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Restoring the Jacaranda riverbank: a volunteer-led project in Mekelle
Volunteers are restoring the Jacaranda riverbank in Mekelle; $250 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
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The Jacaranda riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 40 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 117 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the municipal water board, 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 $250 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $140
• Tools and protective gear: $35
• Waste removal and skip hire: $45
• Signage and educational materials: $30
Thank you so much.
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Praying for you, Tigist. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier
wishing you peace. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My neighbor in Mardan donated after I showed her your page.
How is Tigist doing now?
Thinking of you, Tigist. Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Mekelle
take care, Tigist. Hope you get there.
Stay strong. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Buffalo.
It takes guts to ask. Well done. My neighbor in Tamale donated after I showed her your page. Love from Tamale.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Tigist.
It's all in the list in the story. native saplings and stakes is the big one at $140, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Fair thing to want to know.
Best of luck. I hope things turn around soon. I'll check back for the next update. Greetings from Columbus
Hang in there. Great idea, hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Christchurch.
Praying for you, Tigist. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Please keep us posted. Greetings from Dhaka
best of luck, Tigist. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from London.
Hang in there. More neighborhoods should do this. God bless.
I hope things turn around soon. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless!
Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Mekelle
Hang in there, Tigist. More neighborhoods should do this. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.
Sending good thoughts, Tigist. This could happen to any of us. Sent it to 8 people at work.
Thanks for sharing this, Tigist. Looking forward to the next update. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. God bless.
wishing you the best, Tigist. Shared this with my family. Take care.
Thinking of you, Tigist. Hope this works out for you. Put this on a community board in Chiang Mai this morning.
Keep going, Tigist. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Please keep us posted. Take care
Keep going. More neighborhoods should do this. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. All the best.
Wishing you the best. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. God bless.
Thinking of you and your family, Tigist. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.
Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. We're a small family in Bacoor but we're thinking of you. Thinking of Mekelle.
Take care. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like
Wishing you peace, Tigist. Hope you get there. Sent it to 30 people at work. Blessings.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Put this on a community board in Birmingham this morning. Thinking of Mekelle
Wishing you peace, Tigist. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My husband and I read this together.