1. What is Lot Climate Café

Lot Climate Café, also known as "Be a Hummingbird," is a community association based in Duravel, in the Lot department of south-west France. We bring local people together to take practical, small-scale

action on climate change — because, like the hummingbird in the legend, we believe everyone can do "what they can"

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2. Is Lot Climate Café a registered organisation?

Yes. Lot Climate Café is a registered French association (loi 1901), RNA W461007233. This means we operate as a nonprofit and are accountable under French association law.

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3. Where is Lot Climate Café based?

We are based in Duravel, in the Lot department, France, and welcome members and visitors from across the wider Lot region.

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4. How can I get involved with Lot Climate Café?

You can join our events, attend or help with our clothes sales, follow our blog for local climate news, or contact us directly through the site to find out about volunteering and membership. We don't have a fixed schedule, although a schedule of planned events can be found on the website.

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5. What kind of activities does Lot Climate Café organise?

We organise community events such as second-hand clothes sales, visits to the local re-cycling centre, and we share curated climate and environmental news through our 'Be informed' page and our Blog. Outside of the main holiday period, we hold monthly coffee mornings with a climate-related theme for our chat, monthly Green Couture meetings (circular economy sewing activities), as well as Workshops on various topics such as 'Preparing your garden for winter' and 'Forest Bathing'.

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6. What is the meaning of 'Be a Hummingbird'?

The name comes from a well-known fable: during a forest fire, while every other animal flees, a hummingbird flies back and forth carrying single drops of water to help put it out. When mocked for how little difference it can make, the hummingbird replies, "I am doing my part." It's the philosophy behind our approach to climate action — small, consistent, local actions add up.

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​7. Is the Lot Climate Café affiliated with beahummingbird.info?

beahummingbird.info was where our blog was published at the beginning of our existence as a group. It is run by the same team as Lot Climate Café, and anyone who searches using that name will be forwarded to the Lot Climate Café website.

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