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Restoring the Union canal: a volunteer-led project in Benin City
A neighborhood-led restoration of the Union canal needs $400 for saplings and equipment.
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The Union canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This September, 33 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 131 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: $240
• Tools and protective gear: $55
• Waste removal and skip hire: $85
• Signage and educational materials: $20
Thanks for being kind about this.
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Thanks for sharing this. Looking forward to the next update. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. God bless
So sorry you're going through this. Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Benin City.
Hope it all works out, Zubby. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. All the best.
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Hope things get better soon, Zubby. Your post was clear and honest. Take care
Keep going. Hope you get there. Wish I lived closer to Campinas so I could bring a meal. Thinking of Benin City
You're not alone. Your post was clear and honest. We're a small family in Sacramento but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Sacramento.
Thinking of you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My neighbor in Pune donated after I showed her your page.
Rooting for you, Zubby. This could happen to any of us.
stay strong. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Take care
Praying for you, Zubby. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Greetings from Soweto.