This article describes a ground-up initiative for a volunteer-run digital literacy program in Singapore targeting vulnerable older adults, focusing on the barriers faced in running this program and training these beneficiaries. It further offers possible solutions to overcome these hurdles, providing insight for individuals or organizations seeking to start similar ground-up initiatives.
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Socially isolated older adults of lower socioeconomic privileges are a significant fraction of technologically-advanced developed societies who are at a significant risk for both physical and mental health issues during this global COVID-19 pandemic. This article describes a ground-up initiative for a volunteer-run digital literacy program in Singapore targeting these vulnerable older adults and focuses on the barriers faced in empowering these participants with digital access and literacy in a multilingual society. This article further offers possible solutions to overcoming these hurdles that may provide insight into societies choosing to foray into equipping a vulnerable population with digital skills for the modern intra- and post-pandemic era.
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