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Clean streams for Niterói: restoring Pioneer Beach

A neighborhood-led restoration of Pioneer Beach needs $750 for saplings and equipment.

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Márcia Márcia Peixoto
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Niterói
Pioneer Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 78 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 155 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 $750 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $320 • Tools and protective gear: $195 • Waste removal and skip hire: $145 • Signage and educational materials: $90 Glad we found this place.

Updates from Márcia

  1. Small update. $169 so far, the plan for native saplings and stakes is now scheduled.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($324 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. Small update. $364 so far, I made the first payment toward native saplings and stakes. - Márcia

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    “Be well. Thought of Márcia all day after reading this.”

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    “Best of luck - Yekaterinburg”

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    “Stay strong. Been where you're, it gets better. - Gazipur”

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    “Thought of Márcia all day after reading this.”

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    “Hang in there. Hope you get the rest soon. - Sheffield”

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    “My father told me about this one. - Taguig”

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  • Hope it all works out. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I went through something like this 9 years ago and strangers helped me out. Greetings from Portland

    • Take care, Márcia. I hope things turn around soon. I'll check back for the next update. All the best.

      • Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Greetings from Surat.

        • is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Márcia.

          • It's all in the list in the story. native saplings and stakes is the big one at $320, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Thanks for looking so closely.

        • Keep going. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Love from Duisburg.

          • Is there anything that isn't money that would help Márcia?

            • Thank you. If you're in Niterói I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks, that means a lot.

          • keep going, Márcia. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. All the best.

            • How is Márcia doing now?

              • hope it all works out, Márcia. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Greetings from Mbale.

                • Hope things get better soon, Márcia. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer.

                  • Good luck. Hope this works out for you. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings.

                    • a colleague of mine might know someone for this in Rio de Janeiro. I'll ask around and let you know.

                      • Hope things get better soon, Márcia. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from Jakarta

                        • Wishing you the best. More neighborhoods should do this. Wish I lived closer to Multan so I could bring a meal. Blessings.

                          • wishing you peace. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Sent it to 7 people at work. Blessings!

                            • Praying for you. Shared this with my family. My neighbor in Tema donated after I showed her your page. Love from Tema

                              • wishing you the best. This could happen to any of us!

                                • Reza Lukman CahyonoPhoto verified

                                  gave what I could, wish it was more. My neighbor in Las Cruces donated after I showed her your page. God bless.

                                  • Thanks for sharing this. More neighborhoods should do this. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Thinking of Niterói.

                                    • So sorry you're going through this, Márcia. Shared this with my family. Thinking of Niterói

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