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Restoring the Lotus riverbank: a volunteer-led project in Abbottabad
Volunteers are restoring the Lotus riverbank in Abbottabad; $150 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
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The Lotus riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This March, 48 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 172 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 $150 goes:
• Waste removal and skip hire: $55
• Signage and educational materials: $35
• Tools and protective gear: $60
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
- Mahnoor
Updates from Mahnoor
Wanted to say thank you properly. 79% funded and I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts.
Wanted to say thank you properly. 50% funded and I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts.
- Hina Mahnoor Lodhi 🇵🇰 · $5
“Happy to help. Thought of Mahnoor all day after reading this. - Lahore”
- Jay S. Trivedi 🇮🇳 · $10
- Tarun K. Kashyap 🇮🇳 · $28
- Werner Schröder 🇩🇪 · $15
- Idris Bilal Mebarek 🇸🇦 · $50
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25
“Keep your head up. Thought of Mahnoor all day after reading this.”
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hang in there. This could happen to any of us. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Kilkenny.
Hope it all works out, Mahnoor. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in
Hope things get better soon, Mahnoor. Hope this works out for you. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. God bless
Rooting for you, Mahnoor. Shared it with a few friends
Take care, Mahnoor. Your post was clear and honest.