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Clean air and water for Nairobi: restoring the Lotus hillside
A neighborhood-led restoration of the Lotus hillside needs $550 for saplings and equipment.
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The Lotus hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 65 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 168 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.
Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage.
Where the $550 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $320
• Tools and protective gear: $60
• Waste removal and skip hire: $120
• Signage and educational materials: $50
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Opio
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56% there. I made the first payment toward signage and educational materials. Thank you.
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Hope it all works out, Opio. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I'll check back for the next update.