CAREZONE (UK Treasury and Local Authorities in England and Wales)
The average UK child moves home twice between the ages of 0-18. One in seven children in care moved home three times in 2001-2002 alone. Despite improvements in care, the result is that children suffer a lack of permanence, stability and emotional support; friendships are lost, education is derailed and support networks are broken.
The Who Cares? Trust, a national charity that aims to improve the lives of children in care, identified this need and developed CareZone, the world’s first secure online services for these vulnerable and under-resourced children, to help them achieve their potential. This next generation service combined virtual worlds, two factor authentication, smart agents and much else in new ways. metaLAB were the lead advisers to the Trust from inception to pilot implementation.