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Restoring the Baobab canal: a volunteer-led project in Lalitpur

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Baobab canal needs $300 for saplings and equipment.

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The Baobab canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 68 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 114 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: $80 • Tools and protective gear: $75 • Waste removal and skip hire: $95 • Signage and educational materials: $50 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.

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Updates from Kamal

We're at 51% thanks to 8 of you. I made the first payment toward signage and educational materials. More news soon. - Kamal
Update from Lalitpur: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 46% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Update from Lalitpur: I made the first payment toward waste removal and skip hire. We're at 31% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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Citlali M. Herrera
take care, Kamal. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Gwagwalada.

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