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Clean water and shade for Taguig: restoring the Sycamore hillside

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Sycamore hillside needs $400 for saplings and equipment.

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines687 views
Emmanuel S. Gonzales
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Taguig
The Sycamore hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This May, 37 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 191 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. Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage. Where the $400 goes: โ€ข Waste removal and skip hire: $70 โ€ข Signage and educational materials: $45 โ€ข Native saplings and stakes: $285 If you're reading this, thank you. - Emmanuel

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  • Ramesh Hari Sharma ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต ยท $74

    โ€œEvery little bit. Small amount but sent with love. - Kathmanduโ€

  • Walid Fadi Al-Farsi ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $10
  • Dhanalakshmi N. Chandrasekhar ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $54
  • Fatima Dalia Hussein ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $25

    โ€œBlessings. Thought of Emmanuel all day after reading this.โ€

  • Elena C. Ibarra ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $10

    โ€œFrom Bilbao with love.โ€

  • Waweru Evans Karanja ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช ยท $50

    โ€œBlessings. From Nairobi with love.โ€

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  • Hope it all works out. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. All the best.

    • sending love. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Love from Thika.

      • Sending good thoughts, Emmanuel. This could happen to any of us.

        • Take care, Emmanuel. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Taguig

          • Stay strong, Emmanuel. Gave what I could, wish it was more. All the best

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