One act of support can expand a child's future choices.

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We also accept donations by bank transfer. Any amount is welcome — even ¥1,000 helps create a learning opportunity for a child.

Contacting us after your transfer is optional. If you would like a thank-you message, activity updates, or a donation receipt (PDF), please email us at admin@digitalkodomo.jp with your name, transfer date, and amount.

Your donation will be used carefully to build learning environments that connect children to their future.

Donations support children's events and study sessions, venues and learning materials, internet access, volunteer support, and computers for children who need them. Even when children can use devices at school, future possibilities remain limited if there is no place to continue at home and no one nearby to ask for help.

Even a small donation can become a real chance for a child to participate and keep going. One event, one set of materials, one refurbished PC, or one child's internet environment can become the foundation that turns curiosity into learning.

Some children do not have a computer at home they can use freely, or a stable internet environment that lets them regularly explore digital learning and creation.

Behind that reality is not only a family's financial situation. In some homes, there is also no nearby adult who can show a child how to use a computer, answer a question, or sit beside them while they try. When both the equipment and that kind of support are missing, it becomes much harder for a child to take the first step.

Writing up what they researched, making a small game with code, editing a video, or asking AI to help organize their thinking. Whether children can repeat these experiences with their own hands shapes the choices they may have later in life.

What we want to provide is an environment where children can think, "I can try this myself," and "If it does not work, I can try again." By combining equipment with places to learn, we help children's interests grow into real experiences connected to the future.

What matters for children is not extraordinary talent. It is having the chance to act when curiosity appears. Trying something, failing, and trying again slowly becomes confidence, skill, and future choice.

An unused PC can become an important tool for a child's future.

We accept PC and peripheral donations from companies, organizations, and individuals. Donated equipment is used not only for direct provision to children, but also in workshops and learning sessions.

Even equipment that has finished its role at home or at work can become the first computer a child can use freely. Some devices can be used directly for learning, while others can be refurbished or turned into materials for repair and disassembly learning.

We welcome corporate support as part of CSR, community contribution, and SDG initiatives. This is a concrete way to support children's future choices in the local community.

There are many ways to get involved: reusing replaced office PCs, creating learning opportunities for local children, or joining as employee volunteers and IT instructors.

Even one-time support can create real opportunities for learning. Equipment donations, sponsorship, and instructor cooperation can all be discussed based on your organization's situation.

These articles explain why children need access to a computer and a learning environment they can use at home, and the background behind this work.

• School Tablets Aren't Enough: Why Children Need a Computer
  Explains why school-issued tablets alone cannot close the gap in at-home digital experience.
• One Computer Can Change a Child's After-School Life
  Covers the social value of refurbishing used computers and getting them into children's hands.
• One PC, Endless Possibilities — How Children Can Learn Beyond Regional and Economic Barriers
  Looks at how differences in home digital environments affect learning opportunities.
• Why Learning PC Skills in Elementary School Pays Off — The Gap Between PC and Smartphone Users
  Explains the difference between smartphone fluency and PC skills that matter later in life.
• Why Children Need Early AI Experience — and What It Actually Develops
  Explains why early hands-on experience with digital tools matters in the age of AI.