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Restoring the Baobab canal: a volunteer-led project in Likoni
A neighborhood-led restoration of the Baobab canal needs $350 for saplings and equipment.
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The Baobab canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This March, 56 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 140 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.
Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage.
Where the $350 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $240
• Waste removal and skip hire: $95
• Signage and educational materials: $15
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
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So sorry you're going through this, John. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I'll check back for the next update.
Thinking of you and your family. Your post was clear and honest. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.
good luck. Great idea, hope you get there. God bless.