Making the Impossible Possible
As part of Culturescapes 2025 – Sahara, we present inspiring success stories from desert regions, showing how innovative and biodynamic agriculture is transforming arid lands into fertile soil and creating sustainable livelihoods in some of the world’s most challenging environments. Through a lively interaction between agriculture and the arts, we open up new, future-oriented perspectives.
Programme
10:00
A Welcome from Culturescapes – The Sahara Program
Jurriaan Cooiman
Biodynamics in Arid Regions
Ueli Hurter
The Story of Sekem
Helmy Abouleish
An Invitation to Jhaimitna
Asria Mohamed
11:00
Coffee Break with Asria Mohamed
Women in Western Sahara
11:30
Greening the Desert – The Hazoua Project in Tunisia
Salah Saidi
Agroforestry and Biodiversity
Roland Frutig
Conclusions and Outlook
Ueli Hurter
12:30
Lunch Break
Visuals by Mohamed Sleiman · Jhaimitna Exhibition
13:30
Building Value Chains with Social and Environmental Impact in Morocco
Alexander Batran
The Economy of Love Initiative – Improving Livelihoods in the Desert
Buthaina Elhosieny
14:30
Coffee Break
Visuals by Mohamed Sleiman · Jhaimitna Exhibition
15:00
Growing Food in Impossible Places – Experienes from Taleb Brahim
Taleb Brahim
Panel Conversation
Alexander Batran, Taleb Brahim, Ueli Hurter, Asria Mohamed
Music
Young jazz and vocal musicians under the direction of Djim Radé
16:00
Closing
The programme is held in English. Simultaneous translation into German will be provided.
Prices (including lunch and coffee breaks)
Standard: CHF 60
Reduced: CHF 40
Supporter: CHF 100
A Conversation with Ueli Hurter and Jurriaan Cooimann (in German)
