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Every Family Online [Alle Gezinnen Online] [E-inclusion of vulnerable families by offering internet access at home, developing e-skills and increasing motivation]
Belgium · Ghent · Local · See the Belgium profile
Aim: The project Every Family Online ([Alle Gezinnen Online] or “AGO” in Dutch) aims to reduce the digital divide by providing digitally excluded families living in poverty with a full package. Activity: The project offers the families a free refurbished computer, internet conne
400 people
Families/people reached (pilot phase, from 2010)
Details
- Promoter
- Digipolis - e-inclusion program Digitaal.Talent@Ghent — website
- Type
- System
- Status
- Ongoing
- Target groups
- Marginalised young people and children, Unemployed and those facing social problems, Elderly people
- People reached
- 400
- People targeted
- 400
- Period
- 2010-01-01
- Region (NUTS)
BE23- Keywords
- collaboration, digital inclusion, access, social inclusion
Context
Families with children living in poverty in Ghent face a higher risk of digital and social exclusion, experiencing access problems and a lack of e-skills.
Objectives
Reduce the digital divide for digitally excluded families living in poverty by providing a full support package to help them function within the knowledge society.
Activities
Families received a free refurbished computer, 1.5 years of internet connection, home installation, a 'discover the pc/internet' training package, multichannel follow-up, and technical assistance, delivered by Digipolis (Digitaal.Talent@Ghent) with the City of Ghent, OCMW Ghent, Oikonde vzw, VUB, CBE Leerpunt and Telenet Foundation.
Results
An independent pilot evaluation by IBBT-SMIT/VUB researcher Ilse Mariën found participating families gained the time and space to discover the value of computers and the internet, with reported benefits in organisation, social contacts, information access and social participation. Self-reported reach: 400 people, matching a target of 400.
Implementation
Implementation detail (cost, timeline, staffing, conditions for success) is not yet available for this practice.
Commonly funded by
ESF+ — European Social Fund Plus
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Data sources
Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.
- MEDICI / Digital Inclusion Atlas — accessed 2026-06-14
- Practice website — accessed 2026-06-14
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