Last month Meron talked to National World about her experience in Sheffield. learning at Learn for Life and digital exclusion.

“I was trying to find places with internet to join the class but I didn’t know many because I’m so new here, it was really challenging. Sometimes the internet I found was really bad and I couldn’t hear [the teacher],” she explains.

Thankfully, the Sheffield-based Learn For Life Enterprise stepped in, offering data top-ups to Meron which not only enabled her to access online classes, but also “social media for speaking to friends online, and Google Maps for getting around”, she explains.

It’s a story that bears testament to how rapidly internet access has moved from being a luxury to a necessity over the past ten years; a process now hyper-accelerated by the pandemic.”

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