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Clean water and shade for Bahir Dar: restoring Unity Beach
A neighborhood-led restoration of Unity Beach needs $250 for saplings and equipment.
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Unity Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This April, 105 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 141 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 $250 goes:
• Tools and protective gear: $55
• Signage and educational materials: $35
• Native saplings and stakes: $160
Thanks for reading all this.
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thinking of you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from Fresno.
thanks for sharing this, Meseret. It takes guts to ask. Well done.