but in the region of arusha our reporter thuku kariuki witnessed something extraordinary. ♪ >> here in tanzania, hardly anyone has a tv. that's why linda mlimbo brings a small mobile cinema with her. she was here a few months ago on behalf of the "lead foundation," a tanzanian conservation organization. >> i want to show a film about kisiki hai here today. "kisiki hai" means living tree stump. we will start with announcements in the village and later in the evening, we will show the film. >> but where is everyone? it's still early afternoon, and the villagers are in their fields, digging in the bone-dry earth. holes in the earth as far as the eye can see. it seems like all 7,000 residents are out and about. [chatter] what's going on? they're digging here because of another movie presented by linda mlimbo and the lead foundation. it was called "just diggit". john mune remembers it well as he digs a trench and fills it with grass seed. >> the film taught me that you can do something about the dryness and drought of recent years. we can till the land, and create water basins, which we fil