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Plant 1,250 native trees around the Jacaranda wetland in Semarang

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Jacaranda wetland needs $455 for saplings and equipment.

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Kurniawan Haris Kusuma
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Semarang
The Jacaranda wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This February, 45 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 106 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 $455 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $260 • Tools and protective gear: $65 • Waste removal and skip hire: $125 • Signage and educational materials: $5 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
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Updates from Kurniawan

  1. Update from Semarang: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 72% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 63% now ($287). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for waste removal and skip hire is now scheduled.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 56% now ($256). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for tools and protective gear is now scheduled.

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    This is the kind of person who restores your faith in humanity. They didn't just offer help; they genuinely cared about my wellbeing and followed through on every commitment.

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    This experience has restored my faith in the goodness of people. The helper was professional, knowledgeable, and genuinely cared about my outcome.

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    I was going through a tough time and this person's support was invaluable. They didn't judge, just helped. That kind of genuine compassion is rare these days.

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  • Walter S. ColeID verified

    Take care. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Leicester.

    $657 raised of $455

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