Clean air and water for Hawassa: restoring the Baobab hillside

The Baobab hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 115 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 municipal water board, 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: • Signage and educational materials: $20 • Native saplings and stakes: $60 • Tools and protective gear: $70 If you're reading this, thank you.