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Plant 3,650 native trees around the Freedom canal in Dhaka
Volunteers are restoring the Freedom canal in Dhaka; $200 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
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The Freedom canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This January, 93 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 56 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the city parks department, 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 $200 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $70
• Tools and protective gear: $70
• Waste removal and skip hire: $40
• Signage and educational materials: $20
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- Sharmin
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Sending strength, Sharmin. Your post was clear and honest. I have a 16 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Blessings.
Hope things get better soon, Sharmin. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Thinking of Dhaka.
Sending love, Sharmin. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Blessings.
Hope it all works out, Sharmin. Hope this works out for you. Don't give up. Blessings
thinking of you, Sharmin. Shared this with my family. Sent it to 39 people at work.