DXC Donates Laptops to Tjindu Foundation for Students

DXC Technology is delighted to have partnered with AMP to donate 40 reconditioned laptops to the Tjindu Foundation for the Aboriginal AFL Academy, a specialised curriculum-based program that caters to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students attending school in South Australia. Dell Technologies, an ongoing partner in the DXC’s Community Technology Enablement Program, provided 40 new laptop bags.

Tjindu is a small start-up Aboriginal community-controlled organisation based in Port Adelaide, South Australia, with 3.5 fulltime employees who engage over 500+ Aboriginal children and young people state-wide.

“Programs like the Aboriginal AFL Academy cannot exist without the support of sponsors, partners and donations” said Kellie Graves, Tjindu Foundation General Manager. “We are incredibly appreciative of the extremely generous donation of 40 laptops which will support our Aboriginal young people within our AFL Academy with completing the educational components of their studies. To be able to give our students the gift of connecting through technology assists with reducing barriers and provides them a platform that contributes to their educational success.”

Tom Treffry, AMP Head of Group Sustainability, said, “this donation is a great example of collaboration between like-minded organisations who want to see tangible progress on reconciliation. AMP’s RAP vision is to empower and work collaboratively with Australia’s First Peoples and we are proud to have contributed to this program.”

DXC’s Community Technology Enablement Program, is an initiative of DXC’s First Nations Program, in alignment with their Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). “We know how important the role of technology is in empowering Aboriginal communities, and DXC is keen to make a positive difference to the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders,” said Luke Stephenson, Education Lead for DXC’s First Nations Program. “One of our RAP’s main objectives is to enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to achieve self-determination and proportional representation across all areas of Australian society. With every donation and every partnership, we are supporting this.”

Senior Director, Global Alliances, Dell Technologies, Renee De Laine, concurs, “It’s programs like this that make a real difference. We’re delighted to play a role in supporting young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to learn and grow.”

Simon O’Toole, DXC’s First Nations Community Engagement Lead, and a Eualayai / Gamillaroi man and Senior Technical Consultant at DXC, organised and coordinated the donation to Tjindu, with volunteers from DXC’s Canberra office preparing the laptops for delivery. Luke Stephenson,  and Nick Maerschel, DXC Client Partner for SA Government, attended the AFL Academy on the day of donation. DXC is also working with the Tjindu Foundation to organise an upcoming IT and Robotics skills day.

For more details on DXC’s Program, please email firstnationsaus@dxc.com.