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Clean streams for Barranquilla: restoring the Lotus riverbank
Volunteers are restoring the Lotus riverbank in Barranquilla; $550 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
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The Lotus riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 84 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 57 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 $550 goes:
• Waste removal and skip hire: $100
• Native saplings and stakes: $280
• Tools and protective gear: $170
I hope life is good to you.
- Itzel
Updates from Itzel
Update from Barranquilla: I made the first payment toward native saplings and stakes. We're at 12% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Update from Barranquilla: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 11% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
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