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Restoring the Sycamore riverbank: a volunteer-led project in Cần Thơ

Volunteers are restoring the Sycamore riverbank in Cần Thơ; $400 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

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Diệp Uyên Nguyen
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Cần Thơ
The Sycamore riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This July, 42 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 70 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the local forestry office, 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 $400 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $180 • Tools and protective gear: $65 • Waste removal and skip hire: $105 • Signage and educational materials: $50 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Diệp
#environment#tree-planting#cleanup

Updates from Diệp

  1. Thank you all. We're at 63% now ($252). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for waste removal and skip hire is now scheduled.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 59% now ($237). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for signage and educational materials is now scheduled.

  3. We're at 25% thanks to 1 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon. - Diệp

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  • Carlos G. JiménezPhoto verified

    Rooting for you. Hope you get there. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. God bless

    • Yue Xia PanAddress verified

      Sending strength, Diệp. Your post was clear and honest. I'll check back for the next update

      $252 raised of $400

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