Another special event in the books! Project #4 set out to help heal the Otamiri River in Owerri, Nigeria ๐ณ๐ฌ
In a beautiful sequence of events, we managed to receive Igbo spiritual permission from the River Priest of the Otamiri River ๐๐ฟ, to make an ancestral offering to the river at a dedicated River Shrine ๐, to liaise with and receive plants directly from the Principal Forestry Support leader at Imo River Basin ๐ฑ, to gather 13 local community members at the riverbanks of the Otamiri River ๐, to pick up and remove 3,000 pieces of litter from the riverbanks ๐ฎ, to conduct water quality monitoring tests & teach people how to conduct them ๐งช, and to plant 5 native riparian plants including Kola tree which is a sacred tree in Igbo tradition ๐ด
Overall, we did our part, as a community, to help a crucial river in Imo State, Nigeria - a source of water & agricultural abundance for hundreds of thousands of people โ
Thanks as always to all supporters of Ama & to everyone that helped make this event a success โค๏ธ
