Skip to content
HelpBLESS
MoneyEnvironment

Plant 3,550 native trees around the Jacaranda canal in Embakasi

Volunteers are restoring the Jacaranda canal in Embakasi; $450 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

🇰🇪 Kenya484 views
Jepkoech Sarah Shayo
Email verifiedDriver licence verified
Embakasi
The Jacaranda canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 60 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 76 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. We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted. Where the $450 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $290 • Tools and protective gear: $75 • Waste removal and skip hire: $80 • Signage and educational materials: $5 Thanks for reading all this.

Updates from Jepkoech

No updates yet. Supporters are notified when the owner posts one.

  • Nahid Sumon Begum 🇧🇩 · $10
  • Isabella Fleming 🇦🇺 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇰🇪 · $30

    “From my family to yours. Thought of Jepkoech all day after reading this. - Embakasi”

Reviews

Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.

No reviews yet.

Questions & comments

Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.

Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.

  • Hope you get there. I have a 13 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Take care

    • Hang in there. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Love from San Fernando.

      • Wishing you peace, Jepkoech. Looking forward to the next update. Sent it to 5 people at work. Take care.

        $65 raised of $450

        Give

        More people who need help