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Restoring the Sycamore hillside: a volunteer-led project in Mombasa
Help us clean and replant the Sycamore hillside before the October planting window closes.
🇰🇪 Mombasa, Mombasa, Kenya397 views
The Sycamore hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 86 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 80 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 $300 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $95
• Tools and protective gear: $95
• Waste removal and skip hire: $90
• Signage and educational materials: $20
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
Updates from Paul
Wanted to say thank you properly. 28% funded and I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts.
Thank you all. We're at 18% now ($53). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.
Wanted to say thank you properly. 28% funded and I made the first payment toward tools and protective gear.
- Rima Mona Saleh 🇪🇬 · $3
- Nisha K. Garg 🇺🇸 · $50
- Simiyu Rashidi Ochieng 🇹🇿 · $32
“Be well. Thought of Paul all day after reading this.”
- Anonymous 🇦🇺 · $33
- Charlotte Muller 🇨🇦 · $20
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Any update on how things are going in Mombasa?
keep going, Paul. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.
Sending strength, Paul. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I'm in customer support myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.
wishing you peace, Paul. Great idea, hope you get there