Sleeping Pods Installed in a German City to Protect Homeless People From Freezing Winter
The German city of Ulm is piloting individual windproof and waterproof sleeping pods to provide shelter for homeless people during the freezing winter months. The pods, dubbed “Ulmer Nests,” will prove life-saving for people in need.
The Ulmer Nests were launched on Jan. 8 and were placed in parks and other places where homeless people usually sleep in the city of Ulm, 75 miles (120 km) away from Munich according to a city spokesman, reported The Independent.
“Today … the two Ulm nests were repositioned, unfortunately due to corona with delay,” the team posted on Facebook, “but just in time for the really cold nights … we hope to offer a little bit of protection and security to those who most depend on it in Ulm.”
German town solar-powered installed sleeping pods called Ulmer Nests for inhabitants without homestay. The project was started under initiative “Wilhelmsbüro”.