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Outlook: Cockroaches, mice and mouldy walls: Why I fight for better homes

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Kwajo Tweneboa

21/02/2023 GMT

Cockroaches, mice and mouldy walls: Why I fight for better homes

BBC World Service - Outlook, Cockroaches, mice and mouldy walls: Why I fight for better homes

Kwajo Tweneboa’s own experience inspired him to stand up for Britain's poorest tenants

Kwajo Tweneboa’s own experience inspired him to stand up for Britain's poorest tenants. He took to social media to draw attention to the dreadful living conditions he was facing.

Kwajo Tweneboa grew up with his father and sisters in social housing in South London, moving from a converted car garage to a vermin-infested flat. When his father was diagnosed with cancer, teenage Kwajo watched as he was nursed in dreadful conditions. He decided to confront the housing provider taking to social media and speaking out against the living conditions people like him face. In this way, Kwajo became a champion of his housing estate, and of many living in social housing in the UK.

Brad Ryan and his grandmother Joy both faced separate but similar moments of hardship in their lives, so they set out to find peace in nature. They embarked on an incredible journey to visit all of the United States' 63 national parks. They spoke to Gaia Caramazza about what they learned from their epic road trip.

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Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Gaia Caramazza

(Photo: Kwajo Tweneboa visiting social housing homes. Credit: Graeme Robertson)

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