Sand Dams Worldwide

Have your donation doubled today! Big Give 2023

Between November 28th and December 5th we will be taking part in The Big Give Christmas Challenge, aiming to raise £100,000 to fund two sand dams and implement a range of land conservation measures in southern Ethiopia. Read more
Impact report 2022 - celebrating over 20 years of impact

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Sand Dams Worldwide: a new name and new chapter

We're changing our name to Sand Dams Worldwide! Find out more from Chairman David Jordan OBE. Read more
Make a regular donation and create lasting change with sand dams

Regular donations provide tools, materials and ongoing guidance and support. They enable self-help groups to build a series of sand dams and boost their farming, bringing an abundance of food and water to their families, transforming lives for generations to come. Read more

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£5 could provide a group with the tools, seeds and materials to produce vegetables, fruits and grains

£10 could provide expert training and support to empower groups to take ownership of their projects

£20 enable a self-help group to build a series of sand dams, bringing abundant water to their families

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Sand dams empower dryland communities to transform their own lives and land.

When people have access to clean water, they can take their future into their own hands, live sustainably, and work their way out of poverty with dignity.

Watch how sand dams work

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

Driving local business with sand dam water

The value of a sand dam project extends beyond its contribution to farming for personal use. The experience of Mathemu self-help group shows how a sand dam project can help to create business opportunities for enterprising locals in southeast Kenya.

Conserving the environment and building climate resilience in Zimbabwe

Meet Mody, an elderly farmer from Zimbabwe who is helping to re-green her farm and local environment thanks to training and support from our partners in the region.

1,000 sand dams! An amazing milestone

Programmes Officer, Callum Sheehan, looks at various sand dam success stories as Sand Dams Worldwide reaches the milestone of enabling 1,000 sand dams in drylands.

Our Impact

1,329	Number of sand dams
Over 1.1m	People with access to clean water for life
Over 1.2m	Trees planted
£15	Per person to provide clean water for life

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

Latest news

Sand Dams Worldwide: a new name and new chapter

We're changing our name to Sand Dams Worldwide! Find out more from Chairman David Jordan OBE. Read more

Our Strategy

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. Read more

Sand dams empower dryland communities to transform their own lives and land.When people have access to clean water, they can take their future into their own hands, live sustainably, and work their way out of poverty with dignity.

Our Impact

1,329

Over 1.1m

Over 1.2m

£15

Latest news

Our Strategy

Sand dams empower dryland communities to transform their own lives and land.

When people have access to clean water, they can take their future into their own hands, live sustainably, and work their way out of poverty with dignity.