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Restoring the Baobab wetland: a volunteer-led project in Colombo

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Baobab wetland needs $350 for saplings and equipment.

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Ruwan Tennakoon
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Colombo
The Baobab wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This September, 97 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 80 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the district council, 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 $350 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $200 • Tools and protective gear: $45 • Waste removal and skip hire: $95 • Signage and educational materials: $10 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Ruwan
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Ruwan

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 24% funded and the plan for native saplings and stakes is now scheduled.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($35 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely. - Ruwan

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  • Vani E. Grewal 🇮🇳 · $100

    “Hope this helps. Thought of Ruwan all day after reading this. - Pune”

  • Efrat Revital Stern 🇮🇱 · $6

    “Keep your head up - Beersheba”

  • Erica D. Quizon 🇵🇭 · $50

    “Be well. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Manila”

  • Samina Eman Tarar 🇵🇰 · $10

    “Wish I could do more. Hope you get the rest soon. - Multan”

  • Nabirye Akello Barasa 🇹🇿 · $25

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  • Emilia P. Ortiz

    Wishing you peace. Looking forward to the next update. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry

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