Rio Tinto, the second biggest mining corporation in the world, dumped millions of gallons of contaminated mine water into a river in Madagascar. Days later, fish were found dead and a fishing ban was put in place. Locals went months without their main source of food or income.

It’s the latest crisis in a decade of problems caused by Rio Tinto. But this time, hundreds from the Antanosy community came together in protest, even blocking the mine’s access road!  

Rio Tinto has finally agreed to compensate the community, but now it’s trying to force locals to submit their claims quickly, even though they don’t have lawyers and many are non-literate.

The Antanosy community needs to urgently hire lawyers to make sure they are fairly compensated for all they’ve lost, but they don’t have the funds to do it. Can you chip in to help this brave community stand up to Rio Tinto, and fight abuse by mining giants worldwide?