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Plant 1,050 native trees around Freedom Creek in Kochi

A neighborhood-led restoration of Freedom Creek needs $300 for saplings and equipment.

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Kochi

Freedom Creek has been used as an informal dump for years. This September, 109 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 70 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the local forestry office, 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: $125 • Tools and protective gear: $65 • Waste removal and skip hire: $95 • Signage and educational materials: $15 Thanks for reading all this. - Usha

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Updates from Usha

Update from Kochi: we've started the first stage. We're at 68% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($109 in total) I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Thank you all. We're at 28% now ($84). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

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