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Plant 4,700 native trees around the Lotus riverbank in Rawalpindi
A neighborhood-led restoration of the Lotus riverbank needs $250 for saplings and equipment.
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The Lotus riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 50 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 90 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 $250 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $115
• Tools and protective gear: $60
• Waste removal and skip hire: $50
• Signage and educational materials: $25
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
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- Karin Helene Lorenz 🇩🇪 · $25
- Marlene J. Smith 🇿🇦 · $50
“Wish I could do more. Thought of Zara all day after reading this. - Cape Town”
- Pedro W. González 🇨🇴 · $23.50
- Folake Nkechi Nnamdi 🇳🇬 · $10
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $5
- Vivian Holland 🇳🇿 · $20
- Clodagh W. Boyle 🇮🇪 · $68
“Keep your head up. Thought of Zara all day after reading this.”
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Hope this works out for you. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Rawalpindi.
Stay strong, Zara. Shared it with a few friends
Thanks for sharing this, Zara. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Utrecht.
Sending strength, Zara. Gave what I could, wish it was more.
Thinking of you. Hope you get there. Wish I lived closer to Madrid so I could bring a meal.
sending good thoughts, Zara. Hope you get there. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like
Sending love, Zara. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My neighbor in Dresden donated after I showed her your page. God bless
Sending strength, Zara. Shared it with a few friends. Take care.
Keep going, Zara. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Love from Mumbai
Sending love. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Sent it to 23 people at work. Love from Mumbai.