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Clean water and shade for Gwagwalada: restoring the Freedom canal
A neighborhood-led restoration of the Freedom canal needs $300 for saplings and equipment.
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The Freedom canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 38 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 181 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 $300 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $120
• Tools and protective gear: $65
• Waste removal and skip hire: $75
• Signage and educational materials: $40
Thanks for reading all this.
- Danjuma
Updates from Danjuma
We're at 103% thanks to 6 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.
Quick update: $324 raised so far (108%). the plan for tools and protective gear is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
Small update. $149 so far, I made the first payment toward signage and educational materials.
- Joanna Aleksandra Wójcik 🇵🇱 · $5
- Mateus Rodrigo Guimarães 🇧🇷 · $25
- Zola K. Coetzee 🇿🇦 · $42
- Lola Hauwa Daramola 🇳🇬 · $26.50
- Walter C. Gonzales 🇬🇧 · $15
- Willow R. Fields 🇺🇸 · $135
- Rashmi T. Mishra 🇮🇳 · $5
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $20
- Andre B. Rowe 🇯🇲 · $44
- İsmail Kaan Bulut 🇹🇷 · $30
- Daniel L. Chambers 🇺🇸 · $75
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you're not alone, Danjuma. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Kilkenny but we're thinking of you. Blessings.
stay strong, Danjuma. More neighborhoods should do this.
Wishing you peace. Great idea, hope you get there. We're a small family in Zaria but we're thinking of you. Take care.
more neighborhoods should do this. I hope November is when things finally get easier
Hope things get better soon, Danjuma. I hope things turn around soon. All the best
Stay strong, Danjuma. Hope this works out for you. I'm in construction myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from Naivasha
Rooting for you, Danjuma. Gave what I could, wish it was more. After 28 years in nursing I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Blessings
looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in Townsville but we're thinking of you. Love from Townsville.
Hope things get better soon, Danjuma. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Gwagwalada.
Sending love, Danjuma. Your post was clear and honest. Sent it to 4 people at work.
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from Montego Bay
Take care, Danjuma. Your post was clear and honest. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. God bless.
Hope things get better soon, Danjuma. Hope this works out for you. My neighbor in San Francisco donated after I showed her your page. Blessings
Shared it with a few friends. Put this on a community board in Lagos this morning. God bless.
Sending good thoughts, Danjuma. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't give up. All the best.
Good luck. Shared it with a few friends. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of Gwagwalada
Take care, Danjuma. This could happen to any of us. All the best.
take care, Danjuma. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I hope November is when things finally get easier. Take care.
Hang in there. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Greetings from Mannheim.
Hope things get better soon, Danjuma. Great idea, hope you get there. I have a 8 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of Gwagwalada.
Sending strength. Looking forward to the next update. Love from Kingston.
Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Montréal.
thanks for sharing this, Danjuma. I hope things turn around soon. Take care.
hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Thinking of Gwagwalada
thinking of you, Danjuma. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Gwagwalada.
Hang in there, Danjuma. Your post was clear and honest. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend
Take care. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Blessings.
Stay strong, Danjuma. Gave what I could, wish it was more.
wishing you peace, Danjuma. Hope you get there. My husband and I read this together.
Hope things get better soon. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. All the best
Hang in there. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Phoenix.