My name is Nelson Ole Reiyia, I'm a Maasai elder in Kenya.

My people have shared the grasslands with Africa's precious wildlife for centuries. But today we're being persecuted.

Families are getting pushed from their lands to make way for elite tourism -- and just across the border, we're being shot, beaten and evicted to allow luxury hunting. I fear for our children.

That's why my small community rose up to create Nashulai, the first Maasai-led conservation project, ever. Here, families stay on their lands, living alongside abundant wildlife. We've cleaned the rivers, our rangers prevent poaching, and 25 baby elephants were born last year!

But I'm writing because it's all under threat.

Our costs are soaring -- yet we're blocked from most conservation funds because they're reserved for traditional wildlife parks. These displace our people into slums and shanty towns. Without funding, we face the same future.

Avaaz members were pivotal in launching Nashulai. I'm humbly asking for help again.

Your donation will keep our crucial conservancy alive, supporting wildlife and thousands of Maasai families. You'd also be powering Avaaz campaigns for Indigenous rights.

We are the guardians of Earth's wildlife, rivers, and grasslands. But we can't do it alone. Please donate what you can now!