Communicate, retrieve information or make travel arrangements: Much of it goes over the Internet much easier and faster. Last year, the number of Internet Users worldwide cracked limit, 4-billion. In Switzerland, 90 percent now use the Internet regularly. Among the remaining 10 percent of people living in poverty, including older persons.
With them is the lack of access to the Internet then the Problem, if the search for a job or a new roof over the head starts. Increasingly be able to notify applicants on a housing or a job offer, only via the Internet, a large part of the advertisements will also be advertised only in digital form.
Internet usage and income
That level of education and income correlate is known. According to the Federal office for statistics, the income, but correlates even stronger with the use of the Internet than with the education.
In the case of the persons with a monthly income of up to 4000 francs, only two-thirds used in the year 2018, the Internet regularly, while it uses the persons with an income of more than 10’000 Swiss francs, almost everyone on a regular basis.
Internet café with support
Since the Kafi-click comes into play. Ten years ago, it was founded by the IG social assistance. Since then, it is supported by the city of Zurich as well as from donations and foundations. The Internet café is open to all, is first and foremost, but to people living in poverty. The Visitors cannot only surf for free, they also receive support in the operation of computers, for official Writing, and in labor and employment law matters.
forms and applications
“I’ve seen three jobs,” says a visitor, “I come now to the applications to send.” On the question of whether they had no private Internet access, it was said at all: “But.” Some of them have only a cell phone and no Computer, but most are, because they are dependent on technical or content help.
The job-seekers tells of his experiences of the Volunteers formulated the sentences. Every day 40 to 60 people come over. Some come once a month, some every week. So Falilou Niane, who lives since a couple of months here. He says: “In Switzerland, it needs so many papers!” And this goes on over the Internet now much easier and faster.
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Created: 29.10.2019, 14:34 PM
