The capacity of sand dams to re-green areas offers a wonderful visual representation of the change they can influence. Speaking with community members in southern Ethiopia, we learn how peoples' lives are changed by sand dams just as much as their local environment is. Read more
In an interview with Hardson Zondo, a farmer from southern Zimbabwe, we hear how a sand dam project has helped his local community to overcome shared challenges to their health and happiness by working together. Read more
In the Sifanjani community in Zimbabwe, people have faced great challenges with water scarcity that have sometimes driven them apart. We spoke with a local farmer to find out how the community has responded to these challenges by coming together since beginning their sand dam project. Read more
As we learn from a community member from Sifanjani, in Zimbabwe, sand dams can help to prevent the issues that plague dryland communities and bring them together to strive for a better future. Read more
Last year, the Kee self-help group completed a sand dam road crossing project, ensuring the locals could access clean water and providing transportation across the river. In a recent visit, the community members expressed their thoughts on the changes they have witnessed since the completion of the project. Read more
Sand dam projects have the power to help people realise their ambitions, which in southeast Kenya are often restricted by conditions imposed by the climate. This power is apparent from the experience of members of the New Kyambondo self-help group, one of whom we recently spoke with to hear their story. Read more
Communities in southeast Kenya are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of global crises like COVID-19 and climate change. Yet with a sand dam project, like that completed by the Kavoko self-help group, communities are equipped to thrive under these challenging conditions. Read more
Following the story of Felix Mbuvi from the Kyamukulu self-help group in southeast Kenya, we learn how sand dam water can provide a vital tool for local environmental conservation efforts. Read more
One of the realities of water scarcity is that it greatly restricts the types of plants that farmers can grow. Add a sand dam to this scenario, as the Kyandani self-help group have successfully done, and new options emerge that can enable a more varied diet and improved nutrition in the community. Read more
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. Read more
Sand dam technology has not only the potential to improve food and water security, but also to contribute to local transport infrastructure. The experience of the Kee self-help group, and their recently completed sand dam road crossing, is a perfect example of this. Read more
Augustine Nzai Kavoi has overcome the barriers of poverty to find success through irrigated farming, by utilizing water from the Kyamuisu sand dam project. He shares his experience with us in this story. Read more