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Clean streams for Lalitpur: restoring the Baobab canal

Help us clean and replant the Baobab canal before the December planting window closes.

🇳🇵 NepalPosted Oct 1, 20261,530 views
Padam Manoj Sharma
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Member since Apr 17, 2026 · Lalitpur
The Baobab canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 51 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 121 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 $200 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $70 • Tools and protective gear: $30 • Waste removal and skip hire: $90 • Signage and educational materials: $10 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen. - Padam

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  • your post was clear and honest. I went through something like this 9 years ago and strangers helped me out. Take care.

    • Teun MartensPhoto verified3h ago

      So sorry you're going through this. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My husband and I read this together. Take care

      • Hang in there. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Put this on a community board in Kasarani this morning.

        • Hope you get there. I'm in public service myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Take care.

          • Hope it all works out, Padam. Looking forward to the next update

            • Keep going, Padam. Hope this works out for you. All the best.

              • Wishing you the best, Padam. Shared it with a few friends.

                • hang in there. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I'll check back for the next update.

                  • Good luck, Padam. Looking forward to the next update. Sent it to 6 people at work. Take care.

                    • Great idea, hope you get there. My neighbor in Ribeirão Preto donated after I showed her your page.

                      • Sending love, Padam. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.

                        • thanks for sharing this, Padam. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home

                          • thinking of you and your family. Great idea, hope you get there. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. God bless.

                            • More neighborhoods should do this. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best.

                              • You're not alone. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My neighbor in Bergamo donated after I showed her your page.

                                • Sending strength. Looking forward to the next update. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

                                  • Best of luck, Padam. It takes guts to ask. Well done. All the best

                                    • reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Sent it to 22 people at work. Blessings

                                      • Hope it all works out, Padam. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. All the best

                                        • so sorry you're going through this, Padam. Your post was clear and honest. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Blessings.

                                          • great idea, hope you get there. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of Lalitpur

                                            • Stay strong. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My husband and I read this together. Greetings from Greensboro.

                                              • this could happen to any of us. Greetings from Quezon City

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