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Restoring the Maple wetland: a volunteer-led project in São Paulo

Help us clean and replant the Maple wetland before the July planting window closes.

🇧🇷 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil1,469 views
Camila Aparecida Ferreira
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São Paulo
The Maple wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This April, 118 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 165 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 $750 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $520 • Waste removal and skip hire: $155 • Signage and educational materials: $75 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.

Updates from Camila

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($175 in total) I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  • Ananya P. Tandon 🇮🇳 · $5
  • Gabriele Martinelli 🇮🇹 · $16
  • Kelly Valentina Nascimento 🇧🇷 · $78
  • Mercedes N. Delgado 🇦🇷 · $20
  • Ting Wei 🇨🇦 · $15

    “Be well. From Laval with love. - Laval”

  • Joy Sabbir Paul 🇧🇩 · $50
  • Yogita R. Patil 🇮🇳 · $24.50
  • Luca A. Lucas 🇬🇧 · $50
  • Srinivas B. Nair 🇮🇳 · $50

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  • Almaz Saba Hagos🇪🇹Verified donor
    Very responsive and caring

    This is what community support looks like. They didn't just offer generic advice; they provided personalized help tailored to my specific situation.

  • Angel A. Hill🇺🇸Verified donor
    Honest and trustworthy

    I had a complex problem and this person helped me navigate it step by step. Their expertise combined with their kindness made all the difference.

  • Otávio Cláudio Freitas🇧🇷Verified helper
    Really cared about my situation

    This experience has restored my faith in the goodness of people. The helper was professional, knowledgeable, and genuinely cared about my outcome.

  • Silas A. Adams🇬🇧Verified donor
    Delivered on promises

    The help I received was exactly what was described and more. This person follows through on their commitments and genuinely cares about making a positive impact.

  • Taro Koji Nakajima🇯🇵Verified donor
    Exactly what I needed

    The difference this person made in my life cannot be overstated. They were patient, kind, and persistent in helping me find solutions. Truly exceptional.

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  • Aarav T. YadavAddress verified

    Good luck, Camila. This could happen to any of us. My neighbor in Dhaka donated after I showed her your page.

    • Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Berlin

      • Thinking of you, Camila. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. After 18 years in logistics I know how hard it's to ask for anything.

        • Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I have a 14 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Take care.

          • Wishing you peace, Camila. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer.

            • This could happen to any of us. Love from Nashik

              • Hope things get better soon, Camila. Your post was clear and honest. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of São Paulo.

                • hope things get better soon, Camila. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in

                  • Best of luck, Camila. Shared this with my family. Please keep us posted. Thinking of São Paulo.

                    • Gave what I could, wish it was more. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Bergamo.

                      • keep going. More neighborhoods should do this. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of São Paulo.

                        • More neighborhoods should do this. My neighbor in Kathmandu donated after I showed her your page. Take care.

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