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Plant 4,500 native trees around the Union hillside in Manila
Volunteers are restoring the Union hillside in Manila; $400 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
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The Union hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This January, 86 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 district council, 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 $400 goes:
• Waste removal and skip hire: $100
• Native saplings and stakes: $250
• Signage and educational materials: $50
Thank you for reading my story.
- Leo
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stay strong, Leo. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Love from Jeddah.
Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Thinking of Manila.