The Lend4Health Journey: Designing for Better Health

Lend4Health has been selected by a panel of five judges to be one of 10 finalists in the "Designing for Better Health" competition sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and being held on Ashoka's Changemakers website. Online, public voting is currently open through May 28, 2009; three winners will be announced on June 1, 2009. Each of the three winners will receive a $5,000 prize.

There were 281 entries to this competition, from 29 countries. The fact that Lend4Health was one of the finalists is quite exciting!

Voters must first register on the Changemakers website. The link to register and vote is:
http://www.changemakers.net/en-us/designingforbetterhealth

Lend4Health is one of the 50+ Social Actions platforms. Lend4Health facilitates community-funded, interest-free micro-loans as a creative funding option for individuals and groups seeking optimal health. Currently, Lend4Health is facilitating loans for the "biomedical" treatment of children and adults with autism spectrum and related disorders. Other health issues may be included on Lend4Health in the future.