Restoring Jacaranda Creek: a volunteer-led project in Dar es Salaam

Jacaranda Creek has been used as an informal dump for years. This April, 98 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 54 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: • Signage and educational materials: $40 • Native saplings and stakes: $125 • Waste removal and skip hire: $85 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Kipchoge