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Plant 3,250 native trees around the Freedom wetland in Uberlândia
Volunteers are restoring the Freedom wetland in Uberlândia; $200 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
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The Freedom wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 104 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 156 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the local forestry office, 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 $200 goes:
• Signage and educational materials: $60
• Tools and protective gear: $85
• Waste removal and skip hire: $55
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
- Camila
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Thinking of you and your family, Camila. Shared it with a few friends. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. All the best
wishing you peace, Camila. It takes guts to ask. Well done. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless.
thinking of you. Your post was clear and honest. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust!
Thanks for sharing this, Camila. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Wish I lived closer to Lagos so I could bring a meal. Love from Manchester
Wishing you peace. I hope things turn around soon. We're a small family in Kanpur but we're thinking of you. Thinking of Uberlândia!
Keep going, Camila. More neighborhoods should do this. I'll check back for the next update. All the best.
Hope things get better soon. Great idea, hope you get there. I hope November is when things finally get easier. God bless.