In 2017, Good Connections was born

In November 2017, Wifinity realised that while it’s nice to have grand Christmas parties, they could put their money, energy and Christmas spirit to better use. It could impact the lives of the most vulnerable, by providing them with free WiFi, to improve everyday life, and offer opportunities and tools currently out of reach to them.

Wifinity partnered with four homeless shelters and provided secure, fast and unlimited WiFi to isolated, marginalised and necessitous individuals and families, for free, forever. “Good Connections” was born.

WiFi for free, forever!

As long as the shelters are standing, we will be providing WiFi there! This includes maintenance and 24/7 customer support.

Everyone gets involved!

Whether you are in Accounts, HR, Sales, Marketing or Engineering, everyone must put aside their day job and get installing cables and APs!

It’s on the clock!

No-one loves a challenge more than a Wifinian! So to add that extra layer of complexity, the team is working against the clock!

Our Previous Projects.

2017

WiFi across four Kingston homeless shelters

the challenge
  • Number of bedrooms: 92
  • Number of shelters: 4
  • Wifinity teams: 4
  • Hours on the clock: 13
the results
  • Children are now able to do homework at home and submit their coursework electronically like the rest of their classmates.
  • Parents can now entertain their kids at home knowing that they are on a secure network.
  • Residents are able to apply for jobs with ease.
  • Both residents and staff feel as if the community cares for them and are truly grateful for this gift.

The challenge also has a great impact on our team. We quickly noticed that team morale spiked, and team engagement and relationships improved overnight.

We all felt like we were truly making a positive impact on people’s lives and a great sense of pride can be felt ever since.

2018

WiFi in every room of the YMCA Surbiton

the challenge
  • Number of bedrooms: 127 + all the communal areas
  • Number of shelters: 1
  • 4 wifinity teams
  • 12 hours on the clock
the results
  • Residents could reconnect with their friends and loved ones, some of whom were in different countries.
  • The YMCA surbiton was able to offer a better experience to their residents, on top of some of the great reinsertion programmes they already offered.
  • Residents could apply for jobs, handle their welfare payments and complete courses online, to get back on their feet!
  • Residents can access streaming platforms, to watch Netflix, and escape from their realities

Wifinity employees were lucky enough to spend the day with the residents and fantastic YMCA staff. It was heartwarming and so rewarding to hear some of the feedback, such as this resident quote: “You installing this, I think, makes a huge difference to these people. Being able to educate yourself is a lifeline to get out. I really want to do an online education. Nine months I’ve been here, and we’ve not been able to, and now I can. So yeah, really, thank you guys!”

2019

Secure WiFi throughout the YMCA Ealing

the challenge
  • Number of bedrooms: 151 + all the communal areas
  • Number of shelters: 1
  • 5 wifinity teams
  • 11 hours on the clock
the results

  • A vast number of Ealing residents are from overseas, so this enabled them to reconnect with their families in their home countries.
  • Previously there was no working WiFi in the bedrooms or the communal areas, so this connectivity has suddenly given residents access to the services, connections and just helped reduce isolation.
  • This was a particularly difficult install, as some of the legacy cabling was completely out of date, so our teams worked tirelessly to get residents online, on time!
  • Our partner Cambium provided the hardware to us for free, which made a huge difference, as we were able to put in state of the art tech, that will last for years to come.
  • This feedback from the site manager says it all “Having no access to the Internet can lead to unintentional social exclusion – many residents have smartphones and tablets, but cannot afford monthly contracts, so become digitally excluded; unable to access potential job opportunities, state benefits and their loved ones at a time when they need them most. The benefits of Wifinity’s gift cannot be understated and will make a huge difference to the quality of our residents lives. Already we have a resident excited about signing up to an online education course and others talking about the value of being able to contact a wider support network.”

Be part of the impact.

If you have an idea for a group of people we could help with this initiative please contact us.
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