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Restoring the Union canal: a volunteer-led project in Mbale
Help us clean and replant the Union canal before the October planting window closes.
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The Union canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 95 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 43 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 $250 goes:
• Tools and protective gear: $90
• Native saplings and stakes: $125
• Waste removal and skip hire: $35
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
- Joseph
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Wishing you the best, Joseph. Hope you get there. God bless.
So sorry you're going through this, Joseph. Shared it with a few friends.