The person behind the work
Joel Santiago
River restoration lead
Iloilo, Philippines
About
Joel leads volunteer crews replanting mangrove along eroded riverbanks.
Why this problem
The river took our street. We decided to give the river its trees back.
Projects they lead
- Riverbank Repair
Replanting mangrove riverbanks with fishing families to slow erosion and restore catch.
Earlier work
Barangay clean-up brigade
Volunteer lead · 2018–2021
Cleared 9 km of riverbank with 250 volunteers.