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Plant 4,850 native trees around the Unity hillside in Kadıköy

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Unity hillside needs $700 for saplings and equipment.

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Elif Songül Demir
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Kadıköy
The Unity hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 110 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 62 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. Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage. Where the $700 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $460 • Tools and protective gear: $145 • Waste removal and skip hire: $70 • Signage and educational materials: $25 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Elif
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Elif

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($136 in total) I made the first payment toward tools and protective gear. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Update from Kadıköy: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 11% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. We're at 4% thanks to 1 of you. I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

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  • Rashed Tareq Ali🇮🇳Verified helper
    Great help in a difficult time

    This helper is honest and transparent about what they can do. They didn't overpromise, but they did deliver excellent results. I would definitely trust them again.

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    Reliable and compassionate

    This is what community support looks like. They didn't just offer generic advice; they provided personalized help tailored to my specific situation.

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    Truly grateful for the support

    Perfect example of someone making a real difference. They took time out of their busy schedule to help me and never made me feel like a burden.

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  • Minato Daisuke Watanabe

    You're not alone, Elif. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. We're a small family in Gwagwalada but we're thinking of you. All the best!

    • Nathaniel Isaac Peprah

      Rooting for you, Elif. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.

      • Serge Yann AubertPhoto verified

        Wishing you the best, Elif. Hope this works out for you. My neighbor in San Fernando donated after I showed her your page.

        • Makoto Yuto FukudaID verified

          Hope you get there. Greetings from Adama

          • Nisha N. Bansal

            Sending good thoughts. Great idea, hope you get there. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings.

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