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Restoring the Cedar wetland: a volunteer-led project in Noida
Volunteers are restoring the Cedar wetland in Noida; $250 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
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The Cedar wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This April, 67 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 109 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the local forestry office, 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 $250 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $150
• Signage and educational materials: $25
• Tools and protective gear: $75
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
Updates from Vrushali
Good news. Because of your gifts ($75 in total) I made the first payment toward signage and educational materials. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Update from Noida: we've started the first stage. We're at 20% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Davi Wellington Azevedo 🇧🇷 · $42
“Keep your head up. Thought of Vrushali all day after reading this. - Campinas”
- Özlem Seda Çelik 🇹🇷 · $50
“Every little bit. Thought of Vrushali all day after reading this. - Antalya”
- Rodel F. Ramos 🇦🇺 · $25
- Binod Binod Basnet 🇳🇵 · $25
- Lydia P. Padilla 🇺🇸 · $25
“Good luck. Hope the July deadline works out. - Augusta”
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wishing you peace. Hope this works out for you. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Da Nang
thinking of you. Great idea, hope you get there. Take care.
Shared this with my family. Thinking of Noida.
how is Vrushali doing now?
Hope things get better soon, Vrushali. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.
Rooting for you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Mumbai so I could bring a meal.
Take care, Vrushali. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier
Keep going. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My neighbor in Coventry donated after I showed her your page
Thanks for sharing this. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Katowice.
hang in there. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from Lagos.
Thinking of you, Vrushali. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Take care.
reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Put this on a community board in Accra this morning. All the best.
wishing you the best. Great idea, hope you get there. Don't give up.
Wishing you the best, Vrushali. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I hope July is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Khon Kaen.
Wishing you peace, Vrushali. Looking forward to the next update. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. All the best.
Wishing you the best, Vrushali. Your post was clear and honest. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. All the best.
Thinking of you, Vrushali. Hope this works out for you. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from Bloemfontein
So sorry you're going through this, Vrushali. Your post was clear and honest. All the best.
Hope things get better soon. Hope you get there. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Noida
your post was clear and honest. Put this on a community board in Rome this morning. Thinking of Noida.
I hope things turn around soon. Wish I lived closer to Kansas City so I could bring a meal. Thinking of Noida!
Wishing you peace. Great idea, hope you get there. After 15 years in customer support I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
Good luck, Vrushali. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in.
Sending good thoughts. It takes guts to ask. Well done. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from Saint-Denis.
Thanks for sharing this. Hope you get there. My neighbor in Dallas donated after I showed her your page. Take care
praying for you, Vrushali. This could happen to any of us. I have a 9 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
take care, Vrushali. Shared this with my family. My husband and I read this together. All the best
praying for you. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. It's not much but it's yours. God bless
Thinking of you and your family. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Take care
Praying for you, Vrushali. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer
Wishing you the best, Vrushali. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Take care
thinking of you. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Springfield
Sending love, Vrushali. Hope you get there.