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Restoring the Baobab canal: a volunteer-led project in Jakarta
Help us clean and replant the Baobab canal before the November planting window closes.
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The Baobab canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This September, 82 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 141 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 $300 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $95
• Tools and protective gear: $75
• Waste removal and skip hire: $60
• Signage and educational materials: $70
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Ahmad
Updates from Ahmad
Update from Jakarta: the plan for native saplings and stakes is now scheduled. We're at 47% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Wanted to say thank you properly. 19% funded and I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts.
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rooting for you, Ahmad. Shared this with my family. Wish I lived closer to Mumbai so I could bring a meal. Blessings.
thanks for sharing this, Ahmad. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My husband and I read this together. Blessings!
Stay strong, Ahmad. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Take care
projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My husband and I read this together. Love from Mississauga