evidence: The Save Lake Victoria project was initiated in 2013 to highlight the deteriorating state of Africa’s biggest fresh waterbody whose basin is home to some 40 million people. The one-month project (April 2 – May 6, 2013) investigated and exposed the major threats to Lake Victoria and provided practical options to prevent the death and eventual disappearance of the largest tropical lake that provides direct livelihood to some four million people. The project started with observation and identification of the key challenges affecting the lake whose shoreline is shared by the three East African countries – Kenya (6%), Uganda (43%) and Tanzania – 51%. The National Environment Management Authority – NEMA (https://www.nema.go.ug) was contacted to provide expert opinion and additional information on the threats: Lake Victoria is an important transport route linking the three East African States, is a reservoir for at least four hydropower stations along the Nile, provides water for industrial and domestic use, and regulates local climate (https://www.africangreatlakesinform.org/article/lake-victoria).