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Restoring the Liberty canal: a volunteer-led project in Pune
Help us clean and replant the Liberty canal before the July planting window closes.
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The Liberty canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This April, 77 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 78 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 $350 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $125
• Tools and protective gear: $70
• Waste removal and skip hire: $155
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
Updates from Aadhya
Wanted to say thank you properly. 72% funded and I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts.
39% there. I made the first payment toward tools and protective gear. Thank you.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($133 in total) I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Marian Florin Gheorghe 🇷🇴 · $100
- Genesis Vance 🇺🇸 · $55.50
- Rukhsar Nimra Aslam 🇵🇰 · $50
- Denis Dmitry Dmitriev 🇷🇺 · $44.50
- Anonymous 🇲🇽 · $27
- Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $25
- Piper D. Morris 🇦🇺 · $25
- Clinton C. Lombard 🇿🇦 · $25
- Nasrin Rahima Kabir 🇧🇩 · $20
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $20
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $14
- Rafaela Xavier 🇧🇷 · $10
- Enrico Leone 🇮🇹 · $10
- Mona Salma Kassem 🇪🇬 · $10
- Paloma T. Mora 🇨🇴 · $5
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You're not alone, Aadhya. Looking forward to the next update. Love from Dhaka.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Aadhya.
Sure. The biggest one is native saplings and stakes, $125. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Thanks for asking.
Hope it all works out. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Greetings from London.
You're not alone. This could happen to any of us. Wish I lived closer to Albany so I could bring a meal. Thinking of Pune
Keep going, Aadhya. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I hope July is when things finally get easier. God bless.