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Evidence and research

Northern Rangelands Sand Dam Programme - Project Overview (2015-2019)

Northern Rangelands Sand Dam Programme - Project Overview (2015-2019)

A review of Sand Dam Worldwide's four-year pilot sand dam programme to increase access to clean water for both people and wildlife in the Northern Rangelands of Kenya. Read more

Published: 7th May, 2020

Updated: 22nd March, 2022

Author: Dwain Lucktung

External Evaluation on the DFID-funded programme 2013-2016

External Evaluation on the DFID-funded programme 2013-2016

This is the final evaluation of the three-year DFID-funded project that ended in October 2016 which set out to support 20 self-help groups (SHGs) in southeast Kenya to build 62 sand dams. Read more

Published: 5th July, 2018

Updated: 22nd March, 2022

Author: Dwain Lucktung

The potential for sand dams to increase the adaptive capacity of East African drylands to climate change

The potential for sand dams to increase the adaptive capacity of East African drylands to climate change

This paper addresses the analysis and comparison of vegetation at sand dam sites and control sites over selected periods of drought, using the normalised difference vegetation index (NDVI). The results show that vegetation biomass was consistently and significantly higher at sand dam sites during periods of extended droughts. It is also shown that vegetation at sand dam sites recovers more quickly from drought. Read more

Published: 5th July, 2018

Updated: 14th August, 2018

Author: Dwain Lucktung

An Assessment of the Microbiological Water Quality of Sand Dams in Southeastern Kenya

An Assessment of the Microbiological Water Quality of Sand Dams in Southeastern Kenya

Water stored within sand dams is clean, and safe to drink! This is according to a 2018 paper written by Cranfield University Water and Science Institute. Read more

Published: 15th May, 2018

Updated: 14th August, 2018

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Sand dams: rainwater harvesting or groundwater recharge?

Sand dams: rainwater harvesting or groundwater recharge?

In this study, Cranfield University attempted to quantify the flows and understand the water balance of sand dams. Read more

Published: 14th May, 2018

Updated: 29th July, 2019

Author: Dwain Lucktung

A summary of: An Assessment of the Microbiological Water Quality of Sand Dams in Southeastern Kenya

A summary of: An Assessment of the Microbiological Water Quality of Sand Dams in Southeastern Kenya

A brief summary by Cranfield University of the 2018 published paper. Read more

Published: 14th May, 2018

Updated: 22nd March, 2022

Author: Dwain Lucktung

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  • September 2022 sand dam expedition

    September 2022 sand dam expedition

    Sand Dams Worldwide supports communities in drylands around the world to transform their own lives with sand dams and climate-smart agriculture; empowering them to achieve lifelong access to water and food. Please donate to help more vulnerable dryland communities benefit from sand dam projects.

  • Sand dams feature in BBC's Our Changing Planet

    Sand dams feature in BBC's Our Changing Planet

    Sand dams and our partners in southeast Kenya, the Africa Sand Dam Foundation, feature in the BBC's latest documentary series charting the world's most threatened ecosystems and the groundbreaking solutions hoping to bring extraordinary change.

  • Sand dams: Water for life

    Sand dams: Water for life

    We need your support so that we can help vulnerable dryland communities to achieve lifelong water security with sand dams.

  • £22,513.75 raised in the Green Match Fund 2022 - thank you!

    £22,513.75 raised in the Green Match Fund 2022 - thank you!

    The campaign, which ran for seven days only, offered supporters of participating charities the opportunity to have their donations doubled.

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  • What is a sand dam?

    What is a sand dam?

  • 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.

  • Donate

    Donate

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

  • 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.

  • 1 million sand dams for 0.5 billion people by 2040

    1 million sand dams for 0.5 billion people by 2040

    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.

  • 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.

  • Climate-smart agriculture

    Climate-smart agriculture

    It’s astonishing to see what can be achieved through these simple, but highly effective, techniques of climate-smart agriculture.

  • 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

  • End hunger with sand dams

    End hunger with sand dams

    We need your help so that we can continue to support more vulnerable dryland communities to take part in sand dam and climate-smart agriculture projects, and empower them to end hunger and achieve long-term food security.

  • Improving health and daily lives

    Improving health and daily lives

    Sand dams provide a safer water supply as the water stored below the surface is protected from evaporation, contamination and waterborne diseases.

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