Join us in making a difference

Design shapes our world, yet our industry doesn’t reflect our society. Vital Hardware is a non-profit with a mission to empower talented young individuals from underprivileged backgrounds, by providing them with essential hardware and software tools.

Pentawards is supporting this initiative through donation and by encouraging our network and community to get involved and help them reach even further in their efforts.

It’s time to make creative careers accessible to all, one laptop at a time.

ABOUT VITAL HARDWARE

Vital Hardware's mission is to empower the creative sector by providing essential resources to talented young individuals living in disadvantaged communities.

Their focus is on accelerating the entry of these aspiring creatives into the UK’s creative industry, by  collaborating with leading educators, schools, and world-class creative businesses.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Your support can make a meaningful impact on their journey towards success, help us create opportunities by:

✔️ Donating preloved or unused laptops

✔️ Funding support to help continue their work

✔️ Volunteering to inspire the next generation

WHAT YOU CAN DONATE AND WHERE

We are happy to take all laptops and accessories, ideally no older than 2017. We have also found homes for tablets, desktops and Windows laptops.

If possible, please reset the device back to reset factory settings.

Please send any hardware to:

FAO: Emmelie Evans (Pentawards)

Easyfairs UK ltd, 2nd Floor,

Regal House,

70 London Road,

Twickenham, TW1 3QS

" The creative industry should not be for the wealthy, it should be for the inspired. "

Tom Philipson, Vital Hardware Founder