06/29/2026
They laughed at him. He grew a forest anyway.
In the 1980s, Yacouba Sawadogo was told his land was dead. Everyone else gave up and left, but he stayed to fight the desert with nothing but a shovel and ancient wisdom.
Decades later, he has transformed a graveyard into a 100-acre oasis. Proof that one person’s persistence can literally heal the earth.
Watch the full incredible story of the man who stopped the desert! 👇
Part 26