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

A few years ago, Avaaz members helped us create Nashulai, the world's first Maasai-led conservation project.

By pooling our lands, we've opened a vital passage for wildlife migration -- the missing puzzle piece that connects the great Mara and Serengeti ecosystems. Now families live alongside abundant wildlife, and Maasai rangers prevent poaching.

We also revived an ancient elephant birthing ground, and saw 25 baby elephants born last year! Soon, we hope to create the longest wildlife corridor in East Africa.

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

Costs are soaring. Yet we're blocked from most conservation funds because they're focused on traditional wildlife parks, which displace my people into slums and shanty towns. Without funding, we face the same future.

Avaaz members were pivotal before, now I'm humbly asking again. Your donation will help keep our beautiful conservancy alive, supporting wildlife and thousands of families, like mine. It would help pay our rangers, ensure our kids stay in school, and provide community healthcare. You'll also be powering Avaaz campaigns for Indigenous rights around the world.

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