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Plant 2,400 native trees around the Liberty wetland in Quezon City
A neighborhood-led restoration of the Liberty wetland needs $400 for saplings and equipment.
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The Liberty wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This March, 44 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 84 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.
We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted.
Where the $400 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $280
• Tools and protective gear: $50
• Waste removal and skip hire: $45
• Signage and educational materials: $25
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Manuel
Updates from Manuel
Good news. Because of your gifts ($145 in total) I made the first payment toward tools and protective gear. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Goro Takagi 🇯🇵 · $25
- Chhaya G. Agarwal 🇮🇳 · $20
- Novi Yuni Hakim 🇮🇩 · $5
“Blessings - Magelang”
- Stijn Smits 🇳🇱 · $50
- Rolando A. Martinez 🇵🇭 · $25
“Thinking of you. My neighbor told me about this one. - Caloocan”
- Gerardo R. Mendoza 🇪🇸 · $25
- Agus Wawan Suryadi 🇮🇩 · $25
- Akoth Mercy Swai 🇰🇪 · $5
“Sending love. My mother told me about this one. - Nakuru”
- Maryam Sadia Jilani 🇵🇰 · $10
- Thomas Clément Rolland 🇫🇷 · $50
- Brandon Wheeler 🇬🇧 · $30
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Hope it all works out, Manuel. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Quezon City.
Wishing you the best, Manuel. Shared it with a few friends. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Quezon City.
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Quezon City!
You're not alone, Manuel. I hope things turn around soon
Praying for you. Great idea, hope you get there. God bless.