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Restoring the Union hillside: a volunteer-led project in Soweto

Help us clean and replant the Union hillside before the July planting window closes.

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The Union hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This April, 105 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 45 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. We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted. Where the $550 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $370 • Signage and educational materials: $65 • Waste removal and skip hire: $115 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Palesa

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