Annual Report and Accounts 2024/25 Expand From enabling more sand dams to be built, to scaling up sand dam programmes, constructing a new sand dam road crossing, a successful BBC Radio 4 Appeal (presented by TV broadcaster Liz Bonnin), developing new partnerships (including with The Hunger Project), delivering two overseas sand dam expeditions, and a new partner getting certified - 2024/25 was another successful year for Sand Dams Worldwide. Download our full 2024/25 report to find out more. And of course none of this would be possible without our partners and the communities we support. Their collective hard work and commitment on their sand dam, climate-smart agriculture and environmental conservation projects have enabled many more vulnerable dryland communities to transform their own lives and land, for generations to come.
Annual Report and Accounts 2023/24 Expand Our 2023/24 annual report illustrates another impactful year and all the successes that the Sand Dams Worldwide team and our overseas partners have achieved, enabling so many more vulnerable dryland communities to transform their own lives with sand dams, climate-smart agriculture, and environmental conservation projects. Since 2002 (and up to March 2024), we have enabled the construction of 1,366 sand dams, providing clean water to over 1.2 million people. We have also supported the planting of more than 1.4 million trees, helping communities to rebuild their livelihoods, restore degraded land and regreen local environments. Read the updates from each of our programmes and inspiring stories from the communities. Download the full report to find out more.
Annual Report and Accounts 2022/23 Expand We are delighted to report on another year of impactful sand dam, climate-smart agriculture and environmental protection projects that have helped so many more vulnerable dryland communities to transform their own lives and land, despite unpredictable extreme weather and climate change. Highlights of 2022/23 also include the upscaling of our programmes, our first solar-powered water pump project, two more successful volunteer sand dam expeditions, the launch of our partnership with Ecosia (the tree-planting search engine) to plant 200,000 new trees in southeast Kenya, as well as the publishing of our impact report (demonstrating over 20 years of impact) and completion of our toolkit of training resources to increase the skills of our partners and provide more remote learning and support. Download the full report to find out more.
Annual Report and Accounts 2021/22 Expand 2022 marks our 20th anniversary. 20 years of supporting vulnerable dryland communities to transform their own lives and land with sand dams and climate-smart agriculture. We hope you enjoy reading our 2021/22 report, with updates from our current programmes and illustrating how far our work has come (up to March 2022), with 1,253 sand dams enabled, providing over 1,133,000 people with access to clean water. We have also supported the planting of more than 1,181,000 trees, helping communities to rebuild, restore degraded land and regreen local environments. Download the full report to find out more.
Annual Report and Accounts 2020/21 Expand Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, we are delighted to report on a year of impactful water and climate-smart agriculture projects that have helped many more vulnerable dryland communities to transform their own lives and thrive in the face of global health threats and climate change. By the end of March 2021, your support had helped to enable the construction of 1,194 sand dams, bringing clean water to over 1,103,000 people. Your support had also enabled the implementation of a range of environmental protection measures, including the planting of more than 1,140,000 trees, providing sources of food, shade, and fuel, whilst also helping to mitigate the effects of global warming. With highlights from all of our overseas programmes, we hope our Annual Report illustrates the impact of your investment in Sand Dams Worldwide’s [formerly Excellent Development's] projects and we are thankful to all of our supporters that continue to make this all possible. Download the full report to find out more.
Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20 Expand By the end of March 2020, your support had helped to enable 1,158 sand dams to be built in water-scarce places, creating opportunity and hope for over 1 million people. In 2019/20 we also maintained our charitable spend and invested in new programmes. We hope our Annual Report illustrates the impact of your investment in Sand Dams Worldwide’s [formerly Excellent Development's] projects and we are thankful to all of our supporters that make this work possible. Download the full report to find out more.
Annual Report and Accounts 2018/19 Expand By the end of March 2019, your support had helped to enable 1,098 sand dams to be built in water-scarce places, creating opportunity and hope for over 1 million people. We hope our Annual Report illustrates the impact of your investment in Sand Dams Worldwide's [formerly Excellent Development’s] projects and we are thankful to all of our supporters that make this work possible. Download the full report to find out more.
Annual Report and Accounts 2017/18 Expand Sand Dams Worldwide’s [formerly Excellent Development's] Annual Report and Financial statements from 2017/18. Download the full report to find out more.
Annual Report and Accounts 2016/17 Expand Sand Dams Worldwide’s [formerly Excellent Development's] Annual Report and Financial statements from 2016/17. Download the full report to find out more.
Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16 Expand Sand Dams Worldwide’s [formerly Excellent Development's] Annual Report and Financial statements from 2015/16. Click here to read and download.
Annual Report and Accounts 2014/15 Expand Sand Dams Worldwide’s[formerly Excellent Development's] Annual Report and Financial statements from 2014/15. Click here to read and download.
Annual Report and Accounts 2013/14 Expand Sand Dams Worldwide’s [formerly Excellent Development's] Annual Report and Financial statements from 2013/14. Click here to read and download.
Annual Report and Accounts 2012/13 Expand Sand Dams Worldwide’s [formerly Excellent Development's] Annual Report and Financial statements from 2012/13. Click here to read and download.
Annual Report and Accounts 2011/12 Expand Sand Dams Worldwide’s [formerly Excellent Development's] Annual Report and Financial statements from 2011/12. Click here to read and download.
Annual Report and Accounts 2010/11 Expand Sand Dams Worldwide’s [formerly Excellent Development's] Annual Report and Financial statements from 2010/11. Click here to read and download.
Annual Report and Accounts 2009/10 Expand Sand Dams Worldwide’s [formerly Excellent Development's] Annual Report and Financial statements from 2009/10. Click here to read and download.