security is non-negotiable,” Tweed confirms. “Every device is professionally wiped to recognised standards before it’s redeployed. IT teams can donate with complete confidence.”
Digital inclusion supports education and mental wellbeing
Tweed emphasises that lack of access to technology undermines inclusion and wellbeing among disadvantaged young people.
“We talk a lot about wellbeing and belonging,” he says. “But if a child can’t access homework platforms, revision tools or basic digital resources, they quickly feel excluded. Technology can either widen the gap — or help close it.”
Rebooted now encourages construction sector organisations to formalise donation initiatives within sustainability and social value commitments, ensuring surplus hardware directly supports educational access.
“This is practical, measurable impact,” Tweed concludes. “Instead of gathering dust, those devices can help ensure a vulnerable child can genuinely say, ‘This is my place.’”
By aligning surplus hardware donation with digital construction ESG goals, organisations strengthen communities, reduce waste, and ensure excluded children gain secure technology access for future participation nationwide.
IT leaders interested in donating surplus equipment can find more information at: https://rebooted.me
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