The Dancing Forest

A success story out of Africa rarely receives media attention. However, THE DANCING FOREST celebrates a true triumph in the village of Baga in Togo, West Africa. Twenty years ago villagers were leaving at a rapid rate to find means of survival elsewhere. The soil was depleted; traditional farm techniques barely yielded enough crops for a family to survive; disease invaded. Enter S̩da Bawi̩na and his concept to launch the Centre International de D̩veloppement Agro-Pastoral (CIDAP), and the Bakote Women's Collective. The CIDAP is conceived around a simple idea: to create viable farming lands and to teach farming techniques to the disenfranchised widows and divorced women of the village. However, the loftier goalРrejecting the role as victims of global dependence and inequalityРis what makes the CIDAP a true success. Since its inception, thousands have come to learn agricultural techniques and create a sustainable future for themselves and future generations. This film captures the inspirational stories of reinvention, empowerment, self-sufficiency, and the creation of new lives. (In French and Nawden with English subtitles) РC.C.P.