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Restoring the Baobab hillside: a volunteer-led project in Johannesburg
Volunteers are restoring the Baobab hillside in Johannesburg; $750 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
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The Baobab hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This February, 31 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 60 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 $750 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $440
• Tools and protective gear: $150
• Waste removal and skip hire: $150
• Signage and educational materials: $10
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Pravin
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You're not alone, Pravin. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We're a small family in Pune but we're thinking of you. Love from Pune.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Pravin.
The list at the bottom is the whole picture. native saplings and stakes is the biggest at $440. Happy to explain more.
Hope you get there. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Love from Birmingham.
shared it with a few friends. My neighbor in Poznań donated after I showed her your page. God bless
Hope things get better soon. Shared this with my family. My neighbor in Varanasi donated after I showed her your page. Thinking of Johannesburg.
rooting for you, Pravin. Hope you get there.
Keep going. More neighborhoods should do this. Greetings from Dhaka.
this could happen to any of us. I hope May is when things finally get easier. Greetings from São Paulo.
keep going. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Put this on a community board in Nice this morning. Take care.
Stay strong, Pravin. Looking forward to the next update. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day
Praying for you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Take care
I hope things turn around soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Abbottabad.
Shared it with a few friends. Put this on a community board in Accra this morning.
Best of luck, Pravin. This could happen to any of us. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. God bless.
I hope things turn around soon. Sent it to 34 people at work. Take care
praying for you, Pravin. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Love from Sacramento
Stay strong. Great idea, hope you get there
Take care, Pravin. More neighborhoods should do this. I'll check back for the next update!
So sorry you're going through this, Pravin. Shared this with my family. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day
Good luck, Pravin. I hope things turn around soon. Wish I lived closer to Abuja so I could bring a meal
Shared it with a few friends. I hope May is when things finally get easier
Sending good thoughts. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from London.
Thinking of you, Pravin. I hope things turn around soon. Please keep us posted.
Thanks for sharing this. Shared this with my family. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from New Delhi.
Wishing you the best, Pravin. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings.
hang in there, Pravin. Your post was clear and honest. Put this on a community board in Regensburg this morning.
Sending good thoughts, Pravin. More neighborhoods should do this. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Lalitpur
sending strength. This could happen to any of us. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Jodhpur.
Wishing you the best, Pravin. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Johannesburg.
Rooting for you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Blessings