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The Baobab wetland cleanup and restoration: help our volunteer crew

Volunteers are restoring the Baobab wetland in Kyiv; $550 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine419 views
Elena Nikitin
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Kyiv
The Baobab wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 60 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 160 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the district council, 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 $550 goes: โ€ข Native saplings and stakes: $330 โ€ข Tools and protective gear: $120 โ€ข Waste removal and skip hire: $80 โ€ข Signage and educational materials: $20 Thank you for reading my story. - Elena

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  • Thแบฃo Khรกnh Dinh ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $200

    โ€œFrom my family to yours. Thought of Elena all day after reading this.โ€

  • Aravind C. Rathnam ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $52.50

    โ€œThis is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Howrahโ€

  • Blessing Chioma Bankole ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $50

    โ€œWish I could do more. I'm in Asaba, thinking of you.โ€

  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $30
  • Ritu W. Goyal ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $10
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $9

    โ€œEvery little bit. Only $9 but hope it helps.โ€

  • Inรฉs C. Chรกvez ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ยท $5

    โ€œBest of luck. Please keep us posted. - San Nicolรกs de los Garzaโ€

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  • Thinking of you. Hope you get there. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. God bless.

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