IT Volunteer Awards 2007
Best Innovation Project - winner
Linda Leonard from Sevenoaks Area Mind and Paul Campbell, iT4C Volunteer, receive their awards from Jonathan Soar
Sevenoaks Area Mind and volunteer Paul Campbell
Project summary
Sevenoaks Area Mind provides support to those suffering and recovering from mental ill health through community based activities throughout Kent. Projects include mum's support groups, peer support and a social networking internet site for people with mental health problems to support each other. Paul Campbell has been working to help people isolated due to poor transport systems, to support each other and to keep in contact using the internet. His work includes teaching people how to use computers as well as providing technical support where needed. The judges felt that Paul's enthusiasm for the project made him a winning candidate, having turned a local project into something with national potential.
Judges' comments
"An empowering project for individuals to network." and "A highly imaginative approach delivering a range of IT based services to isolated people. An application of IT with staggering potential national (and international) and which is still developing."
You can read more about the work of Sevenoaks Area Mind on their website.
