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Plant 4,450 native trees around Unity Beach in Gondar

A neighborhood-led restoration of Unity Beach needs $210 for saplings and equipment.

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Mekdes Sara Haile
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Gondar
Unity Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This December, 101 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 100 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 $210 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $90 • Tools and protective gear: $30 • Waste removal and skip hire: $85 • Signage and educational materials: $5 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Mekdes

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  • Sending strength, Mekdes. Hope this works out for you.

    • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Mekdes.

      • Marcos Jorge CastroPhoto verified

        Sending good thoughts, Mekdes. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Wish I lived closer to Corpus Christi so I could bring a meal

        • Good luck, Mekdes. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money

          • Hope things get better soon, Mekdes. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I have a 13 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of Gondar.

            • Sending good thoughts, Mekdes. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Please keep us posted.

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