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Plant 2,150 native trees around the Harmony hillside in Amsterdam

Volunteers are restoring the Harmony hillside in Amsterdam; $1,750 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands1,682 views
Khadija Souad Aziz
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Amsterdam
The Harmony hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 86 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 110 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the municipal water board, 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 $1,750 goes: • Signage and educational materials: $120 • Tools and protective gear: $520 • Native saplings and stakes: $1,110 I hope life is good to you. - Khadija
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Khadija

  1. Update from Amsterdam: I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. We're at 50% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($303 in total) I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Ishita E. Mishra

    Rooting for you. More neighborhoods should do this. Please keep us posted. God bless

    • Shruthi F. Venkatesh

      Looking forward to the next update. I went through something like this 6 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.

      • Jewel Faruk BiswasID verified

        Hope things get better soon, Khadija. I hope things turn around soon. Blessings.

        • Gerardo A. Sandoval

          Best of luck. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I hope October is when things finally get easier. God bless.

          • Pablo L. Ibáñez

            good luck, Khadija. It takes guts to ask. Well done. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Thinking of Amsterdam.

            • Akinyi Lilian Kamau

              best of luck. Great idea, hope you get there. Please keep us posted.

              • Mpho L. Du Plessis

                more neighborhoods should do this. I hope October is when things finally get easier. All the best.

                • Jean Gerard

                  Best of luck, Khadija. Hope this works out for you. Put this on a community board in Mumbai this morning.

                  • Usha A. Verma

                    wishing you the best. Your post was clear and honest. Love from Springfield.

                    • Mason D. NealID verified

                      Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Amsterdam.

                      • Easton M. Banks

                        Rooting for you, Khadija. Great idea, hope you get there.

                        • Dua Zoya Niazi

                          Sending strength, Khadija. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I'll check back for the next update. Thinking of Amsterdam.

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