In today’s Issue of Squirrel News, the four-day work week trial in the UK is already having a positive impact, student initiatives are transforming a Dutch city with 1000 mobile trees, and cricket and golf clubs across the UK are fostering biodiversity on their territory.
UK four-day workweek trial seems to change people’s lives
For the past two months, thousands of people in the United Kingdom have tested a four-day schedule – with no cut to their pay. Some of them say that they feel healthier, happier and are doing better in their jobs.
Indian researcher uses waste weeds to make eco-friendly straws
Dr Devasena, a PhD researcher from Coimbatore came up with the idea to make sustainable straws out of Coimbatore, an Indian waste weed. Now she is considering to produce further reusable items, such as plates.
San Francisco’s new city plan to adapt it’s half empty office district
As a result of the pandemic more people work from home. In San Francisco, many downtown offices are not longer used. A new plan suggests to renovate the financial district by adding green and leisure spaces to bring vibrancy to the city.
Old Skool Café in San Francisco helps vulnerable youth to reinvent themselves
The food business aims to give young people impacted by difficulties, such as violence and foster care, a place to develop the necessary skills to create a stable future for themselves.
This non-profit is renovating abandoned homes in Colorado for people who need housing
Since San Luis faced limited job opportunities and widespread poverty in the 1990’s, a lot of people abandoned their homes. A valleywide coalition is now buying and renovating them to help those who are in need.
Millions of forcibly displaced people cannot afford new homes and have to live in tent camps. In Sweden, designers and architects are presenting solutions to improve their housing conditions.
