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Restoring the Unity riverbank: a volunteer-led project in Mbarara

Help us clean and replant the Unity riverbank before the May planting window closes.

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Wanjiru Caroline Barasa
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Mbarara
The Unity riverbank has been used as an informal dump for years. This February, 68 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 90 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: โ€ข Native saplings and stakes: $155 โ€ข Waste removal and skip hire: $90 โ€ข Signage and educational materials: $5 Thank you so much. - Wanjiru

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    The support I received was beyond what I expected. Not only did they help with the immediate need, but they also provided guidance for long-term solutions. I'm forever grateful.

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  • Hope things get better soon. Shared it with a few friends. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from San Antonio.

    • Stay strong. Shared this with my family. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless

      • how is Wanjiru doing now?

        • Thinking of you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Lagos.

          • Thinking of you and your family. I hope things turn around soon. I hope May is when things finally get easier. Blessings.

            • Logan ParkerID verified

              Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Dwarka

              • Kimberly F. SchultzID verifiedPhoto verified

                You're not alone. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I went through something like this 2 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings

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