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Plant 2,100 native trees around the Baobab wetland in Faisalabad
Volunteers are restoring the Baobab wetland in Faisalabad; $300 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
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The Baobab wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 62 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 77 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.
Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage.
Where the $300 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $130
• Tools and protective gear: $70
• Waste removal and skip hire: $95
• Signage and educational materials: $5
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Updates from Maryam
Wanted to say thank you properly. 55% funded and I made the first payment toward signage and educational materials.
Update from Faisalabad: I made the first payment toward tools and protective gear. We're at 43% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
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Wishing you peace, Maryam. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. All the best
You're not alone, Maryam. This could happen to any of us. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Gangnam.