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Restoring the Jacaranda hillside: a volunteer-led project in Mombasa
Volunteers are restoring the Jacaranda hillside in Mombasa; $450 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
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The Jacaranda hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 42 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 181 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 $450 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $290
• Tools and protective gear: $55
• Waste removal and skip hire: $95
• Signage and educational materials: $10
Thanks for reading all this.
- John
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- Anucha Prasert Wattana 🇹🇭 · $6
“Hope it all works out. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Pattaya”
- Logan N. Craig 🇬🇧 · $20
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Hope things get better soon, John. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We're a small family in San Jose but we're thinking of you. Greetings from San Jose
Thanks for sharing this, John. Looking forward to the next update. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. God bless.
thanks for sharing this. I hope things turn around soon. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Blessings.
You're not alone, John. Looking forward to the next update. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care.
gave what I could, wish it was more. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Greetings from São Paulo