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Restoring the Pioneer canal: a volunteer-led project in Madurai
Help us clean and replant the Pioneer canal before the August planting window closes.
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The Pioneer canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 74 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 116 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the district council, 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 $450 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $250
• Tools and protective gear: $85
• Waste removal and skip hire: $85
• Signage and educational materials: $30
Glad we found this place.
Updates from Arjun
Thank you all. We're at 66% now ($299). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts.
Wanted to say thank you properly. 55% funded and we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. - Arjun
Thank you all. We're at 44% now ($200). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $100
- Sofía A. Mora 🇪🇸 · $25
- Pratik L. Bhosale 🇮🇳 · $50
“Take care of yourselves. My cousin told me about this one. - Salem”
- Sana Laiba Yousafzai 🇵🇰 · $49
- Danica G. Alcantara 🇵🇭 · $200
“Hope it all works out. Thought of Arjun all day after reading this. - Manila”
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hope it all works out, Arjun. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. It's not much but it's yours