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Plant 2,950 native trees around Freedom Creek in Nairobi
Volunteers are restoring Freedom Creek in Nairobi; $350 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
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Freedom Creek has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 55 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 147 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 $350 goes:
• Signage and educational materials: $20
• Native saplings and stakes: $290
• Tools and protective gear: $40
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
Updates from Waweru
Quick update: $302 raised so far (86%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them. - Waweru
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Wishing you the best, Waweru. It takes guts to ask. Well done.