Worldline payments and Evoke Creative kiosk developers have collaborated to design a charity donation kiosk to support Network Rail's homelessness charity initiative this winter.

This program was set up by Network Rail, a company that just signed the first pan-industry homelessness charter as part of its work to help homeless people across Britain, according to a press release. The charter brings together The Big Issue Foundation, Crisis, End Youth Homelessness, Railway Children and Shelter, all who are united to fight homelessness across the U.K.

The kiosks will be installed at Glasgow Central, Leeds, Manchester Piccadilly, Birmingham New Street and Reading stations, and allow people travelling through the stations to quickly and easily donate by simply tapping their cards onto the payment terminal. A transaction takes just a few seconds.

Due to the pandemic charities that support those in need in the U.K. have seen a dramatic dip in fundraising revenues due to cancellations of many fundraising events. Meanwhile, the number of those who are in need of support continues to grow as the U.K. grapples with the effects of COVID-19 on the economy.

Railway Children has been supported by Worldline for a number of years, and as the official technology partner, Evoke was glad to be involved. This collaborative project demonstrates Worldline and Evoke Creative's commitment to supporting U.K. rail charities and help eradicate homelessness across the U.K.

"We were absolutely blown away when we received the incredibly generous offer from Worldline and Evoke to gift us these donation kiosks," Mary McLaughlin, corporate partnerships manager, Railway Children said in the release. "The Routes out of Homelessness partnership has the potential to make a very real difference to lives of people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness across the U.K. To now have an easy way for rail users to donate and have an impact on the success of the initiative is just fantastic. Speaking on behalf of all the charity partners, I would like to say a heartfelt thank you to Worldline and Evoke for the kindness and compassion demonstrated through this gift."

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