Building digital skills, confidence, and equity
for marginalised youth
Digital exclusion remains a significant barrier for many young people, particularly those from marginalised communities. Despite the growing reliance on technology, access to devices and digital literacy education remains uneven and often not standardised across schools, leaving many youths without the foundational skills needed to participate fully in education, work, and everyday life.
What does digital exclusion look like?
Being digitally excluded means trying to keep up in a world that assumes you already have access. It looks like sharing a single device at home and growing up without access to learning resources and digital tools that give others a competitive edge. It means knowing digital competence is expected, but not having the tools, confidence, or support to meet that expectation.
Over time, this exclusion becomes internalised. Young people begin to disengage, doubt their abilities, and lower their aspirations — not because of a lack of capability, but because access and skills were never guaranteed. In a digital-first society, exclusion quietly closes doors long before potential is realised.
This is where Program Celik Digital begins.
Program Celik Digital is the first initiative under the Program Celik series, created to address the digital exclusion faced by children from low-income families. For many of the children we work with, this is their first meaningful encounter with a computer. Learning what it is, how it works, and discovering the digital tools that open doors to learning and self-development.
Program Celik Digital steps in at a moment when early support can change the course of a young person’s future. By building foundational digital skills and confidence, the programme helps children see technology not as a barrier, but as a tool they can use to learn, create, and move forward with confidence.
OUR
IMPACT
AREAS
Since August 2025
PPR Lembah Subang 1
PPR Taman Desaria
PPR Kota Damansara
Help Us Close the Digital Divide. One Child at a Time
Your support can give young people access to the skills, confidence, and tools they need to thrive in a digital-first world. Partner with us to expand Program Celik Digital and ensure no child is left behind simply because access was never guaranteed.
Our Approach
We prioritise:
-
Ease of learning.
Content is designed to be accessible and unintimidating -
Relevance and context.
Skills taught are directly applicable to participants’ daily lives -
Digital proficiency.
Competence is built through repeated, hands-on practice -
Self-confidence.
Curiosity, independence and problem-solving are actively encouraged
Our Modules
Through hands-on learning, participants develop the ability to:
- Understand laptop hardware and basic computer functions
- Navigate operating systems with confidence
- Create, organise, and manage files effectively
- Use essential digital tools for learning and communication
- Practise safe and responsible internet use
- Explore, learn, and solve problems independently using technology
Building digital skills, confidence, and equity
for marginalised youth
Digital exclusion remains a significant barrier for many young people, particularly those from marginalised communities. Despite the growing reliance on technology, access to devices and digital literacy education remains uneven and often not standardised across schools, leaving many youths without the foundational skills needed to participate fully in education, work, and everyday life.
What does digital exclusion look like?
Being digitally excluded means trying to keep up in a world that assumes you already have access. It looks like sharing a single device at home and growing up without access to learning resources and digital tools that give others a competitive edge. It means knowing digital competence is expected, but not having the tools, confidence, or support to meet that expectation.
Over time, this exclusion becomes internalised. Young people begin to disengage, doubt their abilities, and lower their aspirations — not because of a lack of capability, but because access and skills were never guaranteed. In a digital-first society, exclusion quietly closes doors long before potential is realised.
This is where
Program Celik
Digital begins.
Program Celik Digital is the first initiative under the Program Celik series, created to address the digital exclusion faced by children from low-income families. For many of the children we work with, this is their first meaningful encounter with a computer. Learning what it is, how it works, and discovering the digital tools that open doors to learning and self-development.
Program Celik Digital steps in at a moment when early support can change the course of a young person’s future. By building foundational digital skills and confidence, the programme helps children see technology not as a barrier, but as a tool they can use to learn, create, and move forward with confidence.
OUR IMPACT
AREAS
Since August 2025
PPR Lembah Subang 1
PPR Taman Desaria
PPR Kota Damansara
Help Us Close the Digital Divide. One Child at a Time
Your support can give young people access to the skills, confidence, and tools they need to thrive in a digital-first world. Partner with us to expand Program Celik Digital and ensure no child is left behind simply because access was never guaranteed.
Our Approach
We prioritise:
-
Ease of learning.
Content is designed to be accessible and unintimidating -
Relevance and context.
Skills taught are directly applicable to participants’ daily lives -
Digital proficiency.
Competence is built through repeated, hands-on practice -
Self-confidence.
Curiosity, independence and problem-solving are actively encouraged
Our Modules
Through hands-on learning, participants develop the ability to:
- Understand laptop hardware and basic computer functions
- Navigate operating systems with confidence
- Create, organise, and manage files effectively
- Use essential digital tools for learning and communication
- Practise safe and responsible internet use
- Explore, learn, and solve problems independently using technology
