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£2,100 invested by Rotary Club of Buxton towards new sand dam

£2,100 invested by Rotary Club of Buxton towards new sand dam

Sand Dams Worldwide thanks the Rotary Club of Buxton for their generous funds towards a new sand dam in southeast Kenya. Read more

Published: 8th June, 2020

Updated: 21st March, 2022

Author: Dwain Lucktung

“The remaining distance that we have to walk together will now not defeat us”

“The remaining distance that we have to walk together will now not defeat us”

The Africa Sand Dam Foundation (ASDF), Sand Dams Worldwide's partner in south-eastern Kenya, recently expanded their project area, so our former Programmes Officer came to meet the groups and see the result of their ongoing, hard work. Read more

Published: 11th July, 2018

Updated: 21st March, 2022

Author: Dwain Lucktung

Rotary revisits Watuka sand dam

Rotary revisits Watuka sand dam

Rotarian Bruce Irvine documents his inspiring visit to Watuka self-help group’s sand dam in southeast Kenya; a project funded by Easthampstead Rotary Club and supporting clubs in 2014. Read more

Published: 17th May, 2018

Updated: 21st March, 2022

Author: Dwain Lucktung

Inspiration and collaboration at the 2017 Rotary National Conference

Inspiration and collaboration at the 2017 Rotary National Conference

Sand Dams Worldwide gets inspired at the Rotary National Conference, meet old friends and new supporters... Read more

Published: 16th May, 2018

Updated: 21st March, 2022

Author: Dwain Lucktung

Rotary Club of Rochdale invests in Wikwatyo wa Kiambani

Rotary Club of Rochdale invests in Wikwatyo wa Kiambani

The Rotary Club has been supporting Sand Dams Worldwide for many years. Inspired by the far-reaching impacts of sand dams, the Club decided to provide funding towards a sand dam for the Wikwatyo wa Kiambani self-help group in November 2013. It offers a life-changing opportunity to the rural community in southeast Kenya. Read more

Published: 15th May, 2018

Updated: 21st March, 2022

Author: Dwain Lucktung

The village stud

The village stud

With the support of the Rotary Club of Guilford, Chacha the Goat was the start of a community-led initiative that is helping to improve nutrition and incomes for a community in rural Kenya. Read more

Published: 15th May, 2018

Updated: 21st March, 2022

Author: Dwain Lucktung

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  • How Sand Dams Are Solving Water Scarcity: Podcast with fundsforNGOs

    How Sand Dams Are Solving Water Scarcity: Podcast with fundsforNGOs

    In an episode of the fundsforNGOs Podcast, Jon Lobb interviews Dwain Lucktung, Communications Manager at Sand Dams Worldwide, about how sand dams work and the impact of sand dam projects in drylands.

  • February 2026 sand dam expedition with Koy Clothing

    February 2026 sand dam expedition with Koy Clothing

    In February 2026, a group of volunteers teamed up with Sand Dams Worldwide, Koy Clothing and our local partner, Africa Sand Dam Foundation to support a community in Kenya to build a sand dam. The sand dam was funded by Koy Clothing and their wonderful customers, and will go on to provide the community with a local lifelong supply of clean water.

  • £22,304.97 raised in our 2026 Big Give Earth Raise campaign. Thank you!

    £22,304.97 raised in our 2026 Big Give Earth Raise campaign. Thank you!

    Sand Dams Worldwide is took part in the Big Give’s 2026 Earth Raise campaign (formerly the Green Match Fund), which offered supporters of participating charities the opportunity to have their donations doubled for just seven days. Over £22,000 was raised which will go towards a sand dam project in Tanzania.

  • Sand dams: empowering women and girls

    Sand dams: empowering women and girls

    Please donate what you can to help empower more vulnerable women and girls living in drylands (like Kenyan farmer Martha and her daughter, Faith) to access clean water with sand dams and transform their own lives.

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  • We support communities to build sustainable sand dams in some of the poorest, drought-stricken regions across our world.

    We support communities to build sustainable sand dams in some of the poorest, drought-stricken regions across our world.

  • What is a sand dam?

    What is a sand dam?

  • Donate

    Donate

    Please click here to donate what you can to transform lives and land with sand dams and clean water.

  • Watch how sand dams work

    Watch how sand dams work

    Film explaining how sand dams work and their potential impact in the world's drylands

  • Reversing land degradation and desertification

    Reversing land degradation and desertification

    Conservation of the environment is critical to the economic development of people living in drylands.

  • 1 million sand dams for 0.5 billion people by 2050

    1 million sand dams for 0.5 billion people by 2050

    Read about our plan to directly support other organisations to build sand dams, in turn, realising our vision to support millions of the world’s poorest people by helping them to transform their own lives through water and soil conservation in drylands.

  • The challenge

    The challenge

    Find out what are drylands, why they are they are such harsh regions to live, how sand dams are applicable in drylands and what difference they can make to over 40% of the world's land surface.

  • Act Now: Tackle Food Crisis With Sand Dams

    Act Now: Tackle Food Crisis With Sand Dams

    Support dryland communities to overcome food shortages, and ensure they can grow enough food to eat and sell. It all starts with ensuring they have access to water. That’s where sand dams come in.

  • Sand dam manual

    Sand dam manual

    For everything you need to know about building sand dams, click here to read (and download for free!), Sand Dams: A Practical & Technical Manual.

  • Our approach

    Our approach

    Find out more about Excellent's approach, from working with self-help groups to why we partner we on-ground, local organisations.

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