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A repair café workshop for the Pioneer vacant lot: help our neighbors in Abuja

We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a repair café workshop - we need $350 for materials.

🇳🇬 900504, Abuja, Abuja FCT, Nigeria1,070 views
Gbenga Sani Nwankwo
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Abuja
For three years the neighborhood has asked for a repair café workshop. This year a group of 29 volunteers, including a retired civil engineer, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Pioneer vacant lot, but no funding. We have received donated volunteer hours worth about $180, and the remaining cost is $350. It will serve about 366 people, including young people who have nowhere safe to play. We'll hold a build day in October 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. All purchases will be made by two volunteers and logged publicly. Surplus funds will go to maintenance. Where the $350 goes: • Materials: $210 • Permits and inspections: $55 • Safety equipment and signage: $35 • Tools hire and delivery: $50 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
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  • Ellen Esther Van der WalQuestion

    Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Gbenga

    • Salim Kiptoo Rashidi

      hope things get better soon, Gbenga. Hope you get there. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like.

      • Mariana B. Pacheco

        hang in there, Gbenga. I hope things turn around soon. Blessings.

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