Support us Join an expedition About our expeditions September 2022 sand dam expedition - hear from the volunteers! In September 2022, Sand Dams Worldwide and a group of volunteers teamed up to support community members from Muthini Upendo 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 Muthini Upendo self-help group, and staff from our partners in southeast Kenya, the Africa Sand Dam Foundation (ASDF): Agustin Romo, expedition volunteer Josephine Syengo, community member Andrew Paterson, expedition volunteer Cornelius Kato, ASDF Field Manager Lucy Montefiore, expedition volunteer Antonio Montinaro, expedition volunteer Ellen Douglas, expedition volunteer Ian Romo, expedition volunteer Nikki Field, expedition volunteer Mick Barnes, expedition volunteer David Hawkins, expedition volunteer Rhys Nuttall, expedition volunteer David Jordan OBE, Sand Dams Worldwide Chairman and expedition leader Jeremy Cousins, expedition volunteer John Seager, expedition volunteer Sarah Field, Sand Dams Worldwide trustee and expedition leader Clemence Wakio, community member Steve Daniels, expedition volunteer If you'd like to find out more or join a sand dam expedition, contact [email protected] Please donate what you can to support communities devastated by drought with sand dams and climate-smart agriculture Please select a donation amount (required) £30 could provide a dryland farmer with drought-tolerant seeds, to grow a reliable source of fresh food for their children £30 could supply a community with a rake, gardening fork, shovel and watering cans, to plant trees for fruit, fuel and fodder £60 could provide a community with a roll of barbed wire, to reinforce and strengthen their sand dam during construction Other Set up a regular payment Donate Manage Cookie Preferences