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Restoring the Maple riverbank: a volunteer-led project in Benin City

Help us clean and replant the Maple riverbank before the April planting window closes.

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Segun Tunde Salami
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Benin City
The Maple riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This February, 35 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 191 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 $450 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $280 • Tools and protective gear: $80 • Waste removal and skip hire: $50 • Signage and educational materials: $40 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen. - Segun

Updates from Segun

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 54% funded and I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($159 in total) I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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    “Hang in there. My colleague told me about this one. - Liverpool”

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    “Hang in there. Only $20 but hope it helps. - Newcastle”

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    “Hope it all works out. Thought of Segun all day after reading this. - Ciudad de México”

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    “Hope things get better - Mannheim”

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    “Hope it all works out. Only $15 but hope it helps. - Fresno”

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    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Segun all day after reading this.”

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    “Hope things get better. Thought of Segun all day after reading this. - Salvador”

  • Priscila Renata Santos 🇧🇷 · $20
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    “Hope this helps. My colleague told me about this one. - Bristol”

  • Luana Júlia Barros 🇧🇷 · $50

    “All the best. Thought of Segun all day after reading this. - São Paulo”

  • Tahmina Jannat Pramanik 🇮🇳 · $50

    “Hope it all works out. Hope the April deadline works out. - Chennai”

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    “Good luck. My mother told me about this one. - Hồ Chí Minh City”

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