With so much focus on regeneration, economic deprivation and inner city crime (all real issues) a large swathe of social deprivation in suburbia is overlooked. Many young people in relatively well off areas have no social infrastructure and few adults around to inspire or guide them. Along with their comparative affluence and freedom [...]
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April 2008Selfawellness
What is the problem you are working to solve?
Fact: people suffering with long-term and chronic conditions are doubling every ten years. Added to this is the increase in an ageing population particularly in rural areas. This means that health and social care services will be overstretched and people will be encouraged to, and often want [...]
Festival of Ideas: Citizen Leadership
What is the problem you are working to solve?
Judging by the membership of the RSPB, RSPCA and the National Trust, there is an understandable assumption that people in the UK are more interested in birds, bears and buildings than in how we treat elderly, disabled and vulnerable people in our communities.
The social care system is [...]
Enabled by Design
What is the problem you are working to solve?
To provide a much needed support network for anyone looking to make adjustments to their lives, be it as a result of disability, injury or personal identified need. The ultimate aim is to make independent living more accessible through the use of clever modern design.
How are you [...]
MyBnk – Tackling a lack of financial literacy
What is the problem you are working to solve?
Young people are not receiving the vital financial literacy education they need to have every chance of succeeding in a modern society. As financial services become increasingly complex, young people face an increasingly high chance of becoming financially excluded. The problem is evident when considered that 91% [...]