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Restoring the Union riverbank: a volunteer-led project in Bekasi
Help us clean and replant the Union riverbank before the November planting window closes.
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The Union riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 81 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 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.
Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage.
Where the $400 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $220
• Tools and protective gear: $70
• Waste removal and skip hire: $100
• Signage and educational materials: $10
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
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thinking of you and your family, Ika. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Love from Cardiff.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Ika.
Native saplings and stakes is $220 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Appreciate you taking the time.
Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Bekasi.
hope things get better soon. I hope things turn around soon. Sent it to 39 people at work.
Rooting for you, Ika. Shared it with a few friends. Blessings
Hope it all works out. Looking forward to the next update. I'm in hospitality myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Take care!