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Restoring the Acacia canal: a volunteer-led project in Ekurhuleni

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Acacia canal needs $400 for saplings and equipment.

🇿🇦 South Africa523 views
Mpho T. Ndlovu
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Ekurhuleni
The Acacia canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This May, 95 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 191 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. We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted. Where the $400 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $240 • Signage and educational materials: $55 • Tools and protective gear: $105 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Mpho

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