First Interactive Contactless Donation Station Opens In Dublin
While a growing number of people in Dublin don't have a home at the moment, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay has just become home to a possible solution.
Ireland's first ever Interactive Contactless Donation Station has been built around Grand Canal Quay, where people can use their bank card to help the homeless.
As part of Focus Ireland’s Shine a Light campaign, an interactive digital screen has been placed in the window of Core Media’s headquarters which displays the scene of a family who have become newly homeless - and are pleading for help.
The interactive screen allows people to donate with one tap of their debit card on the Contactless point in real-time. Straight afterwards, the screen’s interactive technology informs people where their contribution will be made – and just how much they’ve helped.
Cian Corbett, Business Director with Radical, explained the motivation behind the project “I moved to Dublin six years ago and I’ve lived and worked in the inner city ever since. I was always very aware of the homeless problem in Dublin, but I am truly shocked at how it’s been escalating in recent years.”
Salvo Vaccarino, Technical Director with Radical, said “The Contactless Donation Station educates us with statistics of homelessness but also shows us the personalities behind the statistics. And if the viewer is moved enough to want to help, we’ve made that as easy as possible too.”
Along with the interactive Contactless donation station which will see all money raised donated directly to Focus Ireland, teams across Core Media took part in the recent Business Leaders Sleep Out initiative.