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A sensory garden for children with autism: a volunteer-led effort in Feira de Santana

We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a sensory garden for children with autism - we need $700 for materials.

🇧🇷 Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil890 views
Rodrigo Wagner Teixeira
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Feira de Santana
For ten years the neighborhood has asked for a sensory garden for children with autism. This year a group of 20 volunteers, including two retired carpenters, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Liberty Primary School, but no funding. We have received donated a pump, and the remaining cost is $700. It will serve about 107 people, including young people who have nowhere safe to play. We'll hold a build day in June 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 $700 goes: • Materials: $510 • Tools hire and delivery: $135 • Permits and inspections: $55 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.
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Updates from Rodrigo

  1. Quick update: $56 raised so far (8%). I met with the suppliers and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Anonymous 🇰🇪 · $28
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  • Pradeep B. Goud 🇮🇳 · $5

    “Hope it all works out. Thought of Rodrigo all day after reading this. - Salem”

  • Faisal Walid Osman 🇲🇦 · $15

    “Hope things get better. Hope the June deadline works out. - Casablanca”

  • Walid Tariq Nassar 🇪🇬 · $25
  • Halyna Irina Sidorov 🇷🇺 · $16

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  • Maya Wagner

    Thanks for sharing this, Rodrigo. Your post was clear and honest. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Greetings from Rochester.

    • Rotimi Samuel Danjuma

      hope things get better soon. Great idea, hope you get there. I'll check back for the next update.

      • Jahid Liton MukherjeeQuestion

        can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Feira de Santana

        • Rodrigo Wagner TeixeiraOwnerAnswer

          Thank you. If you're in Feira de Santana I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks for looking so closely.

      • Gizem Eda DumanPhoto verified

        good luck. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Wish I lived closer to Santa Rosa so I could bring a meal. Love from Cairo.

        • Hendrik G. Lombard

          Hope things get better soon, Rodrigo. Great idea, hope you get there.

          • Juliet EkwuemeID verified

            Hope things get better soon, Rodrigo. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I hope June is when things finally get easier. Blessings

            $161 raised of $700

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