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Clean water and shade for Adama: restoring Jacaranda Beach
Volunteers are restoring Jacaranda Beach in Adama; $150 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
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Jacaranda Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 98 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 48 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the municipal water board, 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 $150 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $75
• Tools and protective gear: $60
• Waste removal and skip hire: $15
If you're reading this, thank you.
Updates from Sara
Good news. Because of your gifts ($100 in total) I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
We're at 15% thanks to 2 of you. I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.
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“From my family to yours - Fort Portal”
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“Hang in there. I'm in Leicester, thinking of you. - Leicester”
- Jade Gomez 🇬🇧 · $17
“Blessings. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Nottingham”
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I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Wish I lived closer to Kanpur so I could bring a meal. All the best.
Hang in there, Sara. Shared this with my family. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
You're not alone, Sara. More neighborhoods should do this. Blessings.
Thanks for sharing this. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't give up. God bless
Keep going, Sara. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.
how is Sara doing now?
hope you get there. Love from Madurai.
Thanks for sharing this. Great idea, hope you get there
Rooting for you. Shared this with my family. I'll check back for the next update.
Best of luck, Sara. Hope this works out for you. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Cầu Giấy.
Hang in there. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Nashik.