PRISCA'S FAMILY HAS TO DESTROY THE RAINFOREST IN ORDER TO SURVIVE!
WILL YOU GIVE THEM AN ALTERNATIVE?
Living on the rainforest margins,
Prisca's family struggle to find enough land to grow the food they need.
Increasing population pressure and land degradation are forcing them to clear
the forest and hunt wildlife, such as lemurs, in order to survive. It's hard to
consider the consequences of destroying the rainforest when the survival of
your family is at stake!
With your help we can change Prisca's life and protect Madagascar's
precious rainforests. Our partners can offer Prisca's family the chance to
support themselves without destroying the unique environment that surrounds
them. For as little as £10 per month, they can provide her family with the training and resources to
sustainably grow rice, vegetables and fruit trees, as well as farming fish
or keeping livestock.
Will you DONATE NOW so that Prisca and her family can have of a better life
without destroying the rainforest?
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Biologically, Madagascar is one of
the richest places on earth. It is home to more than 175,000 endemic plant and
animal species including 50 kinds of lemur and plants with cancer curing
properties. Economically, Madagascar is one of the poorest places on earth.
Daily survival is a struggle for most of the rural population. Widespread malnutrition
results in stunting amongst 50% of Malagasy children. This extreme rural
poverty is threatening the future of Madagascar's forests and
wildlife. The World Wildlife Fund estimate that 90% of Madagascar's
forest cover has already been lost. Continued destruction is threatening
thousands of species with extinction.
We believe that it is only possible to conserve Madagascar's
precious rainforest by offering the local people practical alternatives to
deforestation. That is why for the last 25 years we have been working with
communities on the margins of the Betampona rainforest reserve, helping
families like Prisca's to diversify their livelihoods and to develop
sustainable agricultural practices. Our aim is to both alleviate poverty and
conserve the precious rainforest.
Our long term approach to poverty alleviation is proving
effective in the fight to save the forests. Around Betampona, we
have seen many family incomes double. These families can now eat better, afford
to send their children to school and visit the doctor when they are sick.
Deforestation and poaching have decreased.
To
ensure the future of the forests we need to be able to reach more families,
giving them the chance to improve their lives sustainably. We can only do this
with the help of generous supporters like you.
Will you DONATE to give more families the chance to raise themselves out of
poverty without destroying the forest?
Any
donation big or small will make a difference. However, committing to a monthly
donation would really help us to plan for the years to come and to target our
work most effectively.
£10 a month could
provide one family with the technical support and materials they need to
sustainably increase their rice production and grow vegetables and fruit trees.
£15 a month could
set up a family in fish farming or small scale livestock keeping.
£20 a month could
set up and maintain a community reforestation nursery.
£30 a month could
employ an agricultural outreach worker to provide training and technical
support in sustainable food production to families and communities.
To help
families like Prisca's follow the link below:
THANK YOU!
