App offers energy top-ups for spending time in parks

A project in Derry, Northern Ireland will allow carers to earn rewards including electricity, fuel and mobile phone top-ups in return for spending time in green spaces.

The initiative is part of the eCareWell research project at Ulster University, led by Professor Joan Condell and funded through the UK Community Renewal Fund. The study aims to understand how digital technology can meet the needs of carers and support their health and wellbeing, and community currency platform Civic Dollars is one of the selected tools.
Cost-of-living crisis
The Civic Dollars platform is already being used in Belfast and Dublin to enable local authorities to reward residents for activities to improve hea...