Tibetan Momo Dinner and Movie Night

Tibetan Momo Dinner and Movie Night

featuring The Man Who Stopped the Desert

Friday, July 31, 5:30pm Dinner and 6:10pm Movie

In Burkina Faso, the desertification of once fertile plains caused droughts and ruined harvests, sparking a mass exodus and famines. Yet one illiterate peasant farmer and his ingenious farming methods have proved the key to achieving what experts have failed to do: stop the desert. This is the unique story of Yacouba Sawadogo, whose years of toil have transformed the lives of thousands. “If you cut down ten trees a day and fail to plant even one a year, we’re headed for destruction… I don’t want to eat today and leave future generations with nothing to eat…” (51 minutes, 2012)

Yacouba Sawadago (1946-2023) is famed for being “The Man who Stopped the Desert”, as for the relentless work he has done to coax a forest out of desert-like soil in the country. In Burkina Faso, he deployed the unique earthworks method known as Zaï, creating holes and stone lines in the surface of the desert which would trap water and organics from running off with erosion. In so doing, he brought great feats of ecosystem restoration and abundance to these lands and the people who live there. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) honoured him as one of its first ever Global Dryland Champions. In addition, he was conferred the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the “alternative Nobel Prize” in 2018. https://globalearthrepairfoundation.org/yacouba-sawadogo/

Pre-Registration Required for the Momo Dinner which includes momos, salad, other tasties, and shared community. Cost: $25, $30 or $35: DrepungGomangUSA.org or 502-614-5616. Your fee helps support the compassion mission of DGCEC.

The movie is free, but please register so we can expect you.