Who are The Turing Trust?
Founded by Alan Turing’s family, The Turing Trust seeks to continue his legacy by using technology to empower disadvantaged communities. Alan is widely regarded as the father of modern computing and he saw IT as a tool for solving immense challenges. He also had a passion for helping others: he funded one member of his foster family to work in Africa and sponsored a Jewish refugee’s schooling during World War II.
In honour of Alan Turing’s altruistic spirit, we refurbish IT equipment, install a range of educational software and provide it to those who need it most. In our first 10 years we have enabled access to computers for over 55,000 students across Africa. With your help and a great deal of hard work, we believe that one day every child will be able to enjoy the transformative power of technology that Alan envisioned.
James Turing, Founder of the Turing Trust.
How You Can Help
Let us reuse your computer and give African students access to a wealth of IT resources.
Our Work in Africa
We have been delivering IT resources to schools across sub-Saharan Africa since 2009. So far by providing thousands of computers we have helped over 55,000 students to gain digital skills.
Our current focus is to provide technology-enabled education in schools in Malawi in partnership with the Centre for Youth and Development.
Over 5,700 computers in classrooms
We have suppported over 170 schools in Africa with computers.
Over 590 teachers trained
We train teachers on basic computer maintenance and show them how computers can support their teaching.
Over 3,000 tonnes of carbon saved
Our IT reuse programme continues to generate environmental benefits by offsetting greenhouse gas emissions.
Our Latest News
Think Small – Challenging The Propaganda Of Scale with Rand Fishkin
Transcript Dan: Welcome to The Turing Trust podcast with James Turing and I, in which we’re interviewing some of the world’s most talented innovators and
Supporting Students in the UK
The Turing Trust is also supporting students in the UK during the pandemic with laptops.
Doing Well by Doing Good – With Graeme Cleland of Burness Paull
Podcast by Graeme Cleland, Head of Communications at Burness Paull talking about taking a different approach to CSR through their charitable foundation.
