Excellent Development

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. Read more

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£15 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

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£107,505.25 raised in Big Give 2021 - thank you!

Between November 30th and December 7th we are took part in The Big Give Christmas Challenge, raising over £100,000 for four sand dams in southeast Kenya; 2 for communities in Ukambani to provide farmers with a lifelong supply of clean water, and 2 in Tsavo National Park to improve access to water for the range of wildlife. Read more
Excellent Development wins at the Charity Awards 2021!

Excellent wins the International Aid and Development award for our sand dam projects in Africa! 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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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 Excellent milestone

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

Our Impact

1,214	Number of sand dams
Over 1.1m	People with access to clean water for life
Over 1.1m	Trees planted
£13	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.

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Excellent Development wins at the Charity Awards 2021!

Excellent wins the International Aid and Development award for our sand dam projects in Africa! Read more

Our Strategy

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. Read more

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

1,214

Over 1.1m

Over 1.1m

£13

Excellent news

Our Strategy