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Clean air and water for Cebu City: restoring the Unity canal

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Unity canal needs $150 for saplings and equipment.

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Gilbert C. Francisco
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Cebu City
The Unity canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This April, 100 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 88 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the district council, including native species selected by a local botanist. The area floods more each year, and fish have returned for the first time in a decade after our first cleanup. Restoring it will protect homes and bring back shade. All the labor is volunteered. We just need materials. We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted. Where the $150 goes: โ€ข Waste removal and skip hire: $55 โ€ข Tools and protective gear: $75 โ€ข Signage and educational materials: $20 Thanks for being kind about this. - Gilbert

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  • Sending good thoughts, Gilbert. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. God bless.

    • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Gilbert.

      • It's all in the list in the story. waste removal and skip hire is the big one at $55, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Thanks for asking.

    • Hope things get better soon. Hope you get there. I'll check back for the next update. Blessings.

      • Thinking of you, Gilbert. This could happen to any of us. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best.

        • Sending strength, Gilbert. Looking forward to the next update.

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