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Restoring the Acacia canal: a volunteer-led project in Dhaka
Volunteers are restoring the Acacia canal in Dhaka; $250 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
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The Acacia canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 85 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 122 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the local forestry office, 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: $35
• Tools and protective gear: $60
• Native saplings and stakes: $155
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
- Rubina
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hope it all works out, Rubina. Your post was clear and honest. Blessings.
So sorry you're going through this, Rubina. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in.
Hope things get better soon. This could happen to any of us. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Dhaka.