Excellent Development and Africa Sand Dam Foundation (ASDF) recently hosted a training course for four organisations from around the world to learn first-hand about the siting, design, construction and impacts of sand dams in drylands.

Excellent Development and Africa Sand Dam Foundation (ASDF) are supporting the Jal Bhagirathi Foundation (JBF) to study the potential of sand dams to be built in Rajasthan, India. 

Here at Excellent Development, we are passionate about pioneering Sand Dams - because we know what impact they have on people's lives.  That's why we're determined to ensure that sand dams become a key tool for combatting hunger and poverty in drylands worldwide.

“What if there was an affordable way to address poverty, hunger, violence, climate change and economic stagnation – all at the same time?” At Excellent Development we believe there is, and sand dams are a key part of the answer.

In March 2012, Excellent Development presented sand dams to a global audinence through participation at the 6th World Water Forum in Marseilles.

In 2011, Excellent Development participated in the Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) in Uganda to present Sand Dams as a key technology for improving access to water in rural drylands.

In Zimbabwe the progress of rural development is slow, with communities consistently identifying water, food and income as their biggest challenges. In 2009, Excellent Development contacted the Dabane Trust to see how Sand Dams could help.

Rajasthan, India, is a land of incessant thirst, plagued by recurring drought. Yet, there can be enough water for everyone. Excellent Development and Africa Sand Dam Foundation are supporting the Jal Bhagirathi Foundation to see how Sand Dams could contribute to achieving water security in this dryland area. Image ©Compare infobase Pvt Ltd 2003.

Sand Dams are an affordable way to restore degraded drylands, thereby addressing poverty, hunger, conflict, climate change and creating green economic growth – all at the same time!

Sand Dams are an affordable way to enable rural dryland communities to address hunger, poverty, conflict, climate change and land degradation and create green economic growth - all that the same time.