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Clean streams for Dar es Salaam: restoring the Acacia riverbank
A neighborhood-led restoration of the Acacia riverbank needs $100 for saplings and equipment.
🇹🇿 Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania752 views
The Acacia riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 95 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 107 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.
Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage.
Where the $100 goes:
• Waste removal and skip hire: $70
• Signage and educational materials: $15
• Tools and protective gear: $15
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
Updates from Mutua
Small update. $45 so far, the plan for signage and educational materials is now scheduled.
- Daniela J. Robles 🇲🇽 · $6
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $45
- Ali Kamal Habib 🇪🇬 · $45
“Every little bit. Thought of Mutua all day after reading this. - Shubra”
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Hang in there. Hope this works out for you. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Blessings
So sorry you're going through this, Mutua. Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Dar es Salaam.
thanks for sharing this, Mutua. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Sent it to 15 people at work. Blessings.
Sending good thoughts, Mutua. More neighborhoods should do this. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money
So sorry you're going through this. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I'm in hospitality myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you
sending strength, Mutua. Shared this with my family.
Gave what I could, wish it was more. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from Paris
Rooting for you. I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Jakarta Barat.
so sorry you're going through this. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Take care
Good luck, Mutua. I hope things turn around soon. God bless.
sending strength. Your post was clear and honest. Love from Kikuyu.