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Plant 2,050 native trees around the Cedar riverbank in Lagos
Volunteers are restoring the Cedar riverbank in Lagos; $150 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
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The Cedar riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 88 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 197 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the city parks department, 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 $150 goes:
• Tools and protective gear: $40
• Signage and educational materials: $35
• Waste removal and skip hire: $75
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
Updates from Joy
Quick update: $16 raised so far (11%). I made the first payment toward waste removal and skip hire. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Orlando A. Castillo 🇦🇺 · $5
“Take care of yourselves. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Brisbane”
- Shailesh E. Shinde 🇮🇳 · $15
- Eyob Hailemariam 🇪🇹 · $16
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Stay strong, Joy. Your post was clear and honest. After 14 years in logistics I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Love from Yonkers.
Shared it with a few friends. Love from Multan.
Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Love from Rohini
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Joy.
The list at the bottom is the whole picture. tools and protective gear is the biggest at $40. Ask me anything else.
Rooting for you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from Guarulhos
reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of Lagos.
keep going. Shared it with a few friends. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care!
Hope it all works out. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't give up.
best of luck, Joy. Looking forward to the next update. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. God bless