Supported Independent Living

Assisting people living in their own home to retain their independence and receive supports in areas of shopping and diet, money management, scheduling of appointments, arranging social outings, etc.

By 2007, Naomi Lawrence and Richard Arkenstone were convinced many key innovations in global development weren’t getting the attention they deserved.

Believing there had to be a better way to do aid, they started an experiment. In March 2010, they invited any social entrepreneur to pitch his or her earth-changing idea at the World Conference Hall. The 100+ participants ranged from a group of ABC scientists to a woman who’d never before left her Kenyan village.