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The old Union bus depot needs a sensory garden for children with autism - Ahmed's neighborhood project
A community-led a sensory garden for children with autism at the old Union bus depot that will serve 428 neighbors.
🇵🇰 Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan1,012 views
For eight years the neighborhood has asked for a sensory garden for children with autism. This year a group of 13 volunteers, including local mothers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the old Union bus depot, but no funding.
We have received donated tools, and the remaining cost is $450.
It will serve about 428 people, including school children and their families. We'll hold a build day in January and everyone is invited.
We're a small team, and every dollar will be spent in the open - I'll post receipts and progress photos.
Funds are spent only on materials, permits and safety equipment; all labor is volunteered.
Where the $450 goes:
• Materials: $370
• Permits and inspections: $15
• Safety equipment and signage: $25
• Tools hire and delivery: $40
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
Updates from Ahmed
Quick update: $40 raised so far (9%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Juan M. Manalo 🇵🇭 · $200
“Keep your head up! - Mandaue”
- Patrick Patrick Roussel 🇫🇷 · $20
“Gave what I could this week. - Nîmes”
- Isabelle N. Byrd 🇨🇦 · $8
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $5
“Blessings. Thought of Ahmed all day after reading this.”
- Winston J. Walker 🇯🇲 · $25
“God bless. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Half-Way Tree”
- Hugo S. Castillo 🇨🇴 · $5
“Blessings. From Cali with love.”
- Mariana F. García 🇦🇷 · $10
“You got this. Please keep us posted. - Buenos Aires”
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Hope things get better soon, Ahmed. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. God bless.
How is Ahmed doing now?
Thinking of you. I hope things turn around soon!
Good luck, Ahmed. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. All the best
Keep going. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. It's not much but it's yours. God bless!
good luck, Ahmed. More neighborhoods should do this