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Restoring the Union hillside: a volunteer-led project in Jinja
Volunteers are restoring the Union hillside in Jinja; $350 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.
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The Union hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This March, 55 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 162 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the city parks department, 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 $350 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $220
• Tools and protective gear: $75
• Signage and educational materials: $55
If you're reading this, thank you.
Updates from Athumani
Small update. $223 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.
- Pooja G. Walia 🇮🇳 · $20
- Rashidi Okello Swai 🇰🇪 · $10
“Sending love. My neighbor told me about this one. - Mombasa”
- Kavita S. Gupta 🇮🇳 · $25
“Praying for you. From Vadodara with love.”
- Yaa Ama Frimpong 🇬🇭 · $50
- Eva T. Black 🇬🇧 · $91
“Praying for you. Thought of Athumani all day after reading this. - Aberdeen”
- Arjun J. Bisht 🇬🇧 · $25
- Zain Umar Tarar 🇵🇰 · $20
- Rakesh E. Chaudhary 🇮🇳 · $20
“From my family to yours. From Prayagraj with love.”
- Surachai Udomsak 🇹🇭 · $157.50
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Stay strong, Athumani. Hope you get there. Wish I lived closer to Wollongong so I could bring a meal
Great idea, hope you get there. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Greetings from London!