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Clean streets and rivers for Üsküdar: restoring the Union canal
Volunteers are restoring the Union canal in Üsküdar; $400 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
🇹🇷 Üsküdar, Istanbul, Türkiye585 views
The Union canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This March, 66 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 58 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the local forestry office, 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 $400 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $300
• Signage and educational materials: $30
• Tools and protective gear: $70
Thank you for reading my story.
- Efe
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Wishing you the best, Efe. Shared it with a few friends. Don't give up. Love from Winnipeg
Hope it all works out, Efe. Looking forward to the next update
thanks for sharing this. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. God bless.
Hope it all works out, Efe. I hope things turn around soon. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Faisalabad.
Thinking of you and your family, Efe. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. God bless.
Praying for you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. God bless.
Wishing you peace, Efe. This could happen to any of us. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best.
Good luck. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Gulu.
Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Please keep us posted. All the best.
sending good thoughts, Efe. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Los Angeles.
Thinking of you. Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from Istanbul.