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Clean water and shade for Accra: restoring the Maple riverbank

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Maple riverbank needs $400 for saplings and equipment.

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The Maple riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 98 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 195 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 $400 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $240 • Tools and protective gear: $85 • Waste removal and skip hire: $50 • Signage and educational materials: $25 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.

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Updates from Kwaku

Thank you all. We're at 54% now ($215). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for waste removal and skip hire is now scheduled.
Update from Accra: the plan for native saplings and stakes is now scheduled. We're at 41% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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