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Restoring the Baobab hillside: a volunteer-led project in Mumbai

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

🇮🇳 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India734 views
Geeta K. Panwar
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Mumbai
The Baobab hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 107 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. We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted. Where the $300 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $165 • Tools and protective gear: $85 • Signage and educational materials: $50 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Geeta

  1. Quick update: $146 raised so far (49%). the plan for tools and protective gear is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 49% funded and I made the first payment toward signage and educational materials.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($126 in total) I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $20
  • Danylo Ruslan Nikolaev 🇷🇺 · $20
  • Sudhakar Reddy 🇮🇳 · $126

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  • Julieta M. Rodríguez🇺🇸Verified donor
    Helped when no one else could

    I was struggling and didn't know where to turn. This person stepped in without hesitation and provided exactly what I needed. Their compassion and expertise made all the difference in my life.

  • Elaine Jéssica Vieira🇧🇷Verified donor
    Professional and kind

    I had a complex problem and this person helped me navigate it step by step. Their expertise combined with their kindness made all the difference.

  • Ruth Rose Mwesigwa🇹🇿Verified donor
    Truly grateful for the support

    The support I received was beyond what I expected. Not only did they help with the immediate need, but they also provided guidance for long-term solutions. I'm forever grateful.

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  • Allison Hicks

    Sending good thoughts, Geeta. Hope you get there.

    • Marco Bruno De Santis

      hang in there. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I hope September is when things finally get easier. Take care.

      • Maeve A. Bell

        Hope it all works out. Your post was clear and honest. My husband and I read this together. God bless.

        • Parker Carr

          Best of luck, Geeta. Shared this with my family.

          • Abosede Chidinma Ogunbanjo

            Keep going, Geeta. Hope you get there. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

            • Fikir Legesse

              So sorry you're going through this, Geeta. This could happen to any of us. Blessings.

              • Hetal G. Shah

                Hope things get better soon. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Mumbai.

                • Wilfredo L. Dizon

                  So sorry you're going through this. More neighborhoods should do this. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Joliet.

                  $166 raised of $300

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