Micro-homes and sobercoins

Published: Dec. 27, 2022, 3:06 a.m.

A charity in the UK is building temporary wooden homes with just three small rooms. The idea is to give people who\u2019ve been sleeping rough or living in hostels a step on to the housing ladder.

We visit some of these \u2018micro-homes\u2019 in England and hear about a community of \u2018tiny homes\u2019 in Los Angeles.

Plus, we visit a project in Belgium that\u2019s trying to persuade young people to drink alcohol in moderation. They've created \u2018sobercoins\u2019 which party-goers are given if they turn up at events sober \u2013 which they can then use to buy alcoholic drinks.

Presenter: Myra Anubi \nReporter/producers: Caroline Bayley and Richard Kenny \nSeries producer: Tom Colls \nSound mix: Hal Haines \nEditor: Penny Murphy

Email: peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk

Image: Eamonn and his micro-home