In March 2025, Sand Dams Worldwide and a group of volunteers from Jersey, as part of the Jersey Overseas Aid Community Works Project 2025, teamed up to support community members from 'Mulunga' self-help group in southeast Kenya to build a sand dam. The sand dam will go on to provide the community with a local, lifelong supply of clean water, transforming lives and land for generations to come.

Hear below their thoughts and highlights, along with community members from the self-help group, and staff from our partners in southeast Kenya, the Africa Sand Dam Foundation (ASDF):

Ash, expedition volunteer

Austin, ASDF Field Manager

Dawn, expedition volunteer

Ruth, expedition volunteer

Craig, expedition volunteer

Mary Mbithe, community member

Jack, expedition volunteer

Ivone, expedition volunteer

Sophie Wotton, Sand Dams Worldwide Programmes Manager

Pius Kithumbi, community member

Hannah, expedition volunteer

Moses, expedition volunteer

Emily, expedition volunteer

Robert, expedition volunteer

Olivia, expedition volunteer

David Jordan OBE, Sand Dams Worldwide Chairman


If you'd like to find out more or join a sand dam expedition, contact [email protected] 


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