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Plant 865 native trees around Unity Creek in Gqeberha

Volunteers are restoring Unity Creek in Gqeberha; $350 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

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Unity Creek has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 41 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 60 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 $350 goes: • Tools and protective gear: $50 • Native saplings and stakes: $210 • Waste removal and skip hire: $90 Thank you so much.

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Updates from Shireen

We're at 89% thanks to 9 of you. the plan for waste removal and skip hire is now scheduled. More news soon.
Update from Gqeberha: I made the first payment toward waste removal and skip hire. We're at 58% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Wanted to say thank you properly. 7% funded and the plan for waste removal and skip hire is now scheduled.

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