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Brief Synopsis:

In 2007, Hurricane Felix devastated the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua. The Central American home to the Mayagna indigenous. Ben, a French-American aerospace executive decides to make the fight against climate change central to his career. He launches a bamboo reforestation project in Nicaragua which expands into the construction of bamboo houses. In 2010, the company is selected to provide low cost Eco-housing for indigenous Mayagna communities devastated by Hurricane Felix. Through the process of building these homes, Mayagna communities re-discover their long forgotten ancestral bamboo culture and establish a full-fledged bamboo economy on their land. 

Then, in 2010, Haiti's earthquake hits. How can Mayagna indigenous people contribute to Haiti's reconstruction?

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