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Restoring the Cedar hillside: a volunteer-led project in Santos

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Cedar hillside needs $750 for saplings and equipment.

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The Cedar hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 45 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 147 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 $750 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $510 • Tools and protective gear: $120 • Waste removal and skip hire: $70 • Signage and educational materials: $50 Thank you for reading my story. - Rafael

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Updates from Rafael

Small update. $357 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($260 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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