Lot Climate Café (Be a Hummingbird)
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BE A HUMMINGBIRD
A forest is on fire, and all the animals run away, looking on helplessly as their home burns. The exception is a little hummingbird, who flies to the nearest river and fills its tiny beak with water. It goes backwards and forwards putting out the forest fire. The bigger animals, such as the elephants with their trunks that could carry much more water, ask the hummingbird what it's doing. The hummingbird replies "I'm doing the best I can".
The above is a Kenyan fable, as told by Professor Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement and a Nobel Peace Prize winner. This story inspired our group and we hope it will inspire you, to recognise that we can all do our own small bit in our own small way to help reverse climate change.
HOW WE HAVE EVOLVED
Since 'Be a hummingbird' began in 2022, our group of like-minded individuals has grown significantly. In 2025 we decided the time had come to make our group 'official' and become an Association.
On our way here, we have run 5 Clothes Sales, collecting and recycling clothes at bargain prices, donating money made from the sale to two local charities - Restos du Coeur, who provide food packages and meals for the homeless and those in need, and the Animal Rescue Lot, who are dedicated to the protection of animals in the Lot department. Our donations have averaged €500 to each charity each time, and we have run two further sales since becoming an Association with similar results.
Our community, 'Lot Climate Café', still meets regularly and visits local eco-friendly places such as the recycling plant, regenerative farms, and rewilding operations.
This online community continues to help us share ideas to reduce the impact of climate change, and also communicate details of planned events to our members.
