An urgent appeal

Following catastrophic water loss from storm damage earlier this year, this home and haven for local people and endangered wildlife has become little more than a pond, surrounded by treacherous boggy land.

Without urgent action Lake Sofia will suffer total ecological collapse, impacting 10,000 people who rely on it and threatening critically endangered wildlife found only there.

There is a solution

Plans have been drawn up by the local community - in partnership with WWT Madagascar Team and Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust - for the construction of a dam near where the original breach occurred.

But with the rainy season starting in November, we have a matter of weeks to raise the £50,000 needed to begin work on this crucial project.

The dam itself will be entirely community owned, and provides a low-tech, long-term solution that will be able to protect this vital lake for years to come.

How your donation will make a difference

Construct a community-owned dam to secure Lake Sofia’s future.

Safeguard endangered species that call the lake home.

Ensure a sustainable environment for generations to come.