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A community garden: a volunteer-led effort in Narayanganj

Volunteers in Narayanganj are raising $500 for a community garden at Harmony Park.

🇧🇩 Narayanganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh1,295 views
Puja Tamanna Kabir
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Narayanganj
For five years the neighborhood has asked for a community garden. This year a group of 16 volunteers, including the neighborhood football club, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Harmony Park, but no funding. We have received donated tools, and the remaining cost is $500. It will serve about 526 people, including young people who have nowhere safe to play. We'll hold a build day in November and everyone is invited. We're a small team, and every dollar will be spent in the open - I'll post receipts and progress photos. Funds are spent only on materials, permits and safety equipment; all labor is volunteered. Where the $500 goes: • Materials: $390 • Permits and inspections: $15 • Safety equipment and signage: $45 • Tools hire and delivery: $50 If you're reading this, thank you.
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Updates from Puja

  1. Quick update: $192 raised so far (38%). I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 58% now ($292). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward tools hire and delivery.

  3. Small update. $492 so far, we've started the first stage.

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RecentTop gifts
  • Maksym Danylo Mazur 🇷🇺 · $200

    “Hope it all works out. Please keep us posted. - Moscow”

  • Kazimierz Kaźmierczak 🇵🇱 · $100
  • Divina H. Mendoza 🇵🇭 · $100
  • Zaid Faisal Hussein 🇲🇦 · $100

    “Rooting for you. From Casablanca with love.”

  • Evi Peters 🇳🇱 · $62

    “Stay strong. Hope the November deadline works out. - Rotterdam”

  • Thiago Fernando Almeida 🇧🇷 · $50
  • Gizem Duygu Korkmaz 🇹🇷 · $25

    “You got this. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Istanbul”

  • Júlia Aparecida Silva 🇧🇷 · $25

    “Keep your head up. Hope the November deadline works out. - Contagem”

  • Cecelia C. Facey 🇯🇲 · $20

    “Every little bit. I'm in Kingston, thinking of you.”

  • Hudson G. Cunningham 🇬🇧 · $20
  • Anonymous 🇹🇭 · $20
  • Kirill Taras Komarov 🇺🇦 · $10
  • Nazrul Dipu Alam 🇧🇩 · $10
  • Suren E. Govender 🇿🇦 · $10

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  • Musa Chukwuemeka DaramolaQuestion

    Is there anything that isn't money that would help Puja?

    • Puja Tamanna KabirOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

      Thank you. If you're in Narayanganj I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Let me know if you want more detail.

  • Levi J. Spencer

    this could happen to any of us. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Thinking of Narayanganj

    • Léo Gilles Benoit

      Thanks for sharing this, Puja. Shared it with a few friends.

      • Lucky B. Van Wyk

        Hope this works out for you. Love from Regensburg

        • Ariana S. Mitchell

          Best of luck, Puja. Shared it with a few friends. Please keep us posted.

          • Avery Matthews

            it takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Narayanganj

            • Karin Bergman

              Wishing you peace. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Love from Berlin.

              • Malsha Niluka Perera

                Good luck, Puja. Your post was clear and honest.

                • Zuzanna SzymańskiID verifiedPhoto verified

                  Hope this works out for you. Love from Addis Ababa

                  • Heitor Marcos Carvalho

                    Good luck, Puja. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.

                    • Marilyn B. Byrd

                      So sorry you're going through this. More neighborhoods should do this

                      • Can Şimşek

                        Wishing you peace, Puja. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out. Take care.

                        • Haris Dedi Tampubolon

                          Keep going. Great idea, hope you get there. My husband and I read this together. All the best.

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