Donate a little of your extra data.
Over 55 million GB of data donated by people like you since 2 December, 2019.
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Many Australians are being left behind, simply because they don’t have regular access to the internet. But with partners like The Smith Family, Good360 and KARI Foundation, we’re working to change this. And you can help.
With an eligible mobile plan, you can donate some of your data. It will provide much needed internet access to young people, their families and other Australians who might be doing it tough, so they can learn, look for a job and connect to vital services.
Help power Australia’s potential. Donate today.
How we're helping
By giving a mobile service to participants of the program and inviting our customers to donate their data, we’re providing internet access to the people who need it most.
People in need get a Prepaid SIM with data plus unlimited calls and text every 35 days. Every month, your data donations are pooled and then distributed as an added data boost to help power Australia's potential.
Here’s what’s been achieved by Optus since December 2019.
53,500+
Australians in need helped
55M+
GB of data donated by customers
$30M
Of value delivered
Learning for a brighter future
Looking for work
Stay connected with family and friends
Connect to telehealth and program services
Providing connectivity to individuals in times of crisis
How you can donate
Donate a portion of your monthly data allowance if you're an eligible Optus customer with one of the options below.
If you’re on a Mobile plan
Make sure you've got the latest version of My Optus app, tap the banner and then use the slider at the bottom of the screen to donate from your monthly data.
If you're on Prepaid
SMS the word 'donate' to 4567. If you're on an eligible plan, we'll SMS you the instructions.
Not with Optus?
You do need to be one of our Mobile customers to donate your data. If you'd like to become one, check out our plans.
The Smith Family
KARI Foundation
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We accept your kind contribution.
Collections are counted
We pool all the donated data.
We distribute the data
Each month, we spread your donations between Australians in need.
Only eligible Postpaid & Prepaid mobile customers can donate their data. Before you choose to donate, please read the following important information:
Once your data has been donated, we won’t be able to reverse it. So please consider your data needs before you choose to donate.
Optus Postpaid Customers
- You can only donate from your eligible postpaid mobile monthly data allowance. You will not be able to donate from any Unlimited Data add-ons.
- Unfortunately Mobile Broadband, Fleet & Tech Fund customers and customers on Unleashed plans are not able to participate in Donate Your Data.
- You must be logged in to the My Optus app as the account holder to donate your data.
Optus Prepaid Customers:
- All data donations will be deducted from your remaining My Data balance.