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Restoring the Harmony riverbank: a volunteer-led project in Thika
Volunteers are restoring the Harmony riverbank in Thika; $300 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
🇰🇪 Thika, Kiambu, Kenya1,497 views
The Harmony riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This April, 102 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 85 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: $125
• Waste removal and skip hire: $115
• Signage and educational materials: $60
Thank you so much.
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thinking of you. Your post was clear and honest. Love from Madrid
Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. After 9 years in teaching I know how hard it's to ask for anything. All the best
you're not alone, Paul. Shared it with a few friends. God bless.
Wishing you peace, Paul. Shared it with a few friends. My husband and I read this together.
So sorry you're going through this, Paul. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. It's not much but it's yours. Take care
good luck, Paul. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. God bless.
Take care, Paul. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Take care
Best of luck. Hope you get there. Greetings from San Jose.
praying for you, Paul. Shared this with my family. I went through something like this 6 years ago and strangers helped me out. Take care
Hope things get better soon, Paul. Looking forward to the next update. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home!
Wishing you the best, Paul. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Łódź.
Good luck, Paul. Gave what I could, wish it was more.
You're not alone, Paul. I hope things turn around soon. Take care.
more neighborhoods should do this. Greetings from Gazipur
Gave what I could, wish it was more. Sent it to 12 people at work. All the best.
Good luck, Paul. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Kumasi.
Thinking of you, Paul. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Thika.
Thinking of you and your family, Paul. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Caloocan so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Tokyo.
praying for you, Paul. Your post was clear and honest.
Hang in there, Paul. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes
Praying for you, Paul. It takes guts to ask. Well done.
Keep going. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Thinking of Thika
Hope things get better soon, Paul. It takes guts to ask. Well done. God bless.