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Plant 4,200 native trees around Union Creek in Ibadan

A neighborhood-led restoration of Union Creek needs $150 for saplings and equipment.

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Sani Bello Okafor
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Ibadan
Union Creek has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 93 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 116 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 $150 goes: • Signage and educational materials: $10 • Tools and protective gear: $90 • Waste removal and skip hire: $50 I hope life is good to you. - Sani
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

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  • Naveen B. Natarajan

    Hope things get better soon, Sani. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I went through something like this 14 years ago and strangers helped me out. Greetings from Rabat.

    • Igor Anton Ivanov

      Thinking of you, Sani. This could happen to any of us. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. All the best.

      • Esther Grace OkelloPhoto verified

        hang in there, Sani. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Take care

        • Megumi SasakiID verified

          Best of luck. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Put this on a community board in Luxor this morning

          • Ahmet Deniz Yılmaz

            Hang in there, Sani. Great idea, hope you get there. Blessings

            • Cristian J. Delgado

              I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Ibadan

              • Inés P. Cruz

                Thanks for sharing this. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Ibadan.

                • Hong Zhen Jin

                  Thinking of you. Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Ibadan

                  • Débora Heloísa Gomes

                    Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Ibadan

                    • Rakesh R. Saxena

                      It takes guts to ask. Well done. I hope November is when things finally get easier. Thinking of Ibadan.

                      • Nahid Jahid Dutta

                        Hope it all works out, Sani. Great idea, hope you get there. Love from Sandton!

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